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How to Verify Your Google Profile

11 February 2010 717 views 2 Comments

All the buzz about Google Buzz got my mind buzzing… Who’s to say that someone doesn’t register The_Real_Shawn_Cheatham@gmail or some such nonsense. Here’s how I got a nifty ‘verified’ flag on my profile. Click my profile image below see my Google Profile.

ShawnCheatham Google Verified Name How to Verify Your Google Profile | Shawn Cheatham

  1. Head over to www.Knol.Google.com
  2. Sign-in with your Gmail username/password
  3. Go to Preferences in the top-right corner
  4. Select the Name Verification tab to verify your account

Google Profile Name Verification How to Verify Your Google Profile | Shawn Cheatham

After a few failed attempts at verifying via credit card I resorted to using my social security number. You can check out the Name Verification FAQ here.

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