Create a Google Webmaster Account

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A Google Webmaster Account is a way to verify ownership of your website and be able to request updates of your links that rerun in the Google search results to your visitors. To make a request to update links you will need to create a Google Webmaster account and make a request for the re-crawl (or re-index). Once your site ownership has been verified, you can choose to request a crawl or submit a sitemap via the Webmaster Tools interface to have the Google search results updated.

As the owner of your website, it is best practice for you to create and maintain this account so that you can maintain your own SEO and have access to the console as needed.

Important Note:

After you establish the account and the meta tag has been verified by a CivicPlus Support Representative, you have the option to submit a sitemap; otherwise, your website will begin to recrawl automatically after verification is complete.

Instructions

  1. Navigate to the Google Search Central (formerly Webmasters) site

  2. Click Sign InThe Google Search Central screen with the Sign In button highlighted.

    Note:

    If you have an existing Google Account that you have already logged into, you will be directed straight to your Webmaster account.

  3. Click Search Console The Google Search Central page with the Search Console button highlighted.

  4. Enter your Gmail address A Google Sign In screen with the Email or Phone field highlighted.

  5. Enter your Gmail password A Google Sign In screen with the Enter Your Password field highlighted.

  6. Select Next A Google Sign In screen with the Next button highlighted.

  7. Search Console will display; your account with Google Search Central now exists

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