Correct me if im wrong but if i give out my password and username of my adwords account to a consultant i hired over the internet. He can easily hijack the account and start bidding as he likes.
ALso is it normal for an adword manager to ask username and password even though i invited him through adwords limited access. he claims he needs more control please any advice is helpful.
What kind of contract to you have with this consultant? Make sure you're protecting your data and account.
I would definitely not recommend ever giving out your full login details. A consultant should be able to perform any necessary tasks after being invited to the account through the access link, or by adding your account to their My Client Center.
AWA2
gut instinct my man, gut instinct
if it dont feel right, don't do it
through my MCC, basically, i can see everything my clients have setup except their credit card number(s). so, in my mind, when a consultant is asking for your password, i think they're asking if they can have your credit card number(s). yahoo and MSN system shortcomings aside for a second, there's absolutely no reason why your adwords consultant would need this info - especially if you were able in the past to setup your billing settings with G.
i'd look for another consultant, not cuz i'm paranoid about what G ads they'd spend money on, but because i see no truth to their statement about why they need this greater access - so they seem ignorant of how the system works - not a good sign absent a solid, plausible explanation.
The editor has sharing options where you can have them make the changes in the editor, and then review the changes before they go live.
Sorry to come in to this a bit late. I would strongly recommend you do not give out your Google login and password to anyone.
A consultant can get all of the information they need to offer advice regarding your adwords advertising by accessing your account through their 'My Client Center' (MCC). It still means a leap of faith on your part - they can read all of your data and change bids etc. They cannot however change your login and password so you can ban them from accessing your account at any time. They cannot ever stop you from accessing the account.
If they do not know about MCC etc. point them to:
[google.com...]
We made a small flash movie about this to explain to our potential clients what we feel is the correct way to offer external consultants access to your adwords account:
(I'm sorry I don't know how to access only part of the movie - but the bit of interest is "2. What does SAYU need for a health Check" - it doesn't have to be SAYU, it could be "What does any company need to offer advice about your account" :-))
[edited by: eWhisper at 1:22 pm (utc) on Feb. 17, 2007]
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