Adsense for domain is going to end. It's good that I never went this road. Anyway I think there are several other ways to monetize those parked domains. " Hi, We’re contacting you because you’re using AdSense for Domains to monetize your undeveloped domains. After evaluating the benefits of our partner network, we’ve decided to retire the Hosted domains product within AdSense. Going forward, undeveloped domains will only be served through our existing AdSense for Domains distribution network. Our records show that 1 of your Hosted domains will be affected by this upcoming change, which will follow the schedule below: March 21: You’ll no longer be able to create new Hosted domains April 18: Hosted domains will become inactive and it’ll no longer be possible to earn from them June 27: Hosted domains will no longer be available in AdSense accounts To continue monetizing your undeveloped domains, you can migrate your domain portfolio to any domain parking provider. Find out how in our Migration Guide: https://support.google.com/adsense/bin/answer.py?hl=en&topic=23388&answer=2457159 Please note that this upcoming change won’t affect any other AdSense products you’re currently using or the availability of other products to you. In addition, reporting on your Hosted domains will remain available throughout the schedule above and for a period following the retirement. For more information see the Help Center. We appreciate your understanding and thank you for your patience as we continue to develop new features and offerings within AdSense. Sincerely, The Google AdSense Team " They say I have one hosted domain, I need to find out which one it is, maybe I can use it for something
I was actually making some pretty decent money using adsense for domains a few years back. Oh well...
Yeah I got the same message today as well via email, didn't have a clue what it was regarding at first, had to read it over a few times as well as check out the help section to understand more clearly. Turns out I don't have any so called "hosted domains" thus the reason it made no sense to me at first.
For those of you who are unsure if this affects you or not, I put up a video explaining it today. [video=youtube;DwjuHWzb9Ws]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwjuHWzb9Ws[/video] You can watch the high definition version of the retired adsense for domains video here if you prefer. Basically for most people there is nothing to worry about.
i also received this: i don't have anything under AdSense for Domains, wht? seriously, what do they mean when they say Hosted domains?
adsense for domain was not good business for google because AFD is not good market place to sell domain names like sedo or other parked companies, so indirectly google was killing domain market place and was blocking opportunity of improving new development in website and eCommerce industry.
I've heard this a while ago I do not rely on the income domain adsense, so it does not matter to me Thanks
Thankx for the video Geek....Most of the people do not rely on income from AFD so i hope majority wont be effected by this change!!
I have not received any email on this. Such a shame. I registered my domain less than a month ago, and had 3 clicks already. Now I have to park in Namedrive.
I have not received any email so far. I do not understand why Google would close a money earning business? Are they fed up with making too much money?