Since Google launched the ability to add a user to Google Webmaster Tools just by adding an email address to the account, I have spent a fair amount of time explaining how to do this simple process to clients. I am writing this so I can just send them this URL, as well as to do my part in sharing the knowledge so that others might go forth and do good SEO.
How To Add A User To Google Webmaster Tools
1. Log into Google Webmaster Tools at www.google.com/webmasters/tools/
2. On the “Home” screen find the URL of the site you are working on
3. To the right of the URL click on “Add or remove owners” in the “Verification” column
4. On the Verification Details page click on the “Add a User” button
5. Enter the new user’s email address in the address box, hit continue, and you’re good to go.
Of course you could also check out this page on Google, but they’ve already got enough traffic don’t you think?
5 responses so far ↓
1 seo service delhi // May 11, 2010 at 6:31 am
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2 Local Lad // May 15, 2010 at 1:14 am
Great Andrew. I think the use of images in your explanation makes it a lot easier for clients to understand.
It’s a welcome edition to WMT that’s long overdue. Do you think they will ever add a similar feature to the Google Places account?
3 Andrew Shotland // May 17, 2010 at 10:21 am
LL, a lot of us local seo blogger types have told GOOG that we’d like some kind of agency-like account system for GOOG Places, but thus far the response has been tepid.
4 Stever // May 18, 2010 at 3:07 pm
hey, hey, wait a minute!!! saw this post last week but the light bulb did not turn on till just now. WTF is Google doing adding this to Webmaster Tools and not yet doing it for Places? Seriously.
Webmaster tools never really needed it, you could always just set it up in more than one account using a second html file or meta tag verification. easy breezy. Yet they still don’t have this for Google Places. Unbelievable.
5 Andrew Shotland // May 18, 2010 at 3:15 pm
Couldn’t agree with you more Stever.
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