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Hello, all! I like to create a Google Account for my smaller clients, so that I can associate Analytics, AdWords, GMB, etc. all with the same account. Problem: I've used my phone number too many times, so I can't get the new account verified. I've also used all three of the other phones in our family.  I tried using the "Burner" iPhone app to create a new number, but apparently the all-knowing Google even has info on phone numbers, as it returned "This phone number cannot be used for verification." I'm sure that there's an obvious solution out there - who among you has found it, and is willing to share?!

Doh!  That was exactly it - thanks so much - you ROCK!!  

Hello, Mozzers!  My client has a rather messy situation, with redirects for HTTP vs. HTTPS, and two different home pages, both in subdirectories.  I could explain the whole setup, but I don't think it's relevant for my question, which is this: OSE is showing three links to the page in question, but doesn't tell me WHAT those links are.  Am I just missing the information somewhere?  Please see screenshot for details.  Thanks so much! ~ Scott

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Wow - hadn't thought of that!  Very creative use of resources!!    Thanks so much ~ Scott

Yep, I was afraid that I'm in the "test group" - hope the test fails!!  That's an important tool for me!  Thanks ~ Scott

Yes, but is it editable at the bottom of the page?  Mine isn't.  Thanks! ~ Scott

In order to emulate different locations, I've always done a Google query, then used the "Location" button under "Search Tools" at the top of the SERP to define my preferred location.  It seems to have disappeared in the past few days?  Anyone know where it went, or if it's gone forever?  Thanks!

Ugh - it turns out that the client wasn't putting http:// in front of the domain, so LinkedIn added httpS since LinkedIn is a secure site.  Duh!  Thanks ~ Scott

I don't actually know if it's showing up on LinkedIn.com with https - I did verify that it happens to other domains.  Finding out the answer to the first question now...  Thanks! ~ Scott

Wow, that's strange.  And yep, we're using the full path.  Thanks for the data point! ~ Scott

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One of my clients has been using the "Send a message" function in LinkedIn to reach out to folks with whom he's connected, and it seems that recently (though it could have always been this way), LinkedIn is changing the URL from http:// to https:// when he provides a link to his website. His site isn't secure, since it's not ecommerce and doesn't collect PII, and though I know that Google "likes" sites that are https, it doesn't seem like it's worth the investment. I did test this, and found the same "switcheroo" happening to me. Anyone know if this is a new LinkedIn thing, and if there's a workaround? Thanks for reading!

Thanks so much for the fast response - and thorough, as well!  

Unfortunately, my prospective client has been using ABC for a year, and has dozens of blog posts, so it sounds like I'll have some fun to work through!

I don't have an opinion yet on using ABC + WP, but I will shortly!  Feel free to reach out any time to share experiences or questions (I follow this post, so I'll see it!)  Thanks again!

Hello, Mozzers!  Sorry if I've missed a thread on this, but I didn't find anything after searching for a while...

I've used Wistia for years - LOVE the service and the company!  Had great luck getting Rich Snippets, ranked well...  until the recent Google change.  Now all of my Wistia thumbnails have disappeared (though my rankings have stayed strong, thank goodness!)  M question is, does it make sense to now embed YouTube videos on our site, and to create a video sitemap with those pages, with the hope that Google will rank the page better than it otherwise would have, knowing that there is valuable (video) content on the page?  This is new videos, I'm not thinking of replacing my Wistia videos at this time.

I'll probably need to clarify as I see your responses, since this is a tricky set of interrelated decisions.  Thanks for any thoughts that anyone may have!  

~ Scott