Google Adsense Issue: Automatic Payment Declined

Most of the Google Adsense Publisher who are using Western Union as their payment method are experiencing problem with the Payment this December. Just the day when we need the money most because of the Christmas Holidays. I hope that they will respond to this issue as soon as possible.

A statement from Haris Arif according to the discussion in Google Forum, 

"We're expanding the number of Western Union payments that we're sending through our new payments system this month, primarily to publishers in the Asia-Pacific region. A small number (~5%) of the payments we sent to publishers in the following countries were incorrectly declined by Western Union and need to be re-issued. No action is required on your part. We are working with Western Union to complete the configuration changes and will automatically reissue the payments. We expect to complete this in the next 24 hours.
Affected countries:
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Cambodia
China
Indonesia
Malaysia
Nepal
Pakistan
Philippines
Singapore
South Korea
Taiwan
Thailand
Vietnam
Thanks for your patience, and we're working to resolve this quickly"

As I have read thoroughly, it seems that the problem is not from Google Adsense but it is Western Union problem.

According to Miss Ghauri, "Hello, Don't worry, actually this is western union problem and my adsense payments is also declined, however today one of my relative sent me money through western union and western union officer said that due to limit exceed of our system your payment was suspended. So it is a issue from western union which is cause of decline and as soon as western union will fix it we will get payments so do not edit your accounts."

You can also visit our forum for updates. We are just hoping that it will be fixed by tomorrow.

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Google Adsense Performance in November is Quite Impressive

Every end of the month I write about my Google Adsense Performance in my other blog Zephyrr Makes Money. I made that blog for me to track my Google Adsense earnings, and I also want to share some online opportunities.

Online is the world of business today. And blogging is one of the most secure and effective way to earn extra income online. It is FREE, and absolutely you will earn from it.

Some successful bloggers are already earning thousands of dollars a month. But most of the bloggers failed because they surrender quickly.

Though you cannot earn this in just one day, a week, or a month of blogging. Most likely it will take a year or more. But if writing is your passion, then why not earn from it.

Every end of the month I write about my Google Adsense Performance. Today, it is time for me to write again about what I have earned last November. It seems that every time I write about my Google Adsense Performance it will exceeds my previous earnings.

In September, it was the first time that I was able to my Google Adsense earnings for a $100+ in just one month. Though it includes my YouTube earnings. All in all, I was paid by Google a total of $117.

In October, was the first time I was able to reach my Google Adsense earning $100+ in just my blog ALONE. So, it does not include my YouTube earnings.

This November surprise me a lot. because I did it again. Not just a $100, but $200 including my YouTube earnings. As you can see on my screenshot, I earn $182 in just my blog alone. While I earn $21 in my YouTube earnings, that a total of $203.

I also break my previous record of highest earnings per day. Because last November I was able to earn $20 in just one day.

I am hoping that I will earn more this December and continue to increase my earnings every month.

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How to Make Money With Your YouTube Videos

Many people uploading their videos on YouTube without knowing that they can earn from it. But it is not that easy though because you will need an Adsense account and link it to your YouTube account. And to be approved in Google Adsense is somewhat difficult for first timer because you will need an updated blog or website.

I don't even know this kind of opportunity before until I got approved in Google Adsense last 2012. But I started creating YouTube videos on Feb. 2013 about "how to find your wifi password on windows 8". And it just wen't very well, actually that video has been my top earner. I don't have much YouTube videos because I am more on writing articles than creating Video.

I tried to compare my Google Adsense Performance and YouTube Analytics, and confirmed that YouTube videos pay more. So, I am trying to upload more videos from now on. If I will to calculate my earnings if I will upload 1,000 videos, then I would be earning not less than $500 a month. I just hope that I will make it next year. Below is my earnings for now on 35 YouTube videos. And every month I can earn around $15 - $20. It only means more videos, more income.

How to enable your channel for monetization?

To check your channel's eligibility and opt in:
-  Visit the Monetization tab in your account settings.
-  If your account is in good standing and hasn't been previously disabled for monetization, click Enable My Account.

-  Accept the YouTube Monetization agreement. Then click on "Monetize"

You may see a different message if your account is not eligible for monetization.

Here's the Criteria for YouTube Partnership

Your YouTube channel may be eligible for the YouTube Partner Program if it meets the following criteria:

- The program has launched in your country.* (If the program is not available in your country, you will see a notification in your monetization settings.)
- Your account is in good standing and hasn't previously been disabled for monetization.
- You upload original, quality content that is advertiser-friendly.
- Your video content complies with YouTube Terms of Service and Community Guidelines.
- You have reviewed YouTube copyright education materials.

If you meet these criteria, learn how to become a partner here.

