Problems updating your login to a Google Account?

If you attempted to update your Google Affiliate Network account login to a Google Account login sometime between September 2nd and 10th, 2009, there may have been an error in processing your update. As a result, you may have been unable to log in to your Google Affiliate Network account using either login. This issue has been resolved, and you should now be able to log in using your original credentials.

Once you have signed in to Google Affiliate Network, you should see the yellow reminder message offering you the option to update your login to a Google Account. Please either update to an existing Google Account or create a new Google Account to use as your Google Affiliate Network login.

Note: If you created a new Google Account between September 2nd and 10th, 2009 (as part of your original attempt to update your Google Affiliate Network login), that account was created successfully and you should choose the option to provide the information for an existing Google Account.
If you have since logged in and completed the update process successfully, you do not need to take any additional steps regarding your log in credentials.

Questions?
Please refer to our Help Center for any questions you may have regarding updating your sign in to a Google Account. FAQ's include:

• Should I use my personal Google Account for my Google Affiliate Network access?
• Can I have more than one Google Account?
• Can I access Google Affiliate Network from more than one Google Account?
• I have several Google Affiliate Network profiles. Should I create a separate Google Account for each one?

Problems?
Please submit a ticket if you are still encountering problems with your Google Affiliate Network account.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

System Maintenance on Saturday, September 25

We will be performing system maintenance September 25; the interface will be unavailable at this time. Tracking will not be interrupted and reporting data will be restored shortly after the interface comes back online.

We anticipate the interface will be unavailable from 9 a.m. through 5 p.m. CDT (GMT -6).

AdSense Payment Integration

Google Affiliate Network is now paying publishers through AdSense, a platform that offers the widest array of publisher payment options in the industry. We have asked all publishers to link their Google Affiliate Network account to an AdSense account. For some this means linking to an existing account, while others are creating an AdSense account for the first time. The process is simple and tens of thousands have successfully linked.

We gain significant efficiencies by executing payments through the AdSense platform. Effective publisher payments are fundamental to affiliate marketing and we recognize that our legacy system needed improvements. AdSense offers users more payment options and we believe that our publishers will benefit from more transparent and predictable payments.

We understand some publishers are concerned about the integration of Google Affiliate Network and AdSense, particularly those who are unable to successfully link/create an AdSense account. But the fact is that fewer than 1% of all accounts that have attempted to link have been unable to do so. We are working to address publishers who have invalid account information or duplicate accounts, but we may not be able to continue working with those who have a disabled AdSense account due to policy violations.

I am also pleased to report that in addition to efficiency gains, Google Affiliate Network advertisers are already recognizing the benefits of expanded distribution through the growing number of AdSense publishers that are monetizing their sites/content with affiliate ads for the first time. In the weeks following the integration announcement we have seen more than twice as many new active and productive relationships created versus the same period last year.

Publishers should link by today to avoid any payment delays. After October 31st, publishers must have an approved AdSense account ID linked to their Google Affiliate Network account in order to continue participation in our network.

Chris Henger

Head of Google Affiliate Network

Changes to the Login Screen

Yesterday we made a slight change to the login page that has been causing confusion for some of our users. When you visit the login page for Google Affiliate Network you are now prompted to sign in with your Google Account instead of your legacy user account. If you would like to use your legacy username and password there is a link below the login form that will allow you to do so.

Please note that in the next couple months we will be turning off support for legacy logins and you will be required to set up a Google Account in order to access your Google Affiliate Network account. If you would like to take care of that today, please follow these instructions. If you run into issues during the process, we have a number of help articles that answer the most common issues we've seen users face.