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1. HOLISTIC BUSINESS EDUCATION
Presents Google Webmaster Tools – Open dialogue
with Google

2. WHY?
Why do you want to start a Google Webmaster Tools
account?

3. Have you tried Google
Webmaster Tools?
WHAT IS GOOGLE WEBMASTER TOOLS
I am sorry, I cannot connect
you to Google….
Google Webmaster
Tools (GWT): Is the
dashboard Google
created for
webmasters to
administrate their
websites
appearance in the
search engine
available at
Google.com
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4. WHAT IS GOOGLE WEBMASTER TOOLS
GWT: A set of tools
you can use to alert
Google to various
changes in your
website and web
presence while
requesting spiders
or robots to index
your website for
confirmation of
these changes.
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5. WHAT IS GOOGLE WEBMASTER
TOOLS?

6. WHAT IS GOOGLE WEBMASTER TOOLS
GWT: Establishing
a GWT account is
like formally
introducing yourself
to Google.
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7. A
•It’s
METHOD OF
a conversation
between an SEO
and Google that
affects the Search
Engine Results.
•A
COMMUNICATION
conversation
between
businesses or
between Business
Representatives
•It’s
a dasboard
where you can
communicate minor
and major changes
in your website.

8. GWT REQUIREMENTS
Are you ready?
What you need:
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A Gmail account
A website
Access to the backend of the
website or the ability to sign
into the account that
purchased the domain at the
domains registrar’s website
(i.e.: GoDaddy.com)
Sitemaps: If you are unaware
of the status of your sites
sitemap or do not know what
sitemaps are, check the
about section, under the
video, for information about
Sitemaps.
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9. HOW TO VERIFY YOUR DOMAIN
Part 1

10. HI! I AM ___________, A WEBMASTER,…
How to start your
Google Webmaster
Tools (GWT)
account.
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11. …I ADMINISTRATE THESE WEB PROPERTIES________...
How to add your
domain or web
address as a
property to GWT
and verify
ownership.
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12. SUBMITTING A SITEMAP
Part 2

13. SUBMITTING A SITEMAP TO GOOGLE
2 parts to Submitting
Sitemaps
Robots aka Spiders
a)
Both are found under
“Crawl”
Fetch as Google
Sitemaps
a)
b)
a)
Note on sitemaps – If
you do not know what
they are or how to use
them, please see the
notes in the about
section of this video.