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and when i try to verify my substack using google analysis this message show up
Verification method:
Google Analytics
Failure reason:
We found a Google Tag Manager snippet in your site. Your Google Analytics snippet is probably managed there. You can verify site ownership with the Google Analytics asynchronous snippet placed in the <head> section of your home page. Learn more
Please fix your implementation and reverify, or use another verification method.
Settings in Substack -> Analytics -> Google Site verification
That has directions which is:
Some Google products (e.g. Search Console, Publisher Center) require that you verify that you control this publication. When doing so, chooseURL prefix property and the HTML tag method. Google will provide you with a "meta tag" that you can paste here to complete the verification process.
If they *actually* deleted it, there's nothing you can do with a Substack subdomain. The only other way is to use a DNS record in which case you'd have to redirect it to your own domain and place a DNS record on your domain.
Each phone can only have 5 TT accounts. I’d use those 25 accounts to constantly push content and figure out what works and what doesn’t to learn.
Imagine if you could only hit 4 golf balls per pad at a driving range per day. Each driving range has 5 pads. I’d tell you to go to as many driving ranges as possible per day to learn to get good at the sport.
Once you get good at the sport (short form video), I’d then tell you to go get good at one course (business) and play it as much as possible.
Use the 25 accounts to get good at the game and figure out what works. Then start a business and create 5 or 10 or 25 accounts to drive traffic to that business.
As far as anon. I’d stay anon but not as anon as I am with Opossum. I have a family and a life that needs shielded from my shenanigans (boomer talk). If I was young, I wouldn’t worry as much about not putting my face out there but I wouldn’t use my full legal name and I’d hold back from saying real controversial opinions with my name or face.
Could you do a post on HARO
What questions do you have about HARO?
Do you offer 1 on 1 consults? I'd happily pay you to help me figure out a business I could start given my current 925.
I do not but if you drop what you do below, I can probably give you a list.
Post-sales saas product implementation and support for a cybersecurity company.
Are you an expert in cybersecurity? If yes, that opens a ton of doors. If not, then ecommerce it is.
can you do a post about the web scraping/data broker business model or point me in the direction of good resources?
Jeeze. The field is so big. My only direct experience is on the buying side. Let me see if I can put something together.
No degree and I wouldn't say expert but I know a fair amount and hold entry level certs.
very nice post
and i have question how can i index my substack in google in 2023, i did every thing
please help me if you can
and when i try to verify my substack using google analysis this message show up
Verification method:
Google Analytics
Failure reason:
We found a Google Tag Manager snippet in your site. Your Google Analytics snippet is probably managed there. You can verify site ownership with the Google Analytics asynchronous snippet placed in the <head> section of your home page. Learn more
Please fix your implementation and reverify, or use another verification method.
Settings in Substack -> Analytics -> Google Site verification
That has directions which is:
Some Google products (e.g. Search Console, Publisher Center) require that you verify that you control this publication. When doing so, chooseURL prefix property and the HTML tag method. Google will provide you with a "meta tag" that you can paste here to complete the verification process.
Google will naturally index it but verify it with the Google Search Console snippet
i know but substack doesn't have Google Site verification option anymore, they delete it.
if you can help me, please i need a solution
If they *actually* deleted it, there's nothing you can do with a Substack subdomain. The only other way is to use a DNS record in which case you'd have to redirect it to your own domain and place a DNS record on your domain.
Did you try to verify with placing the GA snippet in Substack instead of deploying through GTM?
thank you very much
that was very helpful
i did it with GTM
boss
Very helpful and makes sense, thank you for the quick and detailed response!
Thanks for the write up! Can you elaborate on this one?
“Growing a social media following (specifically video). I'd have 5 phones with 25 different instagram, TikTok, and YT Shorts accounts.”
Do you mean directing traffic toward your substack? Would you stay anon?
Each phone can only have 5 TT accounts. I’d use those 25 accounts to constantly push content and figure out what works and what doesn’t to learn.
Imagine if you could only hit 4 golf balls per pad at a driving range per day. Each driving range has 5 pads. I’d tell you to go to as many driving ranges as possible per day to learn to get good at the sport.
Once you get good at the sport (short form video), I’d then tell you to go get good at one course (business) and play it as much as possible.
Use the 25 accounts to get good at the game and figure out what works. Then start a business and create 5 or 10 or 25 accounts to drive traffic to that business.
As far as anon. I’d stay anon but not as anon as I am with Opossum. I have a family and a life that needs shielded from my shenanigans (boomer talk). If I was young, I wouldn’t worry as much about not putting my face out there but I wouldn’t use my full legal name and I’d hold back from saying real controversial opinions with my name or face.