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Yes.  You can absolutely recover a Google Analytics account after it has been deleted.  I've done this a handful of times in different ways, but it keeps getting more difficult to get the request to the right department who has this access.  The link keeps moving with each Help Center redesign and such.  At the time of this writing, Google Analytics gives you 35 days before it's gone for good.  So, don't delay.

Start here:  https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/1009696?hl=en&ref_topic=1009690#contact=1

This is actually a page with instructions to delete an Analytics account.  Don't do that.  Just click the link to go there.  A contact form should pop up due to the "#contact=1" at the end of the URL.  If it doesn't, click on "Contact Us" at the top right of the screen.  As of right now, there are two options:

• Chat online with a support specialist (it redirects you to fill out a form before you do your chat but it's usually faster for me)
• Request an email reply from a support specialist (I didn't see the option for recovering a deleted account just now)

As of this moment, and the last time I recovered a deleted account, I chose the chat option and it went very well.

Before you begin, remember that they likely have more important things to do than overstaff this particular department.  It can take 2-3 days to complete the process once they get back with you depending on how prepared you are to help them.  You'll need to supply the right information such as one or more admin(s) who was/were on the account, any login data or other credentials, etc.

If for whatever reason your email address is not listed as having admin access to the account, you will need to wait while the admins listed get a chance to reclaim the account first.  Google will send an email to those admin email addresses on file and they usually have 48-72 hours to respond before Google proceeds to consider your request and set up another call with you (I'm sure this will get more automated over time).

In the meantime, they will ask you to upload an html file to the root folder of the domain in question.  This is similar to how you may have verified admin access within Google Analytics in the past.  Keep in mind that just because you do this and verify access to the domain doesn't mean that you have a right to the data.  Say what?  That's right!  It's still their decision to grant you access to the account.  So, be very nice to these people.

If no previous admin who was on file at the time of the account deletion claims the account via the email they send out, you'll receive a follow up call where they will discuss whether or not you get access.  If you've already uploaded the html file to the root directory of the domain in question, they'll litterally call just to tell you that their system was able to scan your site and confirm that you can have access to the deleted account.

They will then email you an admin invite and ask you to log in and confirm that the site you just got access to is what you were expecting.  I imagine they go to these lengths because if it's not, the clock is still ticking on the account that you really wanted.  Remember that there can be multiple accounts for the same domain!  Be sure to get the one you need and say thank you!

I have moved mountains by being nice to support reps and I am very thankful for all that they have done for me and my clients.  You too can recover deleted accounts!  We all just have to follow the rules, be nice, and please leave them a good review when they email you about your experience after the fact.  We're all in this together if you think about it.  Best of luck!

And yes I can try to help you if you hit a brick wall and are easy to work with.  

I definitely agree with Dirk about this being (darn near) "obligatory" before the first post/question.  I would even go a little further and say that it should be part of the onboarding process or first 30-days of a new account opening, like a series of welcoming orientation videos (perhaps even via email).

I've been on Moz on and off for maybe 5 or 6 years but I never knew the Q&A section was so valuable/useful/helpful.   All I ever really saw (or remember seeing) outside of the paid tools and MozBar was the Moz blog, WBF, and a little YouMoz.  I just posted my first question ever this weekend.  Had I seen this video years ago I would've been more engaged from day one.

All that said, I think the Q&A forum needs more visibility.  More people should see this video.  For 5 or 6 years I took my questions to Google instead because that was my conditioned response when I didn't know something about SEO.  I feel it's so much better than just another blog post because here we have multiple people vetting the right answer or different approaches.

At this point, my first instinct is to query the Q&A section.  I just think the link was burried a little too long for me to notice.  Maybe putting a subtle, non-buried link in MozBar would be a good way to keep the community top of mind. Or a very small pop up speech bubble with a guided tour for people who visit the site often but never visit the Q&A section.  Just thinking out loud here.

Good work!  I'll definitely recommend this video to others.  Really great point about following up quickly, btw!  Thank you!

Could someone please elaborate on the SEO effect of schema subtype deprecation?  Does it even matter?

The Local business properties section of developers.google.com says to:

Define each local business location as a LocalBusiness type. Use the most specific LocalBusiness sub-type possible; for example, Restaurant, DaySpa, HealthClub, and so on.

Unfortunately, the ProfessionalService page of schema.org states that ProfessionalService has been deprecated and many of my clients don't fit anywhere else (or if they do it's not a LocalBusiness subtype).

I find it inconvenient to have to modify my different clients' JSON-LD from LocalBusiness to ProfessionalService back to LocalBusiness.  I'm not saying this happens every day but how does one keep up with it all?

I'm really trying to take advantage of the numerous types, attributes, etc., in structured data but I feel the more I implement, the harder it will be to update later (true of many things, of course).

I do feel this is important and that a better workflow could be the answer.

If you have something that works for you, please let us know.  If you think it's not important tell us why not?  (Why Google is wrong)  I understand there is always a better use of our time, but I'd like to limit the discussion to solving this Google/Schema.org deprecation issue specifically.

I definitely agree with Dirk about this being (darn near) "obligatory" before the first post/question.  I would even go a little further and say that it should be part of the onboarding process or first 30-days of a new account opening, like a series of welcoming orientation videos (perhaps even via email).

I've been on Moz on and off for maybe 5 or 6 years but I never knew the Q&A section was so valuable/useful/helpful.   All I ever really saw (or remember seeing) outside of the paid tools and MozBar was the Moz blog, WBF, and a little YouMoz.  I just posted my first question ever this weekend.  Had I seen this video years ago I would've been more engaged from day one.

All that said, I think the Q&A forum needs more visibility.  More people should see this video.  For 5 or 6 years I took my questions to Google instead because that was my conditioned response when I didn't know something about SEO.  I feel it's so much better than just another blog post because here we have multiple people vetting the right answer or different approaches.

At this point, my first instinct is to query the Q&A section.  I just think the link was burried a little too long for me to notice.  Maybe putting a subtle, non-buried link in MozBar would be a good way to keep the community top of mind. Or a very small pop up speech bubble with a guided tour for people who visit the site often but never visit the Q&A section.  Just thinking out loud here.

Good work!  I'll definitely recommend this video to others.  Really great point about following up quickly, btw!  Thank you!