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--- verify_with_google [2014/03/11 21:03]
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+++ verify_with_google [2019/05/22 22:07]
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-====== How to verify your site in google webmaster tools ======
+====== How to verify your site in Google Search Console (formally Google Webmaster Tools) ======
-Once your site is live, log into your [[https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/|google wembaster tools account]].
-Make sure you log in with the same account you use to view your analytics (your site traffic statistics).  If you don't know your Analytics account info, [[http://www.realgeeks.com/support/|fill out our support form]].
+Once your site is live, log into your [[https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/|Google Search Console account]].
-  - Click Add a Site
+Make sure you log in with a Google account.  Usually these are emails that end in @gmail.com but if your company is using google apps they might end with your company's domain name.
-  - Add the URL of your site
-  - Click "Link to your Google Analytics account"
-  - Following [[http://support.google.com/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=35659|these]] instructions from Google, choose the "Alternate methods" tab
-  - Select the HTML meta tag and [[http://www.realgeeks.com/support/|send this code in our support form]].
-  - We will respond via email after adding the tag to your site.  At that time, click 'Verify'.
-If the site does not verify immediately, wait a couple hours and try again.  There could be a delay on Googles end on the verification.
+**Note: Your site must be LIVE in order for the verification to work.**
+Verify your site by adding a meta tag
+  - On the Webmaster Tools Home page, click the URL prefix option on the right.
+{{::google_verify_url1.jpg?700|}}
+  - Enter your entire URL. For example:
+https://yourlivesite.com
+  - Click Continue.
+  - Select HTML tag option
+{{::google_verify_url2.jpg?700|}}
+Please send us this tag in an email and we will add it to your site. You can then press verify!
+If the site does not verify immediately, wait a couple hours and click verify again.  There could be a delay on Google's end on the verification.

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