Google AdSense requires you to add a text file to the root directory of your website to give you credit for the ads on your site. The problem is, SquareSpace doesn’t offer any tools to let you do this. You upload a file to SquareSpace and it goes wherever they dictate. You can’t even move the file location. The steps below will use some web tricks to make Google think the required file is where it needs to be.
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If you’ve tried to add Google Adsense ads to your Squarespace site and hit a roadblock because Google asks you to upload ads.txt to the root level of your site, I found a solution. By uploading the file to your Squarespace site and using the file’s web address, you can trick Google into thinking the file is at the root level with a URL redirect. Keep reading for the steps.
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