A sitemap is often considered
redundant in the process of building a website, and that is indeed the fact if
you made a sitemap for the sake of having one. By highlighting the importance
of having a well constructed sitemap, you will be able to tailor your own
sitemap to suit your own needs.
1) Navigation purposes
A sitemap literally acts as a
map of your site. If your visitors browses your site and gets lost between the
thousands of pages on your site, they can always refer to your sitemap to see
where they are, and navigate through your pages with the utmost ease.