{"id":4664,"date":"2015-07-17T15:26:09","date_gmt":"2015-07-17T09:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.www.adpushup.com\/blog\/?p=4664"},"modified":"2023-06-01T16:12:16","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T10:42:16","slug":"adsense-application-mistakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/adsense-application-mistakes\/","title":{"rendered":"AdSense Application Common Mistakes &#8211; Read Before Applying For AdSense","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ffd9e2\"><em>Common <strong>mistakes<\/strong> committed by publishers which lead to disapproval of their <strong>AdSense application.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AdSense is great option for publishers to monetize their website with. However, AdSense is known for very strong&nbsp;policies which are enforced strictly. The aim of this article is to share some common&nbsp;issues, which&nbsp;can be avoided and often result in disapproval of your&nbsp;AdSense Application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_79_2 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/adsense-application-mistakes\/#Who_can_apply_to_AdSense\" >Who can apply to AdSense?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/adsense-application-mistakes\/#How_does_the_application_process_look_like\" >How does the application process look like?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/adsense-application-mistakes\/#How_to_avoid_the_most_common_mistakes_in_your_AdSense_Application\" >How to avoid the most common mistakes in your AdSense Application?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/adsense-application-mistakes\/#What_is_the_Second_phase_of_the_application_process\" >What is the Second&nbsp;phase of the application process?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/adsense-application-mistakes\/#What_to_do_when_your_Application_is_disapproved\" >What to do when your Application is disapproved?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/adsense-application-mistakes\/#Key_Take_Aways\" >Key Take Aways<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/adsense-application-mistakes\/#FAQs\" >FAQs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-who-can-apply-to-adsense\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_can_apply_to_AdSense\"><\/span>Who can apply to AdSense?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Prospective AdSense publishers must own unique online content to monetize, which complies with the respective product-specific <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/adsense-policy-guide\/\">content policies<\/a>. You can find more on our <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/adsense-policy-guide\/\" rel=\"noopener\">AdSense policies in a dedicated post on our blog<\/a>. Additionally, AdSense publishers need to be at least 18 years of age. Lastly, in some locations, including China and India, Publishers need to have owned their sites for <strong>at least 6 months<\/strong>. Google has&nbsp;taken this step to ensure the quality of our advertising network and protect the interests of their&nbsp;advertisers and existing publishers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-how-does-the-application-process-look-like\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_does_the_application_process_look_like\"><\/span>How does the application process look like?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In most cases, prospective publishers sign up using the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/adsense\/v3\/signup?hl=en\">application form<\/a>. However, if a publisher is primarily interested in monetizing his YouTube content or hosts his websites with one of our API partners, Blogger for instance, the AdSense application should be initiated using the respective web interface of the service they are&nbsp;using.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The application process consists of <strong>2 stages<\/strong>, an <strong>initial check<\/strong> and a <strong>detailed content review<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/adsense.jpg\" alt=\"adsense\" class=\"wp-image-4667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/adsense.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/adsense-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/adsense-768x334.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/adsense-150x65.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_avoid_the_most_common_mistakes_in_your_AdSense_Application\"><\/span>How to avoid the most common mistakes in your AdSense Application?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-how-to wp-block-yoast-how-to-block\"><p class=\"schema-how-to-description\">There is a number of steps one can take to increase the likelihood of passing the initial application stage.<\/p> <ol class=\"schema-how-to-steps\"><li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1666184197613\"><strong class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\"><strong>Payee\/Contact Name<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">This is the name in which you&#8217;ll receive your AdSense Payments. Applications with an incomplete name will be\u00a0dis-approved. For corporate\/business\u00a0accounts, you should enter the\u00a0name of the company or organization\u00a0in the \u201cPayee Name\u201d field.<\/p> <\/li><li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1666184224499\"><strong class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\"><strong>Address:<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">Enter the complete detailed mailing\u00a0address in this field. Incomplete address would mean dis-approval.\u00a0Make sure you enter the zip Code as well.<\/p> <\/li><li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1666184247682\"><strong class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\"><strong>Email Address<\/strong>:<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">Double check your email address as this is the email ID on which all communication regarding your AdSense account will be sent. Also, you will be using this email ID to\u00a0login into your AdSense account.<\/p> <\/li><li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1666184262949\"><strong class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\"><strong>Under Construction\/Difficult Site Navigation<\/strong>:<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">In order to be approved, your website must be launched and contain enough textual content for our specialists to evaluate. Websites that are under construction, don&#8217;t load, or have non-functioning links, will not be approved. Double check\u00a0the URL on your application and make sure it is entered correctly.<\/p> <\/li><li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1666184294933\"><strong class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\"><strong>Site Ownership<\/strong>:<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">Make sure you own the website you are submitting and have\u00a0FTP\/Backend access to the website using which you can edit the HTML code\u00a0on the website, which will be required\u00a0to place the AdSense ad codes.<\/p> <\/li><li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1666184308574\"><strong class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\"><strong>Unsupported Language<\/strong>:<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">AdSense supports <strong>38 languages<\/strong> at the\u00a0moment. You can find a complete list\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/adsense\/answer\/9727\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">by clicking here<\/a>. For\u00a0websites, which are not supported via AdSense, you cannot use AdSense on such websites.<\/p> <\/li><\/ol><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<p>[easy-tweet tweet=&#8221;AdSense supports 38 languages at the moment.&#8221; user=&#8221;adpushup&#8221; usehashtags=&#8221;no&#8221;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_Second_phase_of_the_application_process\"><\/span>What is the Second&nbsp;phase of the application process?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once applicants pass the first stage, they need to implement the ad code on their websites. AdSense&#8217;s&nbsp;team of specialists then review the respective websites and makes the final decision on whether to allow the applicants into the AdSense program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please bear in mind that Google&nbsp;only reviews the website if the website on which the&nbsp;ad code has been placed and the website the applicant applied with, match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before completing this stage, applicants have full access to their AdSense accounts, but they see a red warning informing them that they are still under review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the ad slots on their sites only show blank spaces instead of ads. If approved, live ads will start showing in their existing ad units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note that this process only applies to publishers intending to monetize their online property using AdSense for Content. Publishers only wishing to monetize their YouTube videos, for instance, are not effected. This means that they will continue to see the red warning, but it will have no effect on their ability to show ads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please feel free to ask any questions in the comment section and we&#8217;d be happy to answer them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_to_do_when_your_Application_is_disapproved\"><\/span>What to do when your Application is disapproved?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If an application gets disapproved, the applicant is always being notified via email. This disapproval email specifically explains why a given application has been disapproved and provides precise instructions on what to do next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-key-take-aways\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_Take_Aways\"><\/span>Key Take Aways<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fddee5\"><li>Google AdSense publishers must own unique online content and be at least 18 years of age to monetize.<\/li><li>Under Construction\/Difficult Site Navigation: Websites that don&#8217;t load or have non-functioning links will not be approved.<\/li><li>Before approval, applicants see blank spaces instead of ads in their AdSense accounts. If approved, live ads will start showing.<\/li><li>Publishers wishing to monetize their YouTube videos will continue to see the red warning.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-faqs\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQs\"><\/span>FAQs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1666184441775\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">1. Why was my AdSense application rejected?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">The most common reason for disapproval is that your application is a duplicate of an existing account. The AdSense Terms and Conditions prohibit the creation of more than one account per publisher.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1666184553858\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">2. Is it hard to get approved for AdSense?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">AdSense approval is not difficult if you meet the criteria. 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