... Or if you prefer, Subscribe by e-mail 
... What is RSS?
As you may know, I lost both my parents not all that long ago. At the time I had some posts prepared and had some friends cover for me for the Blogging aspect of my business.
But, it did get me thinking of my own mortality and how my sister and I had to look everywhere for insurance papers, bills and junk to find everything we needed to clear my parents estate (it’s still not totally done)
I depend a great deal on the advertising revenue generated by the Website and all of my Blogs. Even the old Blogger Blog still generates a little income without touching or writing on it for well over a year.
So, since I didn’t really have a way of handling my Online Affairs, I decided to try to come up with a list of important information that someone would need to access my accounts and take whatever steps they felt necessary upon my demise. I thought I would share what I came up with with you.
Some questions to as yourself…
- What happens to all of that money if (when) you die?
- How will it be collected for your estate?
- Who would even know how or where to look?
- Who could actually get your money?
And don’t forget about…
All of the accounts you pay online such as your Hosting and Domain fees.
Should your spouse (or whoever is in charge of your affairs) leave the accounts open for residual income?
Put your Online Affairs in Order…
Gather all of your account(s) info in one place.
- List the accounts by Name
- Write out the Exact URL
- Your User ID
- Your Password (and secret question if there is one)
Do this for All your Ad Accounts, Affiliate Programs, Hosting Services, Domains and anything else pertinent to your Online Business. Keep All of the information together in a safe place where your Spouse/Friend/Partner/Trustee can access everything without having to look everywhere to get what they need.
Update this information as necessary, ie when you change passwords or open and close accounts.
Even though most of us prepare for this situation in our Offline Lives with Wills, Lockboxes and Lawyers, few of us think of what will happen to our Online Assets when we die.
Remember the Boy Scouts Motto: BE PREPARED
Can you add to the list? Is there anything else that you think needs to be addressed for your Online Affairs?
2 Comments
I really do need to do this. My wife wouldn’t have the faintest idea what to do the ways stand now.
Hey Rick,
Yeah, I know the feeling. This is something that a lot of onliners don’t really think of, where’s it go after you’re gone?
One Trackback
[...] You can read the rest of this blog post by going to the original source, here [...]