..and not only can you not charge anyone to see the map, but you can't make the map private so only come people can view it. All maps must be publicly available to anyone.
(unless, of course, you pay for the privilege) -Mike Ethetton http://mastertoolworks.com http://mappingcenter.ord On Jul 18, 1:41 pm, Andrew Leach <[email protected]> wrote: > On Jul 18, 7:25 pm, SEFL <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I also saw the part about not charging end users for the map, but this > > is where it was a bit of a grey area for me. It's incredibly obvious > > that they don't want people to pay for the privilege of viewing a map > > that they could otherwise get for free on the Google.com site itself, > > and that's why I was suspicious that they don't want potential > > advertisers on a site paying for a privilege they could otherwise get > > for free. > > No, that's the wrong reason. Google want their logo to reach as many > people as possible. If you charge to *see* a map, then their potential > coverage will be reduced. > > Your business model for the service you provide to your advertisers is > up to you. If they want you to program a map into their entry, they > can pay you for that service. What you can't do is charge anyone to > see their map. > > Andrew --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-API?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