Please note: you may not be able to monetize videos which use any of the following without the explicit permission of the person who created or produced all material:

- Music (including cover songs, lyrics, and background music)
- Graphics and pictures (including photographs and artwork)
- Movie or TV visuals
- Video game or software visuals.
- Live performances (including concerts, sporting events, and shows)

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How to Make Money on Blogs Using Google Adsense | Get Approved in Google Adsense

Google Adsense has been the most effective way to make money on blogs. I’ve tried several PPC, PPD, CPA and etc. but nothing compares to my Google Adsense earnings. I really recommend Google Adsense as the top one in making money online. And the thing is once your website is fully established, you don’t have to do anything to earn. It will become your passive income online. Though it requires hard work at first because you will be building your readers and do SEO on your site to rank higher on search engine. But all your efforts on your first few months will be paid off. I still remember the days when I get approved in Google Adsense but only earning a few $cents per day as I don’t have enough traffic. Luckily, with just a little hard work I can make a few dollars now per day. My last payment was $182 that was on July by doing nothing on my blog. For now I am also waiting for my next payment that would be scheduled next month. I am assuming that it will be $170 or more. This is really a big help if you need an extra income online.

Honestly, I am a stubborn person and not really want to work in a company dealing with bosses. I just want to manage my own time in a convenient place (a place where I consider my Home). That’s the reason why I created several blogs to secure my future. At this time, I am more concern to stabilize my monthly income online. So, by the time I will reach $1000 a month, then that would be the signal that I am ready to stop working in a company. That’s my goal, hope I will achieve it as soon as possible.

How to get approved in Google Adsense?

What I can suggest is to create a unique content on every post you will make on your blog/website. Google search engine would really rank your posts higher (makes it more visible) if you have the unique and helpful content to the viewers. Then everything else will follow.

Applying in Google Adsense is only difficult if you are a first timer. But once your account is approved, you can easily linked your Google Adsense to several blogs/website (even earning in YouTube).

So how to apply in Google Adsense?

Before applying to Google Adsense you have to consider several things:

- Your blog/website is at least 3-6 months old
- You have a unique contents
- You have consistently generating traffic around 100 visitors or more per day
- Your blog/website is updated

There is a simple secret on how you can easily approved in Google Adsense. Well, this is not really a secret anymore but rather a strategy. First you need to have an updated blog/website with at least 30 - 50 posts. Let’s take for example today your site is already three months old. Of course you are excited and planning to apply to Google Adsense. Don’t send your application first but rather wait for at least 2 weeks more. I know that a lot of bloggers are struggling to drive traffic for their first few months. And several of them take a risk to apply in Google Adsense even though they don’t have enough traffic and ended up in rejection.

So these are the things you will do within 2 weeks everyday:

- Create an account in StumbleUpon. If you already have an account, then that’s great
- Share at least two of your posts every day. As you know, StumbleUpon has an effective way to generate US visitors. You cannot share the same link on StumbleUpon. So do not share all of your posts. Though they only accepts at least 10 links per day on the same site as far as I know.
- Create a post everyday within these two weeks
- After two weeks try to check your Alexa Rank. I am very sure that you will rank up higher in Alexa. Remember that the lower the number in Alexa, the higher the traffic.

Now you are ready to apply in Google Adsense. You can submit your application with confidence. Just don’t stop creating post and share them on StumbleUpon until you get approved in Google Adsense. They will review your application for about a week or less.

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Google Adsense VS CPALead (PPC vs CPA)

I am a member of these two networks and as you can see on my site I've also run them both. But what are their differences and how much you will earn on these sites. Okay, let's talk first on CPALead. CPALead is one of the top CPA Networks in the world. They also have the highest converting campaigns in the industry. By the way, CPA stands for Cost Per Action. You are getting paid on every leads you get. It also means that your earnings will vary on the number of completed surveys. Yes, they have a great payout ranging from $0.20 - $20 per lead (as far as I know). Imagine if you generate 1000 unique visitors per day and get 100 leads (completed the survey) and assuming that the offer is for $1. So, you will be earning around $100/day. Sounds good, right? But remember, you will only get the payout if they will complete the survey. The problem is that most of the people won't do the survey because they are afraid to enter their E-mail Ad/Number/Zip Code and will get SPAM emails or etc. That is why CPA Networks are full of BlackHat Method. This method will surely earn them thousands of dollars per month. But they deceived a lot of people only to earn this amount.

Google Adsense is effortless. You are still earning even if you do nothing on your site. Your earnings are based on every click and not on surveys. PPC stands for Pay Per Click. So, no surveys that needs to take for you to earn. Earnings also vary on your daily clicks. Based on my experience, I have earned $1+ in just one click. If I remember it right, that click was based on US. The countries with highest rate per click are United States, United Kingdom, Australia and Canada (based on my Google Adsense performance). Some countries only offer less per click ranging from $0.01 - $1. I know what you are thinking that they are not offering much. But as you know it is easy to earn cash per click than taking surveys. You can earn a lot of clicks on CPALead but not earning because they were not able to complete the survey. In my opinion, Google Adsense is the best. I don't even need to update my site everyday to earn. In CPALead you need to be creative and find attractive keywords on your visitors for you to earn. Actually I tried to research on some payment proof on Google Adsense, and I find someone that is earning $1,400+ on a certain day by doing nothing. I was really impressed of his earnings and I know that many bloggers are earning more with Google Adsense.

I conclude that you will earn more with Google Adsense compared to CPALead. Though you can run both on your site just what I did.

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