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AdSense: My Initial Steps Into The World Of Advertisements

well, i’ve jumped on the bandwagon and joined the countless numbers of bloggers using Google’s AdSense for including ads in their blogs. here’s a rundown on how the process of signing-up and setting-up went for me:

1. Initial Sign-Up Attempt:

this was absolutely ridiculous (my own fault). i signed up using Google Account A and waited for the verification email. got it. clicked the confirmation link and was told to wait until they had reviewed my application. so i waited. for a loooooong time. and i never heard anything back from them, after waiting approximately two weeks. so…

2. Second Sign-Up Attempt:

i tried again. i signed up using Google Account B and went through the verification process once more. this time i resolved to wait longer, no matter how long. so i waited. and i waited. and i waited some more..
after about three weeks, i finally received the email telling me i had been accepted into the service, and i could go ahead and finish the sign-up process. unfortunately for me, i had made a small mistake in the interim that hindered me from completing this step for about an hour…

3. Sign-Up Finalization:

while waiting for them to review my application and send me a confirmation email, i had decided to forward all incoming mail from Google Account A to Google Account B, because i almost never check Google Account B… so, silly me, when i finally got the review confirmation today, i got it at Google Account A, and therefore assumed the email was for that account. so. i spent close to 45 minutes trying to login to my brand new approved adsense account with the wrong account information. it didn’t even occur to me that this was the case, because i had completely forgotten that i’d forwarded my email from Account B to Account A.

4. Account Set-Up (finally):

this was a breeze. agree to terms and service, fill in tax information, set-up payment option (which i have yet to do), set up first ad, and voila! (i also installed a WP plugin called Adsense Manager, which i highly recommend)

so, all in all, the process was absolutely frustrating, but that was simply due to my own forgetfulness. =P other than that, everything was smooth sailing. a very simple way to get advertisements placed on one’s blog and start generating some revenue.

now, i can finally start putting all of my time and effort into producing the kind of (hopefully) quality content that will keep people coming back. that is, after all, the whole point..

i’d also be interested to hear how this whole process went for other people. have any of you had any trouble whatsoever in signing up and/or setting up your AdSense accounts? leave a comment and tell us about it

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