Microsoft has delivered on the announcement given in late August about opening Webmaster Portal (Center) to the public. The service is now live and available for general public at this address - webmaster.live.com . The official name is Live Search Webmaster Center.

Users are asked to authenticate administration rights for the sites listed in their account by uploading a specially created XML file or by inserting a tag in the META tags portion of the page code. Uploading the XML file seems like a much better solution in my opinion - easier and you don’t have to mess with changing page code.

Additionally, this post on the Live Search Official Blog invites everyone to visit the newly started Live Search Webmaster Center Blog for information and discussions about the new portal.

Share This