<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<sitemapindex xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
  <!-- Priority 1: Core pages and high-traffic keywords -->
  <sitemap>
    <loc>https://genzigs.com/sitemap-core.xml</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-17</lastmod>
  </sitemap>

  <!-- Priority 2: Competitor alternatives (high commercial intent) -->
  <sitemap>
    <loc>https://genzigs.com/sitemap-alternatives.xml</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-17</lastmod>
  </sitemap>
  <sitemap>
    <loc>https://genzigs.com/sitemap-competitors.xml</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-17</lastmod>
  </sitemap>

  <!-- Priority 3: Q&A Hub (featured snippet targets) -->
  <sitemap>
    <loc>https://genzigs.com/sitemap-questions.xml</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-17</lastmod>
  </sitemap>

  <!-- Priority 4: Blog content (E-E-A-T building) -->
  <sitemap>
    <loc>https://genzigs.com/sitemap-blog.xml</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-17</lastmod>
  </sitemap>

  <!-- Priority 5: Regional pages -->
  <sitemap>
    <loc>https://genzigs.com/sitemap-regional.xml</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-17</lastmod>
  </sitemap>

  <!-- Priority 6: Feature pages -->
  <sitemap>
    <loc>https://genzigs.com/sitemap-features.xml</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-17</lastmod>
  </sitemap>

  <!-- Removed (AdSense remediation): sitemap-cities.xml, sitemap-interests.xml,
       sitemap-languages.xml — templated programmatic pages now noindex'd. -->

  <!-- Priority 10: Authors sitemap -->
  <sitemap>
    <loc>https://genzigs.com/sitemap-authors.xml</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-17</lastmod>
  </sitemap>

  <!-- Priority 11: Hub pages (topic clusters) -->
  <sitemap>
    <loc>https://genzigs.com/sitemap-hubs.xml</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-17</lastmod>
  </sitemap>

  <!-- Priority 12: Pillar Content Pages (Authority Content) -->
  <sitemap>
    <loc>https://genzigs.com/sitemap-pillars.xml</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-17</lastmod>
  </sitemap>

  <!--
    Removed (2026-06-17, AdSense remediation):
      - sitemap-combinations.xml          (114 templated city x interest URLs)
      - sitemap-combinations-2.xml        (248 templated city x interest URLs)
      - sitemap-cities-expanded.xml       (200 templated city URLs)
      - sitemap-interests-expanded.xml    (111 templated interest URLs)
      - sitemap-questions-expanded.xml    (26  templated question URLs)
    Reason: scaled, near-duplicate template pages flagged as low-value content.
    Routes remain accessible for backlinks but are noindex'd at the page level
    and Disallow'd in robots.txt.
  -->
</sitemapindex>
