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    • will2112
      will2112 last edited by

      A website was given to another person for their business.  None of the original webpages remain they have all been removed.  There is nothing on that domain now.  Is there some notification that needs to be made in webmaster tools to make Google aware of this?

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      • RohitPalit
        RohitPalit last edited by

        Not necessarily. Just remove it from the existing WMT account and ask the new owners to add it in theirs.

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        • Letty
          Letty last edited by

          Make sure you do not re-use the old WMT-verification code.

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          • Sarbs
            Sarbs last edited by

            They will need to take control of the domain themselves, if you have removed all the content and have no involvement in hosting / the domain register anymore you need not worry. The responsability is all on the new owner to validate their new ownership with services like WMT.

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