## **🧭 Overview**

If you want a client to log in and see only their own project — not your other clients' work — the answer is **white-label child accounts**. However, child accounts are **blank slates**. No projects, data, or settings carry over from your parent account. Before you set one up, read this article in full so you and your client know exactly what to expect.

## **⚠️ What Child Accounts Do Not Include**

This is the most important section. A white-label child account does **not**:

- Inherit any projects from your parent account
- Import keyword rankings, backlink data, or reports you have already built
- Carry over Google Search Console (GSC) or Google Business Profile (GBP) connections
- Copy account-level settings, templates, or configurations
- Support project migration — there is currently no way to move an existing project from a parent account into a child account

Think of a child account as a brand-new Search Atlas account that happens to display your agency's branding. The client starts from zero.

## **✅ What Child Accounts Do Provide**

- A fully isolated login — the client sees only their own workspace
- Your agency's white-label branding (logo, colours, domain) applied throughout
- Access to Search Atlas tools based on the seat or plan you assign
- Complete separation from your other clients' projects and data

## **🛠️ How to Create a White-Label Child Account**

1. In the header, click the **apps-grid icon** → **More Features**.
2. Select **Agency Hub** (Agency Hub / Set up your Agency's White Label). You will land on the **/agency-settings** page.
3. Click **White Label Setup** and complete your agency branding if you have not done so already.
4. Use the **Settings** option to add a new child account and enter your client's details.
5. Send the client their login credentials. They will access a branded portal that shows only their workspace.

## **📋 What Your Client Must Do After Logging In**

Because child accounts are blank, your client (or you, on their behalf) will need to complete the following steps inside the new account:

1. **Create their project.** Add the site URL and configure project settings from scratch.
2. **Reconnect Google Search Console.** The child account has no access to GSC properties linked in your parent account. The client must authorise the connection using their own Google credentials.
3. **Reconnect Google Business Profile** if local SEO features are needed.
4. **Rebuild any reports.** Go to **Reports** (left sidebar → Reports) and use **+ Create** to set up new report templates. Existing reports from your parent account are not transferable.
5. **Re-enter historical context.** Any keyword lists, content briefs, or campaign history that existed in your parent account must be recreated manually.

## **🔄 Can I Migrate an Existing Project Instead?**

Currently, **project migration between accounts is not supported**. You cannot transfer a project — or its associated data — from your parent account to a child account. If a client needs their historical data preserved in their own account, you will need to export what you can (for example, download CSV reports via **Reports → Refresh data → Download .CSV**) and use those files as a reference when rebuilding the project in the child account.

## **🤔 Is a Child Account Right for This Client?**

Use the checklist below to decide before you proceed:

- **Use a child account if:** The client needs their own isolated login, you are onboarding a new project, and starting fresh is acceptable.
- **Reconsider if:** The client has months of ranking history inside your parent account that they need to retain in a live, connected state — migration is not possible and rebuilding will take time.
- **Alternative for read-only sharing:** If you simply want a client to review reports without full account access, consider sharing scheduled report exports via **Reports → Report Builder (Automated email reports tab)** while keeping the project in your parent account.

## **💬 Need Help?**

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