Entries from Search Engine Roundtable tagged with 'verification'

Reminder: Reverify Google Webmaster Tools Site Owners

Back in April 2007, Google gave webmasters a new easy way to remove content in Google, through Google Webmaster Tools. It is a great feature to quickly remove your content in Google, but it is an extremely powerful tool. If...

Google Starts Emailing Webmasters Regarding Web Site Issues Again

Back in September 2005, Google began emailing webmasters about violations to the Google webmaster guidelines. Then in March 2006, Google started stepping up those notifications. Webmasters were loving Google reaching out to them with issues, so they can address them...

Should You Be Charged For Verifying Your Site With Google or Search Engines?

A Google Webmaster Help thread asks if he is being ripped off because his hosting company wants to charge him to help him verify his site with Google Webmaster Tools. So you know, all it takes to verify a site...

Google's Knol About Webmaster Tools Verification

Googlers, John Mueller and Susan Moskwa put together a very comprehensive Knol page on Google Webmaster Tools verification. So if you are new to Google Webmaster Tools and you are about to verify your site with Google Webmaster Tools. You...

Google Webmaster Tools Missing Change Site Verification Method?

A Google Webmaster Help thread reports that Google Webmaster Tools seems to be missing the feature to change the method you would like to verify you site with. Now, I personally don't remember what should or should not be on...

Why Does The Site Command Show More Indexed Pages Then Google's Sitemap Report?

A WebmasterWorld thread asks why does the site command in Google not match up in the number of "indexed" URLs reported in Google Webmaster Tools. A very valid question, let me show you. A simple site command in Google for...

Google Fixes Meta Tag Verification For Webmaster Tools

Yesterday we reported there were issues with verifying your site in Google Webmaster Tools. The issues were around using the META tag verification, but that is now resolved, as of yesterday evening. Googler, Susan Moskwa said in the Google Webmaster...

Google Webmaster Tools Meta Tag Verification Currently Broken

JohnMu at Google has posted a thread announcement at Google Webmaster Help discussions stating there is an issue with some folks who might be trying to verify their sites with Google Webmaster Tools. Specifically, if you are trying to use...

Google Webmaster Tools To Fix Verification "Bug" with Google Sites

Anyone who has their own Google Sites page may want to verify it for Google Webmaster Tools. At this time, unfortunately, it's not possible. Google Sites does not allow you to upload HTML files or add meta tags, so verification...

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