Is the google-site-verification meta tag required for indexing?

Question

I was advised by an SEO consultant to add the Google Site Verification meta tag to every page of my site. This is to ensure that my pages are indexed by Google.

However, I am reluctant to do this for two reasons: 1) My site has already been verified using an alternative verification method - by placing an html verification file on the server.

2) I remember reading an article indicating that this meta tag does not affect the crawl or page rank.

I have some pages that are not indexed. An example is http://www.contractsforgeeks.com/TechJobs/Florida/Tampa.aspx

But I assume that adding this meta tag will not help index the page.

Is there any value when adding a site verification meta tag to each page instead of uploading a single html verification file?

For example, what happens if I accidentally delete a verification file from my site (some time after the site has already been verified). Should there be a need for retesting. Or is the verification process a one-time deal? In this case, it may be safer to include in each page (although this does not help indexing?)

Answer 1

To check your site, one method is enough. If you choose the HTML file method, you do not need to put the "site check" meta tag on every page.

Also, these meta tags are not supposed to help index your Google site. This does not affect crawl or PageRank.

If you want your site to be indexed, you can send sitemap.xml to Google Webmaster Tools and place other links from other sites pointing to yours.

And if you delete the validation HTML file from your site, you will need to confirm your site again, this process is not a matter of time.

Answer 2

This does not help indexing. This does not help ranking. Its sole purpose is to verify that you are claiming to be registered with Google Webmaster Tools.

If you delete the confirmation, you will need to verify your domain again. Otherwise, you could control the domain in GWT, although the owner has changed in the meantime.

If you need to object to the use of the corresponding meta element, you can indicate that it can actually lower your rating - of course, this would not have a real, measurable effect, only in theory! - because Google prefers pages with faster loading.