Thank you for your input, Joe! I'm not yet sure how many of the posts I will keep so I will keep your advice in mind.
I appreciate your help.
~Bob

Thank you Trish!
If only I had been on the ball enough to search for that myself! LOL
I appreciate your help. I'll check it out right now.
~Bob

Well that's OK, I don't like them either! Lol.
I did it just like Semper Plugins said to and it still didn't verify. It's been quite perplexing because it should be a very "simple" process.
I'll check it out again tonight after work. Maybe I missed something.
My next thought is to contact SiteSupport. I've wasted a lot of time dealing with this.

Thanks for reading out, brother!
~Bob

Update: Site is verified! Google Analytics method. Found I was putting that "code" in the Google Webmaster Tools section instead of the Google Analytics section a little bit lower on the page. Oops!

Thanks for your help and support.

Very cool, great to hear! Have a great weekend bro!

Thanks Frank, I'll check that out.

Update: Site is verified! Google Analytics method. Found I was putting that "code" in the Google Webmaster Tools section instead of the Google Analytics section a little bit lower on the page. Oops!

Thanks for your help and support.

I have tried Google Analytics and HTML Tag.

Were you able to place the codes in the proper way?

I was guided to place the code in the All-in-one SEO google webmaster tools location

The Google Search Console says how you will do it, you have to follow. Those are all done in your dashboard head section.

I have not seen a tutorial that describes where to find the head section in my dashboard.

That's the instruction from Search console when you choose a method to verify.

Update: Site is verified! Google Analytics method. Found I was putting that "code" in the Google Webmaster Tools section instead of the Google Analytics section a little bit lower on the page. Oops!

Thanks for your help and support.

Yes, you got it, we discover and learn by ourselves.

Yes, learning from my mistakes! It's the way sometimes.

The mistake is the best teacher.

The mistake is the best teacher.

Thanks Lisa. I have seen the video and it is super easy. Unfortunately, it's still not verifying.

Sorry, bummer! I know I had a really hard time getting mine set up. Hope you find a resolution soon.

Update: Site is verified! Google Analytics method. Found I was putting that "code" in the Google Webmaster Tools section instead of the Google Analytics section a little bit lower on the page. Oops!

Thanks for your help and support.

I'm glad you got it resolved. It is the little things that slow us down sometimes.

Onward and upward! Thanks, Lisa.

Thanks James, If I may ask, how do you "upload" to your website?

HTML file upload is a little bit difficult so I used the 4 others. If you have verified it with three to four methods that will be enough.

Hey Bob,
You download from Google Console to your hard drive. Then, you'll need to FTP it to your website. Jimmy (@accad) is correct in saying that is a bit involved. However, you will probably want to learn how to use FTP as you may need it one day for other reasons, i.e., a theme may not be recognized as a Zip file, etc. You would then need to upload the theme (or plugin) to your site using FTP.

I only mention the method because it has worked for me for all of my websites. You could try the other ways first and if you are still having trouble, then use the FTP way. Just in case, here is a link to training on how to do it. Using FTP To Access Your Site It's really not bad once you get the idea. You can reach out to me or others if you get stuck. That's the great part of this membership!

Best Regards,
Jim

Thank you so much for your help, Jim. Great explanation and thanks for the link.
~Bob

Update: Site is verified! Google Analytics method. Found I was putting that "code" in the Google Webmaster Tools section instead of the Google Analytics section a little bit lower on the page. Oops!

Thanks for your help and support.

Hey Bob, awesome. Glad to hear you got it sorted out! Now go make some money, will ya!

Pretty much. It comes up pretty quickly and then "fills in" over the next few seconds.

That might suggest that your server timeout issue that Google experienced earlier might be fixed...

Maybe have another go ....

I had trouble a few weeks ago and in the end I used FTP to upload a HTML file to my website, and that took. I use a tool called FileZilla when using FTP. The FTP details to access your site are in the Site Manager under Details.

Could be... I've been trying for 2 days, I can certainly try again.
I'll check out FTP.

Thanks, David.

Update: Site is verified! Google Analytics method. Found I was putting that "code" in the Google Webmaster Tools section instead of the Google Analytics section a little bit lower on the page. Oops!

Thanks for your help and support.

Thanks for the update. I am sure that everyone who provided help and support appreciate you letting us know. Yipeeeeeeeeeeee

Hi Marion...what happens if my site is only registered as https://

Many thanks in advance.

Thanks, Marion. I figured that might be the case.
Let me ask you this: Do I have to delete the old one which, i believe, still "points" to the new one?

I would leave it there for at least 30 days then remove it from Search Console and delete the site. You'll want to give it time for the changeover to be completely effective.

Thanks again, Marion.

Thanks. Yeah, I was trying to help the old one index on Google. So, now I need to know what to do after the transfer.

Just do what you would normally do. Content, low hanging fruit keywords, etc... And repeat as many times as possible. Have patience. It will get there. Leave your SitrRubix place in place for 30 days so that your old readers are redirected and you should be good as gold in no time.

You bet!

Could be. I don't know. I just don't want the site to be viewed as suspicious or unloadable.
Thanks for the reply!
~Bob

Thanks for the reply. I guess I have to decide if it's worth being secure for this particular website. It's being used as a referral site to send people to WA. No transactions involved.

OK. Thanks for the reply.

Thanks for the reply, Eric. I thought so, but wanted to make sure