Failed to Save

Just a question however stupid it might sound.

Are you sure you have admin privileges over the page/account?
I have to assume it is the Google+ page within the account you are referring about.

Not at all a stupid question! I know the obvious items are sometimes the solution. Always start with the basics.

In this case, yes, I have admin privileges. Even the Google folks going through it with me on the phone were not able save.

Interesting any fix yet WebDon.

No fix yet.

The only suggestion they have so far that we have NOT tried is deleting the account and listings in it's entirety and starting over.

The problem with that is my client then loses the reviews that she's worked hard to accumulate over the last 3 years.

I'll keep you up to date.

Hmm are you sure the reviews will be lost? I would if possible do a test with a fake account do a review delete and re add the page back. Then see if the review is lost.

are you sure the reviews will be lost?

According to the Google+ folks, yes, they would be lost.

I would if possible do a test with a fake account do a review delete and re add the page back. Then see if the review is lost.

We're actually talking about deleting the entire account, not just the page.

It's a good thought on trying a test with a fake account. I'll give that a try and let you know it goes.

In the meantime, here's a little more background on what we have done so far:

At one point I spent an hour and a half on the phone with Google+ support trying different things. One of them was creating a brand new page. G+ support said they could transfer the reviews after we had a known good, working page up.

So we stepped through the process with the G+ support checking it on their end at each step. The new page/listing had the same problem. I couldn't edit it from the dashboard. And the Google+ support tech couldn't edit it from his side either. And we hadn't even gotten to transferring the reviews.

So their current suggestion is to delete the page/listing AND the Google+ account. Any pages created under that user appear to have the problem. They can't tell me why.

And they seem sure that if we delete the user the reviews will go with it.

Still plugging away, but I think my client has just about given up and is considering starting from scratch, even if it means losing the reviews.

jeeze interesting and frustrating I am sure.

Yes it is. We're still trying to work it.

After 7 months and 6 or 7 different reps including a manager at Google, it appears we finally have this fixed.

The last rep noticed that there were some old pages lingering in their system. These pages belonged to the old account that was supposed to have been merged or deleted.

The most recent rep deleted those miscellaneous pages.

Now it appears to be working.

There is nothing my client or I could have done directly to resolve this problem.

So there ya go. Thanks for listening.

Yeaaaa it is always good to solve a problem to a good conclusion. +1 for not giving up.

-1 that Google collects so much stuff and does not do their own house cleaning!

A great post, and a reminder to all in future in similar situation, to just ask: "Is there anything left over from previous that has NOT been addressed?"