How to Create an AdSense Account (For Newbie Bloggers)
As a blogger, you have surely heard of the AdSense program from Google which is regarded as one of the best contextual advertisement programs available.In this post, I will demonstrate how you can create an AdSense account for your website.
Step-by-Step Guide to Creating an AdSense Account:
First, go to the Signup page for AdSense.You will see an option to create a new Google account, or you can choose to use your existing Google account.
Note: If you have a custom domain name & you are using Google Apps for your domain email address, I suggest you use that to sign up for your AdSense account. When you use domain specific email addresses (admin@domain.com), the chances of getting your AdSense application approved is increased by a factor of 3.
Otherwise, you can use your existing gmail address.
Website Details:
This form is straight-forward. You simply need to enter your website address and select the content language. For the website URL use your blog address, and make sure to add it without “http://”.
AdSense contact information:
This is the most important part.
I remember making a couple of mistakes at this part when I first signed up. Hopefully, if you follow this guide, you won’t make the same mistakes.
The “payee name” is very important. Make sure to use the same name under which you have a bank account, as AdSense will be sending you checks or EFT payment under that name.
If you make a mistake here, changing the payee name of your account will be difficult in many countries, including India.
- Here is the list of countries which are not allowed to change the payee name after signing up.
Next add your contact information and fill in the other details.
Accept AdSense policies:
Read the AdSense policies and put a checkmark in all three boxes.
Once done, click on “Submit”, and on the next page you can review your details.
Make sure that all the details are accurate and up to date!
Signing up with your email account:
You can use your current email address to sign up, or you can create a new gmail ID just for AdSense. For fast approval, I would suggest you to use ZohoMail, and create a free domain-specific email address.
In my case, when I tried to sign up using a generic gmail address, I was rejected four times. However, when I later applied using a domain-specific email address, I got instant AdSense approval.
(Must read: Google AdSense new account approval process)