How to verify blogger/blogspot blogs in google webmaster tools

So you have created a new blog and now you want to see review the progress that your blog is making, the traffic it is grabbing and how much Google crawlers like your blog. You must be wondering how to do this? The option is not very difficult you need to register your blog in the Google Webmaster Tools. Once you reach the webmaster tools page, follow the steps below:

1. Register you new account or signin to Google Webmaster Tools with your existing Google account
2. Once logged into the account, on the home page, click on Add a site button
3. In the text box that appears enter the complete URL of your blog like 'http://ebizhome.blogspot.com/
4. You will be taken to a new page where you will see:
1. Site URL
2. Verification Status
3. Verification Method (dropdown is displayed with Meta Tag option already selected)
4. Meta tag highlighted in a box (This is your key to Google Webmaster Tools Verification)
5. Verify & Verify Later buttons
5. Copy the meta tag by selecting the text that is displayed in the box.
6. Login to your blog (In a new window)
7. Click on the Layout option in the tabs on the top
8. Once on the Layout page, click on the 'Edit Html' link just below the Layout tab
9. You will see a page with a text editor and some misterious editable text, called HTML in it :)
10. Locate a line with the text '' in it, it will be around 8th line from the top
11. Just after paste the code that you copied from Webmaster tool verification page
12. Now click the 'Save Template' button
13. Again go back to the webmaster tool page that was opened in the other tab/page
14. Click on the Verify button

If you followed the steps to configure you website/blog properly, by now you will be happy to know that you have enabled you blogspot webmaster tools account. You can sit back, relax and enjoy you posting....