Google Webmaster tools error?
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So I am trying to set the URL preference in google webmaster tools for my site. However when I try to save it it tells me to verify that I own the site. I have already done this so where can I go to verify I own the site exactly? Maybe I am wrong and I have not done this already but even on the homepage of webmaster tools I don't see an option to "verify".
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It won't solve your duplicate page issues.
Without looking at the site its not easy to say exactly why your getting duplicate page issues.
You can start off by ensuring you have a 301 redirect from the root domain to the subdomain or vice versa - its up to you
your-domain.com >> 301 redirect to >> www.your-domain.com
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Thanks, more thumbs up for you! That worked...got it done...if you read this response can you explain if that will resolve my duplicate page issues when site is crawled. I have been ending up with duplicate page titles for 52 pages I was told to go and add a canonical tag to each page but will this resolve that duplicate page detail?
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Yes that's correct. So you will have 2 sites added to GWT - your-domain.com and www.your-domain.com
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I will try this and see what happens, so I add the www and the root without www. is that what you are saying? Thats what I am reading at least.
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Hi there,
You have to verify the sub domain e.g. www.domain.com and the root domain e.g. domain.com.
If I recall correctly to do this you just add another site within webmaster tools and verify it.
Hope this helps.
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