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Like Google, Bing also offers its own Webmaster Tools allowing you to track your site's performance. This guide explains how to set up Bing Webmaster for your own Create website and get your site indexed by Bing.
In order to track traffic to your site, you will first need to create a Webmaster account in Bing. The link below details how to do this:
https://www.bing.com/toolbox/webmaster
You will need a Microsoft email account to use this feature. If you do not have one already, you can sign up for free here.
Once you are logged in, you will be presented with the following screen:
To connect your Create site to your Bing Webmaster account, follow the steps below:
You will then be prompted to verify ownership of your website. Follow instructions for Option 2 in this verification process.
With Option 2, you will be provided with some code that looks similar to this:
<meta name="msvalidate.01" content="78F20004E9E6B1E089D838B3505635E2" />
Copy this code, and paste it into the “Custom <HEAD>” section of your home page in your Create account.
To locate this area in your account please follow the steps below:
Once you have added the code to your account, go back to the verify page in Bing Webmaster and select “Verify” and you will be taken to the following page:
Bing Webmaster provide some great help information to get you started with this application. Here is a link to their help centre below:
If you have any further questions, please get in touch and we will be happy to help.
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