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Does it make any difference if your site is verified by Google?

by madison_avenue
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Google webmaster tools asks for site verification whereby you put a small bit of code to be verified.

Does it have any affect on the way your site is viewed by Google or rankings if you are not verified?
#difference #google #make #site #verified
  • Profile picture of the author Mangozoom
    My understanding is the the verification process is about proving you own the site and thus enables you to access other tools for diagnostics and statistics.

    I guess it can't hurt SEO that Google know the site is there and for real.

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    • Profile picture of the author lamberw
      No, but it makes sense to get verified. You can achieve the whole process in 30 seconds, so why wouldn't you do it. The best way is to upload the xml file to your root directory using FTP. Once you've done this you'll get some great info about how Google reads your site.

      The more often you're indexed the better. Make sure you submit and sitemap and a video sitemap.

      Use Google XML sitemaps and video-sitemaps plugins if you're a WordPress user.
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      • Profile picture of the author Joe Mobley
        Getting your site verified gets Google to "look" at it. I would like to think it speeds up the time it takes to get indexed. I can't say for sure, but it makes me feel better.


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      • Profile picture of the author Mangozoom
        Originally Posted by lamberw View Post

        No, but it makes sense to get verified. You can achieve the whole process in 30 seconds, so why wouldn't you do it. The best way is to upload the xml file to your root directory using FTP. Once you've done this you'll get some great info about how Google reads your site.

        The more often you're indexed the better. Make sure you submit and sitemap and a video sitemap.

        Use Google XML sitemaps and video-sitemaps plugins if you're a WordPress user.
        What does the video site map do ... forgive my ignorance
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        • Profile picture of the author alexdigital
          Originally Posted by Mangozoom View Post

          What does the video site map do ... forgive my ignorance
          It helps Google index video better. You can tell Google about tags, rating, length and a whole host of stuff. It should help your videos appear in the actual search results page.

          With regards to verification, I don't think it has any effect on ranking, it just allows you to view the data about the site.

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  • Profile picture of the author CDarklock
    Originally Posted by madison_avenue View Post

    Google webmaster tools asks for site verification whereby you put a small bit of code to be verified.
    This isn't verifying your site. It's verifying your access to the site. This has nothing to do with your rankings at all.
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