Yes, per the link in my previous post I'm aware of the workaround you mentioned and have used it.
On Wednesday, February 9, 2011, AdWords API Advisor <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Mike, > > Since MCC is a different account than your existing AdWords account, > you need a second email address to create an MCC. If you have a gmail > account that you don't use with AdWords, you could use that email > address in the wizard. If you don't have a second gmail address and > you are okay creating one, then create a gmail account and then use > that to create your MCC account. If you don't want to create a second > gmail address and have an email from another provider, say, Yahoo!, > then follow the wizard, select "I do not use these services" and > provide the new email address in the signup wizard. > > Several users have mentioned on the forum before that they want to use > a single email for AdWords account and API MCC account, but > unfortunately AdWords doesn't support that case. > > As for the workaround article you mentioned, you still end up > requiring two email addresses. If you don't mind changing your AdWords > account's login, then here's a cleaner way (e.g. no need to delete > your account as the article mentions) to do things than the one > mentioned in the article. > > - Create a second email address. > - Use this FAQ to change the login of your AdWords account to the new > email address. > http://adwords.google.com/support/aw/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=27686 > - Use your original email address to create an MCC. > - Signup for AdWords API in that MCC. > - Link your AdWords account under the new MCC. > - Use the mcc to manage your AdWords account. > > Cheers, > Anash P. Oommen, > AdWords API Advisor. > > On Feb 7, 8:47 am, Mike MacCana <[email protected]> wrote: >> Apparently many AdWords customers have this problem - there's a very long >> thread here that AdWords customer support has not resolved but still closed >> to new replies: >> >> http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/AdWords/thread?tid=03a1e0aafa87... >> >> There's some unofficial help here that customers are using in lieu of a >> working fix from Google: >> >> http://www.graphicseo.org/how-to-upgrade-your-adwords-account-to-a-mc... >> >> Mike >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 3:11 PM, Mike MacCana <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Hi Anash, >> >> > I've tried the link you've proided in your answer below and unfortunately >> > it doesn't work. From the link: >> > * >> > * *How do I get a My Client Center account? >> > **It's easier than ever to sign up for a My Client Center account. Just >> > visitwww.google.com/adwords/MyClientCenter<http://www.google.com/adwords/myclientcenter>, >> > click "Sign up now," and follow the step-by-step instructions.* >> >> > Following that link to sign up for an 'MCC' account gives: >> >> > *The login [email protected] is already an AdWords account. * >> >> > Ie, if you're already an AdWords account, the web page will not let you be >> > an MCC account. >> >> > Is there a way for people who have AdWords accounts to have MCC accounts? >> > Could you please let us know what it is? >> >> > Thanks, >> >> > Mike >> >> > On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 5:42 AM, AdWords API Advisor < >> > [email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> Hi Mike, vit, >> >> >> If you don't see the AdWords API Center link, you are logged into an >> >> AdWords account, not an MCC account. Another way to confirm this is to >> >> check if the account you logged into has a "My Client Center" tab. >> >> Only MCCs will have this tab. >> >> >> If you don't have an MCC account, you can follow the instructions at >> >>http://adwords.google.com/support/aw/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=22531 >> >> to create an MCC account. >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> Anash P. 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