tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24069595.post345567785180078869..comments2024-03-27T04:17:20.550-07:00Comments on The Real Blogger Status: Verifying Ownership Of Your Site To Google Webmaster ToolsNitecruzrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08069634565746003311noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24069595.post-40978000404792173242010-07-20T06:27:48.297-07:002010-07-20T06:27:48.297-07:00Thanks so much. Oly just started blogging and real...Thanks so much. Oly just started blogging and realising how much I don't know about computers/the internet. Thanks for explaining things with lots of simple details for people like me. I have used your help a lot already.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447156111784527926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24069595.post-72778356202757311582010-07-15T23:51:46.767-07:002010-07-15T23:51:46.767-07:00Marf, your idea is fine, but it doesn't valida...Marf, your idea is fine, but it doesn't validate. Looking at the source code after making the edit you suggested I can see why. GWT expects the meta tag to be in the HEAD block, not in the area you suggest.<br /><br />Place the meta tag directly under the opening HEAD tag and that verifies simply.Tim Trenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698536468287397610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24069595.post-79701621123881403762010-01-09T02:19:30.402-08:002010-01-09T02:19:30.402-08:00Thank-you for the information.
It was allot of hel...Thank-you for the information.<br />It was allot of help to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24069595.post-7639536271576951092009-09-27T14:08:27.394-07:002009-09-27T14:08:27.394-07:00Hi Sarah,
Thanks for the feedback. Checkout the ...Hi Sarah,<br /><br />Thanks for the feedback. Checkout the revised instructions, and see if that isn't just a bit more clear, please.Nitecruzrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08069634565746003311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24069595.post-23260090817412365732009-09-27T11:11:32.925-07:002009-09-27T11:11:32.925-07:00i had to delete the title, the verify tag, and the...i had to delete the title, the verify tag, and the blog meta data from your block of text after adding them to the heading, because i kept getting error message saying they couldn't display my template, and wanted me to add an end tag to style. now it seems to be fine so i hope it will increase the traffic. thanks for your help in providing the information to us!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05246393318938411419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24069595.post-82109966559199652982009-05-05T19:08:00.000-07:002009-05-05T19:08:00.000-07:00Thank You! No other walk-thrus were working for me...Thank You! No other walk-thrus were working for me.Justynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16126717345904455733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24069595.post-77516848240836303142008-12-08T18:20:00.000-08:002008-12-08T18:20:00.000-08:00@ Annie T. Baxter: Yeah, I've noticed as well that...@ Annie T. Baxter: Yeah, I've noticed as well that the code gets switched around, I don't think that matters.<BR/><BR/>There are two ways to verify a website in Google, make sure you are using the META tag option. The other one will look for an html file with a specific address. By what you've described, it looks like you're trying to use the wrong verification method.Marfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883134840667378998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24069595.post-9437746986008555342008-12-07T23:50:00.000-08:002008-12-07T23:50:00.000-08:00Hi again. Well, tonight I have hit a brick wall i...Hi again. Well, tonight I have hit a brick wall in trying to verify my 3rd blog. I keep getting this error message:<BR/><BR/>Verification status: NOT VERIFIED <BR/>Last attempt Dec 7, 2008: We've detected that your verification file returns a status of 404 (Not found) in the header.<BR/><BR/>Have done the same as my other blogs that were verified, and even checked to see how the code looked on the others html line in the blog code.<BR/><BR/>One thing I noticed, though my other sites were verified, the code did get switched around after I hit "save template". The verify -v1 automatically gets moved to the end of the code string. It didn't cause an error on the other two blogs getting verified. <BR/><BR/>Any suggestions? Thanks-AnnieAnnie T. Baxterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00894366984329662499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24069595.post-14307024801320921472008-12-06T15:38:00.000-08:002008-12-06T15:38:00.000-08:00Thanks, Zoe. That's a detail that I need to add. ...Thanks, Zoe. That's a detail that I need to add. Give me a couple days.Nitecruzrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08069634565746003311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24069595.post-38160383192849316062008-12-06T15:02:00.000-08:002008-12-06T15:02:00.000-08:00I'm probably being a total dummy but what I don't ...I'm probably being a total dummy but what I don't understand is how to get from point 8 onto 9. How and where do you 'edit the template' from, in order to paste the previously copied code?Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11953696083830013998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24069595.post-19670596558632905212008-10-28T23:16:00.000-07:002008-10-28T23:16:00.000-07:00Thanks, Annie! It's always good to hear that list...Thanks, Annie! It's always good to hear that lists like this one are still useful. And inlinks are always appreciated! ;-)Nitecruzrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08069634565746003311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24069595.post-13232417048247208422008-10-28T22:45:00.000-07:002008-10-28T22:45:00.000-07:00Hi, and a quick "Thank you" for your excellent ste...Hi, and a quick "Thank you" for your excellent step by step for the sitemap verifying exercise. When it comes to making changes on the template html, I'm so nervous! But I did it, with your help. In fact, I've created a link list on my blog with links to two of your posts...happy to spread the good word!<BR/><BR/>Thanks again,<BR/>AnnieAnnie T. Baxterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00894366984329662499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24069595.post-40627999591496685592008-09-12T10:18:00.000-07:002008-09-12T10:18:00.000-07:00Thank you. Being new to the blogging world I am le...Thank you. Being new to the blogging world I am learning as I go. You are making that learning process much easier than stumbling around in the dark.<BR/><BR/>A half hour ago I didn't know I had to verify my blog with Google and now it is done. I'm ready to learn more.Leslie Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550685722017979659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24069595.post-4341519062106246232008-09-10T19:49:00.000-07:002008-09-10T19:49:00.000-07:00Yahoo calls their's "Yahoo Site Explorer":https://...Yahoo calls their's "Yahoo Site Explorer":<BR/><A HREF="https://siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com/" REL="nofollow">https://siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com/</A><BR/><BR/>MSN's is located at:<BR/><A HREF="http://webmaster.live.com/" REL="nofollow">http://webmaster.live.com/</A><BR/><BR/>Neither one of them are anywhere as useful as Google's, though.<BR/><BR/>What I'm dong with the IF statement above is just putting the meta tags on the homepage, instead of every page of the blog because the meta verification only has to be on the homepage. It has no visual effect to the user, just a little cleaner code for individual post pages (and maybe a millisecond or two faster loading time).<BR/><BR/>Yes, I check the Google Webmaster tools quite often. It's verified just fine. They say to put the meta tag in your site's homepage. They don't say to put it in every page on your site, because it doesn't have to be.<BR/><BR/>I've just recently moved my blog over to a custom domain, so I'm keeping close track of it in the Webmaster tools.Marfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883134840667378998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24069595.post-28826700473098874042008-09-10T19:13:00.000-07:002008-09-10T19:13:00.000-07:00Marf,Do you have URLs for MSN and Yahoo Sitemap To...Marf,<BR/><BR/>Do you have URLs for MSN and Yahoo Sitemap Tools? Care to share?Nitecruzrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08069634565746003311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24069595.post-32598364760561682112008-09-10T19:10:00.000-07:002008-09-10T19:10:00.000-07:00Marf,I would use separate blogs if I wanted differ...Marf,<BR/><BR/>I would use separate blogs if I wanted different templates. By definition, a template, in its entirety, applies to a blog, not to pieces of one.<BR/><BR/>Have you checked the reports in <A HREF="http://blogging.nitecruzr.net/2008/05/google-webmaster-tools.html" REL="nofollow">Google Webmaster Tools</A>, to see how the Google search engine reacts to this?Nitecruzrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08069634565746003311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24069595.post-74382298705908792252008-09-10T19:09:00.000-07:002008-09-10T19:09:00.000-07:00Oops, I used the Yahoo verification meta in my exa...Oops, I used the Yahoo verification meta in my example above. I meant 'verify-v1' instead of 'y_key', but you get the idea...Marfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883134840667378998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24069595.post-40212614185070815732008-09-10T16:04:00.000-07:002008-09-10T16:04:00.000-07:00I did it so the meta tag only appears on the blog&...I did it so the meta tag only appears on the blog's home page, because that's really the only place it needs to be. If you're using one of the XML-type templates, try this:<BR/><BR/><b:if cond='data:blog.url == data:blog.homepageUrl'><BR/><BR/><meta content='......' name='y_key'/><BR/><BR/></b:if><BR/><BR/>I put the verify meta tags from other search engines like MSN and Yahoo in the IF statement as well. I also have my description meta tag in there, because I didn't want every page of my blog to have the same description.Marfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883134840667378998noreply@blogger.com