Steps to Verify Blogger Blog in Webmaster Tools

Currently, there has been some changes in the verification process in Webmaster Tools. One of the important change is that the blogs hosted on Blogger that haven’t been verified yet has to use meta tag verification method instead of the “one-click” integrated from the Blogger dashboard. The webmaster team is working ona automated verification approach for the Blogger hosted blogs in coming days, but till that time you need to follow the below given steps to verify Blogger blog:

In Webmaster Tools

# The first step is to click the “Add a site” button on the Webmaster Tools Home Page.

# Then enter the URL of the specific blog and click on the “continue” button to navigate to the Manage Verification page.

# You will then have to select the “Meta tag” verification method and then copy the meta tag.

In Blogger

Go to your blog and sign in.

Click the “Layout” link given on the blogger dashboard for the specific blog you want to verify.

Click “Edit HTML” link under “Layout” tab. This will enable you to edit the HTML for the blog’s template.

You will then have to paste the meta tag that was copied in the webmaster tools process immediately after the element within template HTML. And lastly, click on the “SAVE TEMPLATE” button.

In Webmaster Tools

Confirm the “Meta tag” is selected on the Manage Verification page and click on the “Verify” button.

Your blog is now verified sucessfully and you can start using the Webmaster Tools!

November 2, 2009

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