Verify with Google Webmaster Central

Verifing your web site with Google is pretty easy, and it's really flexible.

Go to http://webmaster.google.com and sign in to webmaster tools.
Then, you can add your site.

TIP: enter your prefered domain name here. If you like www.example.com, enter it. If you like just example.com, enter it. This prefered domain will be shown in search results untill you change settings.
Then, Google will ask you to verify your ownership.

When I write this,there are 4 ways to verify your site.

1. Uploading a html file.
2. Adding a metatag to home page.
3. Adding a DNS txt record.
4. Adding Analytics tracking code.

1. Uploading html file.

Most builders don't offer direct access to the document root, so please skip to next method if you are unlucky to upload.
If you have the direct access, just upload the file using a FTP client or browser uploading.
Do not change the file, or rename it. If you are having Mime Type errors while uploading, you need to create a duplicate of html file.
To duplicate, open the original file with a raw text editor, like Notepad and copy the entire text.
Create a new document and paste the copied text.
Then, save the document WITH the extension.

Finished!
Go to webmaster central and hit Verify!
Unfortunately, Yola.com, weebly.Com, wix.Com and such sites don't support this method.

2. Adding a meta tag.

This is the widely-used method to verify most sites.
Copy the meta tag which Google ask you to put, and paste it in between < head > and < body > tags in your HTML homepage.(the page specified in .htaccess file. Eg. "documentroot index.html")

If your site is a php one,(For Weebly, Yola, Wix, etc) you need to add the metatg to a place offered by builder-site.

For Weebly, put the entire metatag to the meta area in your site's settings page.

For Yola, put the SITE ID ( key between quotes) in your home page's properties sidebar.

Don't forget to save and update your site to the web.
Then, go to Google and verify!

3. Adding a DNS txt record.

If you own the domain of your site legally, this is the best solution for you. This is builder-independent method which is ideal for large sites with subdomins.

Copy the DNS txt record Google give, and go to your domain registrar and login.(go to the site where your DNS hosts. If you changed your domain's Nameservers to elsewhere, go there. You must permitted to add DNS records)

Go to your domain's DNS panel and add a new TXT record.(this will differ from registrar to registrar, and host to host. Ask your DNS host for support)

then, enter following data as required.

Subdomain : (leave blank or) @
Destintion/data : (paste the copied strings here. If errors occured, add quotes to entire pasted-text)
Type: TXT( as know as TEXT)
TTL: 3600

If your DNS host has no feature to do this, you can also alter your DNS host to a 3rd party host. I personally recommend http://afraid.org)

It's done!

TIP: after verifing once, Google will never ask you to verify subdomains.

4. Adding Analytics.

Google Analytics (http://analytics.google.com) is a free visitor tracking software. If you've added Analytics to your website, Google will automatically verify you as an owner.
You can add Analytics using a html widget/block.

If you have any problems, feel free to ask them in our .