For details on how to check for the sitemap and how to add Google Verify, read on... Verify To add Google Verify to your site, please just follow the simple instructions below: Log in to your website Select “Admin†on the toolbar Visit the “Site Information†tab Click on the “Sign up for Google Webmaster Tools†button On the bottom of the Webmaster Tools panel click “Get your Google ID†Google should open in a new window and ask you to sign in You’ll be taken to the Google "Dashboard" Add your website address in blank field and click "Add Site" Look for the "Next step" box and select, "Verify Site" Go to the "Verification Method" drop down and select "Add a meta tag" Copy the code string e.g.: <meta name="verify-v1" content="UqbdIVXyU8m8PIvMSJLj+W6bf5Sa4An1CZcxazTgafs=" /> Return to your website and paste the code string into the blank field in the "Webmaster Tools" panel Click "OK" Click "OK" on "Admin" panel Your site will now have the Google Verification code added to the HTML N.B. The code string given above (<meta name="verify-v1" content="UqbdIVXyU8m8PIvMSJLj+W6bf5Sa4An1CZcxazTgafs=" />) is an example, please do not use this, it won't work! You must register with Google and request your own. I hope this is helpfull to some one
Why would you mention the html file verification method OR just provide a link to the actual Google Webmasters help guide explaining this in much better detail? Meta - http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=35659 File - http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=35658&ctx=sibling