title: Is the "google-site-verification" meta tag required for indexing?
body: <p>I  have been advised by an SEO consultant to add the "google-site-verification"  meta tag to every page of my site. This is to make sure that my pages are indexed by google.</p>
  
  <p>However, I am reluctant to do this for a couple of reasons
  1) My site is already verified using an alternative method of verification -by hosting a html verification file on the server.</p>
  
  <p>2)  I recall  reading an article indicating that this meta tag does not impact crawling or page rank.</p>
  
  <p>I do have some pages that are not indexed. 
  An example is
  <a href="http://www.contractsforgeeks.com/TechJobs/Florida/Tampa.aspx" rel="noreferrer">http://www.contractsforgeeks.com/TechJobs/Florida/Tampa.aspx</a></p>
  
  <p>But I am making the assumption that adding this meta tag will not help the page get indexed.</p>
  
  <p>Is there any value in adding the site verification meta tag to each page instead of uploading a single html verification file?</p>
  
  <p>For example, what happens if I accidentally delete the  verification file from my site (some time after the site has already been verified) .  Does it need to be need to be re-verified. Or is  the verification process  a one time deal?  In which case, it may be safer to include in each page (even though it does not   help indexing?)</p>