So there is a big buzz for the worried and the anxious Adsense publishers out there today on the Internet. Why? Because Google is slow making their payment for the end of April. Don’t sweat it!

Easy to say right? Well my wife and I have a total of over $26,000 USD due in Adsense income so we could certainly stress about it, but after 5 years of always getting our money, we choose NOT to stress it.

Here is a quote on Twitter from the Adsense team. This sounds like the Adsense team for sure. Adsense has ALWAYS paid me and my wife, even though they have been late the odd time.

Most Adsense publishers don’t panic if they are a little late with payments because they always get their money. My wife and I can get a little bit concerned, but since we always get paid (for 5 years now) we don’t sweat it too much.

Don’t Worry About Your Adsense Payments Being Late

Why? Because Google is one of the most solid companies on the planet and they have a very reasonable Adsense Team, contrary to what some publishers complain about online. They have always kept us informed as to what is going on, and they have always paid us.

In time when we have had our accounts reviewed and we have been sent an email from the Adsense team stating that we had a site that was not in compliance with their TOS (terms of services) and/or their policies, we simply responded RIGHT AWAY with an honest and polite email. We fix whatever issue we may have overlooked and we continue on. The importance of being earnest in these matters is crucial. You must be forthright and honest about your web pages and do what is asked of you. Don’t argue what is obviously in the Adsense TOS, and DO NOT GET ANGRY. You have way too much to lose by “burning your bridges”.

If you have an issue, make sure you read the TOS and policies carefully and ask yourself an honest question, “are you following the TOS and the policies to the tee?”

Then answer yourself honestly. This is the key. Don’t optimize your web pages using tactics that go against the grain of the Adsense/Adwords model even if you can create much higher profit due to CTR (click through rates). Just present your Google ads tastefully and do as you are asked. It’s better to make some money without worrying about having your Adsense account shutdown, then make more money worrying about your Adsense account being shut down.

If you use the old Google mantra when publishing your pages you will be fine. “Don’t be evil”. Don’t mislead people, and always makes sure your Adsense ads are placed in a way that your visitors understand clearly that they are indeed ads. Don’t try and trick your visitors into thinking the Google ads are part of your web site and that you are making the offers the Adwords advertisers are making.

Make sure to read the Adsense TOS – here is a good post on what not to do.

Different Ways to Get Paid From Adsense

Keep in mind that there is a few ways to get paid your Adsense income and they all vary in respect to when you see the money. These are the three methods;

1. EFT (electronic funds transfer)

You usually see your Adsense income show up in your account between the 23rd and the 26th of the month. Rarely it is later than that. The latest I have been paid is the 28th of the month, and today is the 28th of April (the morning). My guess is that the Adsense publishers who are paid via EFT will see their earnings in their accounts by this afternoon or tomorrow afternoon. As far as EFT is concerned, Google tells all publishers that they will see their money appear in their accounts by the 30th of the month. I have never been paid that late before n EFT.

Google states that if you don’t see your EFT transfer by the 5th of the next month, inform them and they will take care of you.

2. Snail Mail

The other option (which Google likely doe not like) is the snail mail option. This is a more time consuming and expensive way to send payments to Adsense publishers. My wife and I have an Adsense account in her name that is paid using the snail mail method. Generally these checks show up between the end of the month and the first 5 days of the month.

We have had two occasions whereby these Adsense earnings checks never showed up at all. We simply followed the Google Adsense team’s instructions and cancelled the checks from out account. This automatically throws those earning into the tally and are paid the following month via snail mail check delivery.

On both occasions where we did not get a check in the mail on time, we were paid on time the following month and made whole again. We have since changed my wife’s personal Adsense account to EFT.

If you have not received your snail mail check from Google Adsense by the 25th of the month, that is when you cancel the check and get it reissued for the following month. This is why most publishers choose the EFT payment method.

3. Registered Mail Delivery Courier

The 3rd option is the Registered Mail Delivery Courier option. This is popular for overseas Adsense publishers if their country is not yet eligible for the EFT method. Most publishers in North America use either the snail mail option or the EFT option because there is not cost.

There is a cost to the registered mail option and I’m pretty sure it’s close to $30 bucks per mail out (I’m too lazy to go into one of our Adsense accounts and check). It’s worth it for publishers who live in far away countries like India etc. , because they can get their money faster and more securely. I think the EFT method is coming to more and more countries “as we speak” so that is welcome news to these publishers.

We live in Canada so we have all three payment options to choose from.

Update! I just checked my Adsense accounts and it shows Payment In Process. See – no worries.

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