Verify Your Site @ Alexa!

There have been a number of discussions here on Creators over the years as to how to verify your Ning network at Alexa. There are instructions at their FAQ page specifically for Ning networks, and I am pleased to announce that it works!

Here are the instructions I've copied from the Alexa FAQ:

Claiming a site hosted on Ning

To claim a site hosted on Ning, you can add the Alexa meta tag containing your verification ID to your home page.

Here’s how:

On Alexa.com: Log into your Alexa account
Go to http://www.alexa.com/siteowners/claim and enter your site URL
Select the Intro plan if all you want to do is claim your site.
You should use “Option 2: Add your Alexa verification ID to the home page of your site.”
Copy your verification ID.
Leave this window or tab open.
On your Ning site: Log in to Ning and go to your Dashboard page
Click on “Network Details” in the “Settings” section of the sidebar
Add your Verification ID as one of the keywords.
Click the “Save” button.
(Your verification ID will be in a tag like this on your site:<meta name=”keywords” content=”plants,bikes,cows,A2tUX0U7BAtptAxm2kiTrgqyDJQ” /> )
On Alexa.com: Go back to Alexa and press the “Verify my ID” button

Note: To Certify your Ning-hosted site, use the Tools->Custom Code option to add the certify code to the pages of your site.

Where you see "keyword, keyword2", you should switch out with two keywords that describe what your network is about (in my case, I chose "entertainment" and "music", sans the double quotation marks).

You may have to wait a few minutes for it to take, but it will work. I am almost certain this method will not work for private networks.

Replies

sidney bruce May 12, 2012 at 12:11pm

where do i get the meta tag i only see the code?
- Patrick Chappelle > sidney bruce May 12, 2012 at 12:13pm
  
  Dude, that's the code you use.
- Patrick Chappelle > sidney bruce May 12, 2012 at 12:17pm
  
  I misread what you wrote here bro, but something is going on here at Creators and I can't delete the other comment. Sorry about that.
  
  The code you're looking for is in "Option 2", look for the code that looks like the example given in item number 10 above, and you will find the appropriate code.
  - sidney bruce > Patrick Chappelle May 12, 2012 at 12:30pm
    
    yea i got the code now and its still not claiming it but ok...Thanks
    - Patrick Chappelle > sidney bruce May 12, 2012 at 1:25pm
      
      It's possible that it may take a while. One other discussion here said it took a couple of days, another discussion said a few minutes. For me it took about two minutes to verify.
mark May 12, 2012 at 12:50pm

Thanks for the post!

Having issues as well. I read the FAQ, it's spot on to what you suggested, but for some reason I get this error message. Perhaps it wil take a few hours? I'll try back later today and hopefully it recognizes the ID.

We could not find the verification ID on your homepage.
Please add the verification id to the <head></head> section of the HTML of your homepage.

It's clearly in the page source. So head scratcher at this point.
- Patrick Chappelle > mark May 12, 2012 at 1:22pm
  
  It took a couple of minutes to verify mine, Mark.
  
  Not sure if private sites can be verified, nor do I know if yours is private. Other than that, I don't know what to tell you.
  - mark > Patrick Chappelle May 12, 2012 at 3:34pm
    
    UPDATE: It looks like it just takes about an hour. All verified!
    
    Thanks again
    - Patrick Chappelle > mark May 12, 2012 at 3:35pm
      
      Great!
      
      You're very welcome, Mark.
Emmanuel Ace May 12, 2012 at 6:47pm

Thanks for this

Works 100%, only took me 5 minutes to claim my site

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