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Once your site is live, log into your Google Search Console account.
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.
Note: Your site must be LIVE in order for the verification to work.
Verify your site by adding a meta tag
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.