Verifying a Domain with Google

Using Google’s Search Console requires verifying that you own a domain. Before starting, check the DNS settings for your domain. If you use our name servers, we can help with verifying a domain. If you use other name servers, you should contact your web host and/or DNS provider to check what methods of verification they support.

These steps will work if you use our name servers:

1. Log into your Google account.
2. Go to https://search.google.com/search-console/welcome.
3. Select Domain as the property type.
4. Enter the domain without www. in the front, and click Continue.
5. Google will display some text that starts with google-site-verification= and is followed by a string of characters. Copy that text.
6. Log into our Domain Name Management System.
7. Click the domain to update.
8. If Custom DNS is already on, click Edit DNS.
   If Custom DNS is not on, click Use our DNS, and confirm changing the name servers.
9. Click Add New Record.
10. Select TXT from the Add New Record menu.
11. Enter @ as the host name and paste the text from Google into the text field.
12. Click Add Record.
13. Go back to Google and click Verify.