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  • Google Gives You A New Way To Verify Your Domain

    Google Gives You A New Way To Verify Your Domain

    Google has launched a new way to verify that you are the owner of your site or domain for Webmaster Tools. You can now do this using DNS CNAME records.

    Google says the new option is for users who aren’t able to create DNS TXT records for their domains, which in the past has been a way to get verified with Google.

    To take advantage of DNS CNAME records in Webmaster Tools, add the domain to your account, select the domain name provider option, select your domain name provider, and then you’ll either get instructions to set a CNAME record or Add a CNAME record. Then click “verify”.

    Domain Name Provider

    Verify CNAME

    “When you click Verify, Google will check for the CNAME record and if everything works you will be added as a verified owner of the domain,” says Google software engineer Pooja Wagh. “Using this method automatically verifies you as the owner of all websites on this domain. For example, when you verify your ownership of example.com, you are automatically verified as an owner of www.example.com as well as subdomains such as blog.example.com.”

    “Sometimes DNS records take a while to make their way across the Internet,” adds Wagh. “If we don’t find the record immediately, we’ll check for it periodically and when we find the record we’ll make you a verified owner. To maintain your verification status don’t remove the record, even after verification succeeds.”

    The company notes that you can still use other verification methods like the HTML file, the meta tag or the Google Analytics tag.

  • Google Domain Verification Gets Simplified With Registrar Partnerships

    Google announced that it is working with GoDaddy and Demand Media’s eNom on automated domain verification for Webmaster Tools and Google Apps.

    For sites with domains whose records are managed by GoDaddy or eNom, users will see a new verification method that looks something like this:

    eNom verification

    “Selecting this method launches a pop-up window that asks you to log in to the provider using your existing account with them,” explains product manager Anthony Chavez. “The first time you log in, you’ll be asked to authorize the provider to access the Google site verification service on your behalf. Next you’ll be asked to confirm that you wish to verify the domain. And that’s it! After a few seconds, your domain should be automatically verified and a confirmation message displayed.”

    Based on the comments on Google’s announcement, it seems that people are pretty happy with the feature. So far, there’s nothing but praise from users, other than a suggestion (or hope, rather) that more domain registrars are added.

    Google does mention that Bluehost customers will be added in the near future, for this same kind of functionality. The company also says it looks forward to working with more partners, so we should be seeing this initiative greatly expanded upon.