Can someone help me here?

I used the sitemap generator, got like 500 plus pages.

I uploaded it to the root of my server, submitted it a second time to google, and got:

Parsing error

We were unable to read your Sitemap. It may contain an entry we are unable to recognize. Please validate your Sitemap before resubmitting.

I don't know how to fix this**.**

Well, I created a new sitemap using the above; renamed it; uploaded it to server; submitted it to google, and google did not accept saying error.

I'm not saying the sitemap is html, I'm saying the pages are html. And, that already have one xml sitemap that is autogenerated by the new wordpress platform, but I have a ton of html pages the new sitemap is not picking up.

So do I just create another one and add all those pages? So then there will be 2 sitemaps.

Edit: Just ran the sitemap generator. Pretty cool. Now there are some duplicates. So do I need to go in and remove those pages that already show in the first sitemap, or is it okay to have them in both sitemaps?

Well, the current sitemap google is recognizing is the wordpress (newer one) that is a .xml.

So how can I create an additional one that will show all the html pages, so google can easily find them?

I recently moved over from html to wordpress. I have the google sitemap plugin on the new wordpress site, but in webmaster tools, it's only showing 71 pages, and I have hundreds, but many are html.

Is it okay, to submit an html sitemap as well as the wp sitemap that's already in there?

http://botw.org/top/Business/Shopping_and_Services/Sports/Golf/

But what about the page not being cached by google?

Okay, I've heard a lot about botw.org listing and how it should be on our list. So I dig down to my category, and according to seotoolbar, page does NOT show a google cache date.

Well, wouldn't that be a wast of $150?

Also, I think I'm in the wrong business. I'm seeing these HUGE fees for seo and link building services. Even just consulting is outrageously high.

There has got to be an option for us little guys, but obviously professionals in the seo market are making a ton of money.