Successfully onboarding a website into Search Atlas requires meeting specific metric thresholds, completing an ownership verification step, and avoiding a few common pitfalls. This article walks you through everything you need to know before and during the onboarding process.
Minimum Metric Requirements
Before submitting your website, confirm it meets both of the following thresholds:
- Organic Traffic (OT): Must be greater than 500
- Domain Authority (DA): Must be greater than 20
Websites that do not meet either of these requirements will not be accepted onto the platform. Checking these metrics ahead of time will save you from unnecessary delays.
Ownership Verification
To prove you own the website you are onboarding, Search Atlas requires you to insert a unique metatag into your website's source code. Follow these steps:
- Retrieve the unique metatag provided by Search Atlas during the onboarding flow.
- Insert the metatag into the
<head>section of your website's source code. - Complete the submission so Search Atlas can validate the tag and confirm ownership.
Please note: if a website has already been verified by another publisher, it cannot be onboarded under your account. This applies even if you are the legitimate owner of the site. If you believe there is an error with an existing verification, please chat with a human teammate using the in-app live chat widget for further assistance.
Common Reasons for Site Rejection
Websites are most frequently rejected for one of the following reasons:
- Metric thresholds not met: An OT of 500 or below, or a DA of 20 or below, will result in rejection.
- Ownership conflict: The site is already verified under a different publisher's account and cannot be added to yours.
How to Avoid Onboarding Delays
To keep the process as smooth as possible:
- Verify that your website's OT is greater than 500 and DA is greater than 20 before submitting.
- Ensure the metatag provided by Search Atlas is correctly and completely inserted into your website's source code prior to submission.
Following these steps reduces the likelihood of rejection and helps your website get validated as quickly as possible. If you run into any issues during onboarding that are not covered here, chat with a human teammate directly through the in-app live chat widget.