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Verify Your Network With Google Webmaster Tools

Verify Your Network With Google Webmaster Tools

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By verifying your Ning Network with Google, you can access comprehensive statistics about the pages on your network. To complete this process, a Google account is required.

Please note that in order for Google Webmaster to verify your network, you'll first need to ensure your network is completely public.

If your network is public and you have a Google account, sign in to your network with your Network Creator credentials. Go to your My Network tab and click on the “Google Webmaster” link.

In a separate browser tab or window, open the “Google Webmaster Tools” link. This will take you to https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/
Once on the Google Webmaster Tools page, click on the “Add Site” button.

A window will pop up, prompting you to select property type and enter your network’s URL. Select “URL prefix” type and put the URL of your network.

Click “Continue” after entering your network’s URL. You will be presented with a few ways of verifying ownership of the site. We will review the recommended verification method.

You will be prompted to upload an HTML file to your server, but it’s important to note that you do not need to upload a file to a server.

Just copy the HTML verification file name that you see in Step 1, and paste it into the space provided on your network’s Step 4 in the Google Webmaster management page.

Once you do that, click “Save” on the network’s Google Webmasters management page. Then go back to your Google Webmaster Tools page and hit “Verify” button. The system will run a short check and confirm the verification.

Once that’s done, your network will be fully verified and you’ll be all set!

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