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    • Teddy_Corl
      Teddy_Corl last edited by

      When ever I type in my website its tells me its not a valid URL . I have bought the URL www.buykickzonline.com. This was on my 90 day trial and it is not a good way to start my trial.

      nlGDl3f

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      • AllAboutSeo
        AllAboutSeo @KeriMorgret last edited by

        I did send a message to help@moz.com.  Dont think its a server-level block of Rogerbot, because two other sites on the same server work just fine.  I'll post what I find later 🙂

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        • KeriMorgret
          KeriMorgret @AllAboutSeo last edited by

          Can you send a note to help@moz.com? We can look and see what's up. Sometimes, it's because there's a server-level block of Rogerbot.

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          • AllAboutSeo
            AllAboutSeo last edited by

            I'm having same problem. last two days says invalid URL. The email I got from Mos says 404 error. Doesn't make sense since the website is up and functional. Anyone have any ideas?

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            • JaneCopland
              JaneCopland last edited by

              Hi Teddy,

              Does this seem to have been resolved, or are you still receiving the notice about an invalid URL?

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              • Teddy_Corl
                Teddy_Corl @David-Kley last edited by

                Thanks I had to submit my ticket multiple times, any other things I could do while I wait?

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                • Teddy_Corl
                  Teddy_Corl @Vizergy last edited by

                  I turned off my ssl and it still didn't work, also tried different OS and Browsers.

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                  • Vizergy
                    Vizergy last edited by

                    Just curious - it wouldn't have anything to do with the fact that it is secure would it?  I have never used Moz tools on a secure website before... so this made me wonder.

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                    • David-Kley
                      David-Kley last edited by

                      I would start here my friend. Since this is a technical question, I would try contacting MOZ directly. From my experiences, they have very good service and response times.

                      https://moz.com/help/contact

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                      • emarketexperts
                        emarketexperts last edited by

                        HI Teddy,

                        I had the same issue couple of days back but when I tried this morning after weekend it worked. Not sure whats happening with MOZ. Since you are in a trial I would recommend you to contact support team as advised to me Denvish .

                        My support post and Link to suupport : http://moz.com/community/q/cannot-create-a-new-campaign-in-moz-www-rubbertracksplus-com-au

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