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Bing Webmaster Tools: also findable beyond Google

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Almost everyone thinks of Google when it comes to visibility. But Bing also sends guests your way, and Bing powers Microsoft Copilot and other AI answers. Verifying your site with Bing via Sitebite takes just one code.

Why Bing counts too

  • Bing powers Microsoft Copilot and Microsoft’s AI search answers.
  • It’s a free, extra indexing channel alongside Google.
  • The effort is minimal: Sitebite places the verification code in your site for you.

What is Bing Webmaster Tools?

Bing Webmaster Tools is Microsoft’s free SEO tool. You see there how Bing indexes your site and how you perform in search results, similar to Google Search Console.

How to verify your site in Sitebite

  1. Add your website in Bing Webmaster Tools.
  2. Choose the meta tag method and copy the content value from the line <meta name="msvalidate.01" content="...">.
  3. In Sitebite, go to Integrations and open Bing Webmaster Tools.
  4. Paste the value and save. The code is now in the head of your live site.
  5. In Bing Webmaster Tools, click Verify.

After that: submit your sitemap

Give Bing your sitemap so all your pages get found. Sitebite generates this automatically at /sitemap.xml, see sitemap, robots.txt and redirects.

Combine with Google

Do the same for Google with Google Search Console and strengthen your local SEO for maximum visibility.

Want to be found via Bing and Copilot too? Try Sitebite and verify your site in a few clicks.