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Here's another thing to add to the AdSense wish list: a place where we can add terminating relationships (personal and business) and known IPs used by those people.
[edited by: maccas at 8:08 pm (utc) on Jan. 11, 2007]
If you are worried about it, I suggest you break up now and go find yourself someone that you can trust. That is, if you are worthy of having a GF you can trust.
I know that I would never mess with an ex's income, and I know that my GF would not mess with mine if we broke up. Then again, I don't think either of us would ever be invited onto Jerry Springer.
Have you told your girlfriend about your site?
No, but I intend to right after I tell her about my wife ;-)
p/g
No, but I intend to right after I tell her about my wife ;-)
yea, that could be an awkward conversation for me as well - explaining about a "girlfriend", I mean
I seem to remember at least one person who blamed a relationship gone sour for getting booted out for invalid clicks, but my memory might be faulty.
I think your memory is good because I recall that same thread.
And if my memory is correct, two important phrases to remember that resulted from the thread:
1. Trust no one
2. Loose lips sink ships
Concerning #2 - If you're under 40 and didn't pay attention in history class, research the relevance of the phrase. Hint: Think World War II
FarmBoy
No, but I intend to right after I tell her about my wife ;-)
Coming to the question, I think Adsense favours "family style businesses".
In my case, I just helped her set up her first Adsense site, and guess what? Her eCPM is three times mine!
PS: yes, the "Adsense girlfriend" thread existed, it's here:
[webmasterworld.com...]
'Meh, could be making more'
'Let's me afford milk in my coffee'
'It's ok, don't know if it's worth my time'
'The money is not important - I enjoy working on the site.'
These four answers are ranked in terms of how much the truth is being bent.
Seriously, once you tell someone, there is no going back. If the numbers are good, she may even be proud of you and tell lots of people - including the income details. And for god sake, don't say 'it's secret, don't tell anyone'.
Make a note so they can decide if they want to take it over or sell it.
Include explanation of the business model, where the site is heading, critical relationships, critical contracts, payments, URL's, usernames, passwords and all.
note for your loved ones in case you should be hospitalized or die
He works in the same area, as my main AdSense sites are.
I once made the failure, to look on my AdSense stats while I was connected in his network. I thought no problem until I realized, that he has a fixed IP.
Now my SSI shows at his IP only Amazon ads.
The notebooks of my wife and my children have manipulated user agent strings.
Now my SSI shows at this user agent strings only Amazon ads.
When ever my SSI takes actions, it sends an email to me.
I'm much more cautious about telling them that for some of it I get paid per click.
It's hard enough explaining this to people who understand HTML, let alone those who think that Google owns the Internet and Browsers are a breed of dog...
Now that I think about it, I hope she's not trying to do that now!
not the one that features her, absolutely not!
Have you told your girlfriend about your site?
I haven't even told my wife about my girlfriend ;)
(Only joking of course!)
not the one that features her, absolutely not!
Hahahahaha. The same idea has crossed my mind, once or twice. >;->
To those friends and family who ask, I explain that all my advertising is CPM or commission based or sponsorship. I never mention CPC. Ever.
My immediate family know I have sites but not their domain names, apart from that no one else knows, should the subject come up at dinner parties etc I just play dumb (which isnt hard for me) and claim the web is way over my head.
