AdSense PIN verification is perhaps one of the most significant step for beginners in order to monetize their Blogger websites, or YouTube channels. These mechanisms are essential to ensure the correctness of your identity and, especially, your address.
AdSense will send you a letter, which contains a PIN (Personal Identification Number), directly to your home and you will need to input the numbers into your account. By doing so, your AdSense account will be fully activated and you'll be able to actually receive payments once you have reached the $100 threshold.
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Without AdSense PIN verification, you will not be able to receive payment, even though you've reached your threshold. AdSense will also temporarily stop showing ads on your website if you missed a certain deadline. Therefore, you have to pay careful attention to AdSense PIN verification steps because it will affect your income.
I'd like to describe my experience on dealing with AdSense PIN verification process. However I'd like to note that I had done my PIN verification in 2020. Therefore, I do no know whether the process has changed or not. Nevertheless, I don't think AdSense PIN verification process will be much different.
I decided to not write an article about AdSense PIN right away because it's a bit sensitive. So, about one and a half year later, I'm ready to tell my experience!
Earn $10 in AdSense to Begin ID and PIN Verification
So I was able to start identity (ID) and AdSense PIN verification by earning $10. If you are Indonesian, you need to earn Rp130,000 to start the verification process.
The PIN verification process itself is actually not that hard. However, earning your first $10 is actually quite challenging if you are only relying on one free Blogspot website.
For me personally, it took me several months to get $10 from one Blogspot website. Your income at first will be very very low. I remember my first income, from one Australian visitor, it was only Rp19 or around $0.0013! Very very low!
Your income will gradually increase naturally as your website grows and you receive more organic traffic. Based on my experience, I was able to boost my income significantly when my articles are able to rank on Google's top 10 search results.
If you want to quickly request the AdSense PIN, I suggest you to:
- Monetize an established website which already has steady traffics.
- Have a top level domain (such as .com).
- Focus on ranking by writing good articles and pay attention to good SEO principles.
The topic of your website can be about anything, but it's always important to write well. Be patience!
Once you have earned $10, AdSense will display a notification which says "Your payments are on hold. Action is required to release payment." on top of your account. You will also receive an email from Google Payments which tells you to verify your identification.
Please note that the $10 or the Rp130,000 threshold is not the accumulated balance but your total income. For example, my accumulated balance from previous months is $8 (as you can see from your AdSense account dashboard). But today, I receive $2 income. So even though my income has not been accumulated yet, I have received a total $10. Email and notification will appear right away.
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| Another example, the balance is still only Rp107,00 but the person received Rp24,000 this week, so he has Rp131,000 total. Thus he is ready for identity and AdSense PIN verification. |
If you see such notifications, do not panic. It means that you are eligible start ID and PIN from AdSense and the verification process can be started!
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Start AdSense Identity Verification Process
Before AdSense send you a PIN, you will need to do identity verification first. You will be required to upload a picture of your valid official identity card issued by your government. It can be a passport, driver license, or your national identity card, just pick one of them.
To do identity verification, go to your AdSense account, then select Payment. You will notice a red warning which says "Verify your identity." and "VERIFY NOW" button. Before you click on the verify now button, please note that there are several requirements for your identification document picture.
Do not take this step lightly, you have a limited amount of chances (if I recall correctly, you are given 3 chances) to upload the correct and valid identity card picture! If you failed to upload the required photo, you account might get locked out and you might need to contact AdSense to complete the identification process (which may not be feasible).
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| Identity Verification Process |
Tips for taking identity card picture:
- Capture the entire document including all four corners, it must be a full picture of your identity card!
- Your image must be readable, in focus, and free of reflections and glare. Please note that if you card is old and the data is unreadable, it is better to renew it first! Do not upload expired document! Select the clearest, cleanest, and newest document (Passport, National Identity Card, or Driver License).
- For Indonesians only, if your national identity card is expired, even though it is legally valid, it will not be accepted by AdSense.
- Incomplete or obstructed documents or dark or blurry photos won't be accepted.
- To prevent abuse, AdSense only allow a limited number of verification attempts.
- Uploading documents or photos other than what is requested may result in account suspension. Do not upload the wrong picture. Only a picture of your Passport, Driver License or National Identity Card are acceptable. Other documents are not accepted!
In my experience, I used my driver license card. It was my newest and clearest official document and it worked well!
Once you have taken the correct and clear picture of your document, you can click the VERIFY NOW button in AdSense Payment section. You will be required to fill in your identity. Make sure that the information, your name and address, that you enter match with the information written on your selected document.
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| Once you have submitted your documents, you will need to wait for AdSense confirmation email. |
Review your information, and again, make sure that it matches with your document. After that you can upload your identity card photo and submit it to AdSense.
After you have submitted your information and document photo, AdSense will verify it. It may take several days until you get reply from AdSense. If it is successful or failed, AdSense will notify you via email. If it is not successful, you can attempt to try it again, just make sure that you follow my tips above!
In my case, AdSense verified me in just 6 hours. I received an email which stated that my identity had been successfully verified. I can set up a payment method right away but I chose to wait until I received my PIN and verified my address first.
Waiting for AdSense PIN
After you have successfully finished the identification process, AdSense will send you a physical letter which contains the PIN directly to your house! This is quite exciting and anxiety-inducing process.
It says that you will receive the PIN in 2 - 4 weeks. If you have not received the PIN after 4 weeks, you are allowed to request the PIN again. Make sure that your address is correct, you can modify it at this stage.
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| AdSense PIN to verify billing address. |
In my case, I have to wait for over a month until my AdSense PIN arrived. I had to wait more than 4 weeks because of the pandemic situation.
After 4 weeks had passed, I click Verify and then choose the "Resend PIN" button for additional PIN. Do no try to submit random PIN, you have a limited amount of attempt to submit the correct PIN.
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| Requesting resend PIN in AdSense |
After around 8 weeks, my PIN arrived at the local post office. I actually went to the post office before to confirm if my PIN had arrived or not.
The post office staffs were kind enough to notify me directly when the PIN had arrived so I picked it to the office myself because I was so excited. Normally, the post office will deliver it to your house.
I actually ended up receiving two PINs, the first PIN which was delayed because of the pandemic and the second one because I click the "Resend PIN" option. They contains the same set of numbers.
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| AdSense PIN verification successful. |
I entered the PIN into my AdSense account and click Submit, it was successful! My tips for AdSense PIN verification:
- Be patience, wait until it is 4 weeks. If it has not arrived, do not panic select the "Resend PIN" option. AdSense PIN delivery will be longer if your home has uncommon address or if it is located in remote places.
- AdSense PIN usually may be delivered a bit late but do not worry! As long as you complete your PIN verification within 6 months (which is plenty of time), you account will not be badly affected.
- Make sure that your address is correct before you ask for AdSense to resend PIN.
- Go to your local post office and check with them directly.
I'd like to discuss setting up the payment method and bank verification process in AdSense, However, the article has gotten too long. I promise to publish an article about that next time. Stay tune!
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