As you may remember, we started asking publishers to update your
AdSense accounts to Google Accounts last May. When you do that, you can
manage all of your Google products using one login and password, and
also take advantage of new features like Site Authentication and the
recently improved AdSense for search.In the next few weeks, we'll soon
be requiring all publishers to update to a Google Account. If you
haven't yet updated your account, we recommend doing so as soon as
possible to avoid any issues with account access later. Just sign in
follow the instructions in the wizard that will automatically appear.
If you don't see the wizard, it means that your info has already moved
to Google Accounts.In messages to us and in the Help Forum, we've heard
a number of concerns about moving to Google Accounts. We'd like to take
a moment to address them.I don't want to update my AdSense account to
the Google Account I use for all of my other products. I'd prefer to
keep them separate.That's okay -- you can maintain multiple Google
Accounts, so you're welcome to migrate your AdSense account to a
different Google Account than the one you use for other products. For
example, you could maintain your 'publis...@gmail.com' account for
services like Gmail and Webmaster Tools, but create a new Google
Account associated with 'publis...@yoursite.com' just to use for your
AdSense account. When prompted to pick the radio button that best
describes you, select 'I have an email address and password (Google
Account) I already use with Google services like Gmail, Orkut, or the
personalized home page.', and then 'I'd like to choose a new login name
and password just for AdSense'.Is this secure? I already gave AdWords
with my credit card information and AdSense with my bank account info.
I don't trust this.Please be assured that we take the security of
AdSense accounts very seriously, and your AdSense information will
never be shared across products. We don't have access to your AdWords
credit card from our end, and AdWords doesn't have access to your bank
account information (if you've set up EFT). Again, if you'd prefer to
keep your two accounts separate, just follow the instructions above.I
tried to update my account in the past, but I saw this error
message: 'The Google Account you've selected is associated with another
user.' What do I do?It means that the email address you chose had
previously been used to apply for an AdSense account (which may or may
not have been approved). However, we've just clarified the messaging in
our wizard to help you understand which situation applies to you. In
most cases, we've found that publishers are attempting to update their
login to an email address associated with an unapproved application.
We've just made it possible to continue with the update process from
within the wizard in this situation. If you're attempting to update to
an email address being used for a different approved AdSense account,
you'll receive further options and instructions.What happens if I don't
update?If you choose not to update your account after the requirement
change, you'll no longer be able to sign in to your account. As a
result, we encourage you to begin updating your accounts as soon as
possible.Finally, we recommend looking through our Help Center for more
information about updating your account to Google Accounts.Posted by
Arlene Lee - AdSense Publisher Support
