Google send email to their participants in its
hosted AdSense for Domains (AFD) today to inform them that the some times controversial program is headed for closure in mid April. The change
will only affect domains that Google hosted.
After evaluating the benefits of our partner
network, we’ve decided to retire the Hosted domains product within AdSense, Google wrote in the email. “Going forward, undeveloped domains will only be
served through our existing AdSense for Domains distribution network.
Google linked to a migration guide on its site (some links from which are
not currently functioning), which advises that hosted domain AdSense
participants move their sites to other third-party domain parking providers,
such as Domain Sponsors or Sedo , which already have relationships with Google to
serve ads.
After April 18, Hosted domains will become inactive
and owners will no longer be able to earn from them. On July 27, AdSense users
will no longer be able to see the Hosted domains in their accounts. Account
holders will not be able to create new Hosted after March 21.
It’s not clear what is happening, if anything, to AdSense for Domain
participants who do not have their domains hosted by Google . We’ve reached out
to Google for some clarification and will update when we hear back.
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