MSN Launches Live Search Webmaster Center

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861236343522201105.post-63234847485756660502007-12-21T14:11:00.000-08:002007-12-21T14:17:52.789-08:00MSN Launches Live Search Webmaster Center<p>MSN launched their reply to <a href="http://www.google.com/webmasters/">Google Webmaster Central</a> recently. It's called <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Live</st1:placename> <st1:placename st="on">Search</st1:placename> <st1:placename st="on">Webmaster</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">Center</st1:placetype></st1:place>, and can be found at: <span class="smallverdanabold"><a href="http://webmaster.live.com/">http://webmaster.live.com/</a></span></p> <p>To log in, We'll need a Windows Live ID. An MSN Hotmail, MSN Messenger, or Passport account will also work.</p> <p>The interface is still simple and somewhat limited as compared to Google, but it does provide some useful data. It's also still in beta release and should continue to add features as development progresses. Here's a screenshot of the current interface. </p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_UWOMbtRFCgU/R2w6_m-n1UI/AAAAAAAAAY8/og5GUJak614/s1600-h/live.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_UWOMbtRFCgU/R2w6_m-n1UI/AAAAAAAAAY8/og5GUJak614/s400/live.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146553338647008578" border="0" /></a>Similar to its Google counterpart, <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Windows</st1:placename> <st1:placename st="on">Webmaster</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">Center</st1:placetype></st1:place> allows us to submit and manage our XML sitemap, as well as we can test robots.txt file, analyze our top inbound and outbound links, and view our rankings in Windows Live Search etc. <p>For security reasons, we must prove that we own your site by either adding a special <st1:place st="on">Meta</st1:place> tag to our homepage or by uploading a XML file to our site’s root directory. MSN walks you through the easy steps of completing this task.</p> <p>Currently, the quality of our keyword rankings and inbound and outbound links are displayed by a set of green boxes under the column <span class="smallverdanabold">Rank</span>. So far, we have seen a single page or keyword rank varies in 5 boxes.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"> </script></div>Rakesh Bijewarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10713657474629310622noreply@blogger.com