<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!--
  sitemap.xml — XML Sitemap
  ===========================================================================
  A sitemap is a file that tells Google (and other search engines) about all
  the pages on your site that you want indexed. Without it, Google has to
  discover your pages by crawling links — the sitemap makes this faster and
  more reliable.

  HOW GOOGLE USES THIS:
  1. You submit your sitemap URL to Google Search Console
     (https://search.google.com/search-console)
  2. Google fetches it and queues all listed URLs for crawling
  3. Google revisits the sitemap periodically to find new/changed pages

  KEY FIELDS:
  <loc>        — The full URL of the page
  <lastmod>    — When the page was last significantly changed (YYYY-MM-DD)
  <changefreq> — Hint to Google how often the page changes (it's just a hint)
  <priority>   — Relative importance (0.0–1.0). Only relative within your site.

  REMEMBER: Update <lastmod> dates whenever you significantly update a page.
  Update this file whenever you add new pages to the site.

  SUBMIT AT: https://search.google.com/search-console → Sitemaps
  ===========================================================================
-->
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">

  <!-- Homepage — highest priority -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://reliableseattleplumbing.com/</loc>
    <lastmod>2025-01-01</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>1.0</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- Service Pages — high priority, these are your main SEO landing pages -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://reliableseattleplumbing.com/services/emergency-plumber-seattle.html</loc>
    <lastmod>2025-01-01</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.9</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://reliableseattleplumbing.com/services/drain-cleaning-seattle.html</loc>
    <lastmod>2025-01-01</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.9</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://reliableseattleplumbing.com/services/water-heater-repair-seattle.html</loc>
    <lastmod>2025-01-01</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.9</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- Thank you page is intentionally excluded — it has noindex on it anyway -->

</urlset>
