john wants to use Google AdSense to make money and he happily start
the process. He starts a blog, registers for an AdSense account, gets
approval from Google, creates ads, integrates ad code in his web pages
and begins to show ads.
The next day when john logs into his AdSense account to see how much he has earned. First thing that might disheartens him is the figure of earning from previous day ($0.00 or may be $0.01) … On top of this, he finds a message from Google that their payment is on hold. Tension!
Even more tension comes in when john sees that the following message:
Google plays this trick to verify Harry’s postal address (this is where john receive his pay cheques). However, as it happens with many people; postal mail containing the PIN number never arrives!
john logs into his AdSense account and asks for the PIN to be resent; and Google resends the PIN. Sometimes the elusive PIN still does not come. john can make up to three requests for PIN number. And sometimes, after all these requests, the PIN number… still does not come!
Now what john should do?
After you have tried all three attempts of receiving PIN from Google, and failed, don’t lose heart. The next step is to send Google a scanned copy of your ID using this form.
Your ID must show your postal address and it must be same as the one that you have given to AdSense. The best ID to send is your Passport. Scan the first page and the last page (so that you can show your details, passport’s details and address details) and upload the file in the above given form.
Other valid IDs could be your bank statement, government ID, voter ID, telephone/electricity bill etc. The ID must show your name as well as the address.
If you do not have access to a scanner, you can take a good photo of your ID using your digital camera or mobile phone. Make sure that the relevant details are clearly visible in such camera photos.
Google’s staff will see your ID and verify your address. They take from one day to a couple of weeks to finish this process. Once they’ve verified your address, they will remove payment hold and will begin to show commercial ads on your website. You’ll get an email from AdSense team saying something like:
The next day when john logs into his AdSense account to see how much he has earned. First thing that might disheartens him is the figure of earning from previous day ($0.00 or may be $0.01) … On top of this, he finds a message from Google that their payment is on hold. Tension!
Even more tension comes in when john sees that the following message:
Your pages are displaying Public Service Advertisements (PSAs) because you haven’t yet verified your PIN and/or phone number. See the Payment History page for more detailsBut when john looks for details, he feels relieved because Google says that a PIN number has been mailed (not emailed) to him. The PIN number should be entered into the AdSense account for removing hold on payments and showing commercial ads.
Google plays this trick to verify Harry’s postal address (this is where john receive his pay cheques). However, as it happens with many people; postal mail containing the PIN number never arrives!
john logs into his AdSense account and asks for the PIN to be resent; and Google resends the PIN. Sometimes the elusive PIN still does not come. john can make up to three requests for PIN number. And sometimes, after all these requests, the PIN number… still does not come!
Now what john should do?
After you have tried all three attempts of receiving PIN from Google, and failed, don’t lose heart. The next step is to send Google a scanned copy of your ID using this form.
Your ID must show your postal address and it must be same as the one that you have given to AdSense. The best ID to send is your Passport. Scan the first page and the last page (so that you can show your details, passport’s details and address details) and upload the file in the above given form.
Other valid IDs could be your bank statement, government ID, voter ID, telephone/electricity bill etc. The ID must show your name as well as the address.
If you do not have access to a scanner, you can take a good photo of your ID using your digital camera or mobile phone. Make sure that the relevant details are clearly visible in such camera photos.
Google’s staff will see your ID and verify your address. They take from one day to a couple of weeks to finish this process. Once they’ve verified your address, they will remove payment hold and will begin to show commercial ads on your website. You’ll get an email from AdSense team saying something like:
Thanks for your email. After verifying your ID proof, I am happy to let you know that I have manually overridden your PIN requirement and you won’t be required to enter another PIN for this account in the future.
Use the full allowance of multiple AdSense ads on each of your pages – 3
regular AdSense ads, plus 1 link unit. Use careful placement of these
ads so they blend into your site and don’t distract from your content.
Clever use of this allowance can be seen on this page about bad Internet dating stories where you see:
You can either install a Firefox add-on –
check their facebook updates even before picking up toothbrushes.
Initially for kids it have spread to all age groups and interests but a
large number of users are sill from schools and colleges.
