Thank you, Timethief, for your reply.
Yes, I have verified blog ownership on Bing, but have not been able to do process 1 or 3 listed below from http://en.support.wordpress.com/webmaster-tools/
I ran into obstacles outlined below in Option 1 and Option 3
The way I executed Option 2 didn't seem to work.
-*I welcome your suggestions on how to resolve this issue.
Thanks again, Timethief, for responding.
Option 1: Place an XML file on your web server
Download BingSiteAuth.xml
Upload the file to http://kathrynweldsblog.wordpress.com/sitemap.xml/BingSiteAuth.xml -NOT FOUND on WordPress Blog
Confirm successful upload by visiting http://kathrynweldsblog.wordpress.com/sitemap.xml/BingSiteAuth.xml in your browser
Click the verify button below
Option 2: I wasn't sure where to insert the meta name, so put it on the "About Me" page.
Copy and paste a <meta> tag in your default webpage
You can add a <meta> tag containing the authentication code to the <head> section of your default webpage.
<meta name="msvalidate.01" content="90C1D56F41524291E1912B20BDDFFD2D" />
An example:
<html>
<head>
<meta name="msvalidate.01" content="90C1D56F41524291E1912B20BDDFFD2D" />
<title>Your SEO optimized title</title>
</head>
<body>
page contents
</body>
</html>
Option 3: Add CNAME record to DNS - I couldn't get into http://www.godaddy.com because it was blocked by security software.
Add CNAME (alias) record with name 7ce0c749688d43e5792c3fb072b85c60 and value verify.bing.com.
So your DNS provider will resolve host 7ce0c749688d43e5792c3fb072b85c60.kathrynweldsblog.wordpress.com to verify.bing.com.
How to add a CNAME record to GoDaddy:
Log in to your GoDaddy account. UNABLE TO GET IN DUE TO SECURITY SOFTWARE BLOCKAGE
Click on "My Account" and click the "Advanced Details" link beside the domain and hosting account where you wish to set up a CNAME.
Click on the "Launch" link under the "Total DNS" section of the "Domain Manager" screen.
Click the "Add New CNAME Record" button under the "CNAME" section.
Fill out the required fields and click "OK" to set up the CNAME.
You must indicate the desired alias name in the proper format. For example, an alias of "example" must be typed "example.domainname.com" without the quotes.
To complete the CNAME setup you must also indicate the host name. This may be expressed as an IP address, another domain or with the "@" symbol to indicate that you wish the CNAME alias to point to your original domain name .
Leave the Time to Live, or TTL, value at one hour.
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