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Webmaster Tools verification Process

September 5, 2011

1. Google Webmaster Tools verification Process

How to verify a site

Sign into Google Webmaster Tools with your Google Account.

Click Verify next to the site you want.

Recommended Method: Upload an HTML file to your server

You can use this option if you can upload new files to your site.

Instructions:

1. Download this HTML verification file. [google2f1ee485e2e65a26.html]

2. Upload the file to http://knol.google.com/

3. Confirm successful upload by visiting http://knol.google.com/google2f1ee485e2e65a26.html in your browser.

4. Click Verify below.

To stay verified, don’t remove the HTML file, even after verification succeeds.

Verify ownership Method:

There are several ways to prove to Google that you own http://knol.google.com/. Select the option that is easiest for you.

  1. 2.       Alternate methods

Add a meta tag to your site’s home page You can use this option if you can edit your site’s HTML.Instructions:1. Copy the Meta tag below, and paste it into your site’s home page. It should go in the <head> section, before the first <body> section.<Meta name=”google-site-verification” content=”VUZqjtBs8jqfKJwr6lRgneQfRjXbqpjduZ0KXp0bBdk” /><html><head>

<meta name=”google-site-verification” content=”VUZqjtBs8jqfKJwr6lRgneQfRjXbqpjduZ0KXp0bBdk” />

<title> My title </title>

</head>
<body>

page contents

</body>

</html>

2. Click Verify below.

To stay verified, don’t remove the meta tag, even after verification succeeds.

Link to your Google Analytics account You can use this option if your site already has a Google Analytics tracking code that uses the asynchronous snippet. You must be an administrator on the Analytics account.Instructions:Google will find all Google Analytics tracking codes that are active on the index page for this site. Ownership of the site is established if you are an administrator for any of the Google Analytics website profiles found. The Google Analytics tracking code is used only to verify site ownership. No Google Analytics data will be accessed.Add a DNS record to your domain’s configuration you can use this option if you can sign in to your domain registrar or hosting provider and add a new DNS record.

2. Yahoo Site Explorer

To authenticate your site ownership, you can either add a META tag to your home page, or upload a verification file to your site, please follow the instructions below.

How would you like to authenticate your site?

  •  By uploading a verification file to my site.

Download an authentication key (DO NOT change the file name or content):

If you have a problem with downloading the authentication key, please create a text file named y_key_cfa754d7eb782828.html, and put the string d59bcf81402f848b into the file.

Upload the verification file to your site.

Please upload the key file that you downloaded, or created yourself, at the root level of your site directory. The expected file path is http://iamrajkumar.weebly.com/y_key_cfa754d7eb782828.html.

When the file is uploaded, please click the button below to let us know that the authentication key is in place. We will authenticate your site within 24 hours.

Ready to Authenticate

  •  By adding a META tag to my home page.

Copy the META tag listed below and paste it in your site’s home page:

<META name=”y_key” content=”d59bcf81402f848b” />

The META tag must be within and near the beginning of the first <HEAD> section of the page, and before the first <BODY> section.

When the META tag is added, please click the button below to let us know that the META tag is in place. We will authenticate your site within 24 hours.

Ready to Authenticate

3. Bing Webmaster Tools verification Process

Site:http://www.google.co.in/

Ownership verification is required to ensure that only rightful owners are provided with information about their sites.

There are two methods to prepare a site for ownership verification; both require adding a verification code to the site.

Choose one of the following:

Option 1: Place an XML file on your web server

  1. Download BingSiteAuth.xml
  2. Upload the file to http://www.google.co.in/BingSiteAuth.xml
  3. Confirm successful upload by visiting http://www.google.co.in/BingSiteAuth.xml in your browser
  4. Click the verify button below

Or

Option 2: Copy and paste a tag in your default webpage

You can add a <meta> tag containing the authentication code to the <head> section of your default webpage.

<meta name="msvalidate.01" content="C6A6774AD76946F2009B28DCA24A4A22" />

Show me an example 

<html>
        <head>
               <meta name="msvalidate.01" content="C6A6774AD76946F2009B28DCA24A4A22" />
               <title>Your SEO optimized title</title>
        </head>
        <body>
               page contents
        </body>
</html>
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