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How to verify your site with Google Webmaster Tools.

Antoine
posted this on November 03, 2011 17:12

Verifying your site with Google Webmaster Tools is easy. Here are the steps to follow

  1. Open your Google Webmaster Tools account
  2. Click on 'Add a site' and enter your site address
  3. Click on 'Alternate methods'.
  4. Now click on 'Add a meta tag to your site's home page.
  5. Copy the code (meta tag) that Google  has  generated.
  6. Login to your site and click on 'Services'->'Webmaster Tools'.
  7. Paste the code into the space provided.
  8. Go back to your Webmaster Tools account and click on 'Verify'.


Here's a video that goes through each of these steps:

 



 

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eldred68

thank for that info. i have been trying for the last 2 days trying to figure it out. it kept on saying not verified ,,, till i read  your answer thx man you are a lifesaver.

http://www.strip-2-tease-kissograms.co.uk

November 04, 2011 18:20
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martinscully

Doesn't work, when i right click i get 'print ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, adobe '  not the 'cut copy paste'. thingy

December 04, 2011 22:49
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jamessteele9

I have the same problem. When I right click there is no option to paste.

 

December 18, 2011 15:39
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tablecloth

i have the same problem why can't i paste in the box?

January 01, 2012 15:22
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cheryl31

You need to type it in im afraid, it works ok then.

January 05, 2012 18:30
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tablecloth

or moonfruit support do it for you :D that worked

January 06, 2012 09:21
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outsidepromotions

i have the same problem why can't i paste in the box?

January 23, 2012 10:44
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donnaskidmore

I also could not paste the code into the box. You can type it in - however - the INSTRUCTIONS SAY COPY AND PASTE IT IN.

Having done all that EXACTLY, and checked the code over and over, it STILL will not verify.

January 30, 2012 10:17
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nollywoodwithcaroljiani

It wont verify.. when i TRY TO PASTE, THE ADOBE FLASH CRASHED AND FREEZES MY COMPUTER

February 04, 2012 17:25
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3dhomeauto

You need to paste it into a word doc first then click the "style" Dropdown menu (next to font drop down) and with all the text selected, choose "Clear Formatting" This will then allow you to paste it stright into moonfruit.

February 07, 2012 09:12
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grandgt00

when i do this i keep getting this (Verification failed for http://www.visionbuildinc.com/ using the Meta tag method (less than a minute ago). We couldn't find the verification meta tag.)

February 07, 2012 14:41
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peterkilley

I have been trying with support for a couple of days, we enter the code manually, we copy and paste, which can be done by CTRL C and CTRL V, I have just tried the clear formatting option and again cannot manage to get the site verified.

The support team are doing their best, but it is frustrating to say the least........

February 08, 2012 10:37
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peterkilley

I am not saying that this will cure everyone's problem, however I had an initial problem whereby a DNS name was not pointing to the correct site, I purchased my domain name elesewhere.

However, support picked up on this and the change was made, but we could still not verify, anyway I noticed whilst logging into Google webmaster tools that the picture of the website was the home page of moonfruit and with the help of support we deleted the site and added a new site.  This then created a picture on the Google site of my home page and then after entering the meta tag, the site verified.

The point is that if your website is not shown when you enter the google webmaster tools site, I think this could be a problem.

 

Cheers

February 08, 2012 11:53
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specialchoicesltd

It verified OK....... But then I still cannot access using www.specialchoices.co.uk in the google search engine. It will only accress if I type in the address bar at top... Does it take some time to activate ???

Regards

February 20, 2012 17:40
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