verify site with google – not working

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  mashadutoit · Member · Mar 3, 2010 at 7:42 am

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  Hi –
  I’m trying this method to verify my site with google webmaster tools:

  http://jalaj.net/2007/05/21/get-your-wordpresscom-blog-google-verified/

  essentially, pasting the html code provided into a new page and ensuring the URL is correct.

  Its not working – I get a ” Verification failed. Your verification file has the wrong content. ” message. When I look at the HTML, it looks like this between the title tags:

  google074c79257f2f2a2f « Masha

  I think that last bit “« Masha” is what is causing the issue.

  How can I fix this?

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  hanni · Member · Mar 3, 2010 at 8:46 am

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  You need to follow the instructions here:

  http://support.wordpress.com/webmaster-tools/

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  mashadutoit · Member · Mar 3, 2010 at 10:27 am

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  Thank you! That worked.