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How to Verify Your Domain on Google Search Console (Vercel + Namecheap)

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How to Verify Your Domain on Google Search Console (Vercel + Namecheap)

If you’ve hosted your domain on Vercel — like asphaltcalculator.dev — and registered it through Namecheap, you might have seen a message saying DNS management is delegated to Vercel.

Don’t worry — this is expected.

It simply means Vercel is managing your DNS, not Namecheap.

So, when verifying your domain in Google Search Console, you’ll add your TXT record in Vercel, not in Namecheap.

Let’s go step-by-step 👇

🧭 Step-by-Step Guide (Vercel + Namecheap)

Step 1: Keep DNS with Vercel

Since you connected your domain to Vercel, it’s already managing your DNS.

That’s why Namecheap shows a message saying “You can manage DNS in your cPanel or transfer back to BasicDNS.”

➡️ You’ll add the TXT record directly in Vercel.

Step 2: Open Vercel Dashboard

  1. Visit 👉 https://vercel.com/dashboard
  2. Select your project asphaltcalculator.dev

Step 3: Go to Domain Settings

  1. In your project dashboard, click the Settings tab.
  2. Scroll down to Domains.
  3. Click your domain asphaltcalculator.dev — this opens your Domain Settings page.

Step 4: Add the TXT Record

  1. Under DNS Records, click Add Record.
  2. Fill out the form as below:
Field Value
Type TXT
Name / Host @
Value google-site-verification=FIg7Pt_is0CvnxmH0r8hYwS8eP29W_TMI9UCLXNFKGs
TTL 3600 (or leave default)

Click Add.

✅ You’ve now added the Google verification record in Vercel DNS.

Step 5: Wait and Verify

  1. Go back to Google Search Console.
  2. Click Verify.
  3. If it fails immediately, wait 5–15 minutes and try again. (DNS propagation can take up to an hour, but Vercel is usually fast.)

Optional Step: Confirm TXT Record

You can confirm if your TXT record is live using:

🔹 Online Tool: https://dnschecker.org → Select “TXT” and enter your domain.

or

🔹 Command Line:

dig TXT asphaltcalculator.dev +short
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You should see:

"google-site-verification=FIg7Pt_is0CvnxmH0w8hYw8923S8e329W_TMI9UCLXNFKGs"
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Step 6: Success! 🎉

Once Google detects the TXT record, you’ll see ✅ “Ownership verified” in Search Console.

After verification you can remove the TXT record if you wish (though it’s harmless to keep it).

💡 Why This Matters

Verifying your domain with Google Search Console gives you:

  • Insight into how your site appears in search results
  • Keyword performance and click‑through‑rate data
  • Indexing control (submit sitemaps, request re‑crawls)
  • Warnings about mobile usability, page speed, and Core Web Vitals

If you’re building a tool‑based site like Asphalt Calculator (quick asphalt estimation) or JSON Sage (web‑based JSON viewer/validator), verification ensures your project appears on Google and gains organic visibility faster.

🚀 Recommended Next Steps

  1. Add a sitemap.xml file in your Vercel project and submit it in Search Console.
  2. Monitor Coverage and Performance reports regularly.
  3. Connect Google Analytics or Plausible for deeper traffic insights.
  4. Optimize metadata (title, description, open graph tags) for better click‑through rates.

Pro Tip: Verify your domain early after deployment — it helps you monitor SEO, discoverability, and performance metrics from day one.

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