Getting Paid

"If you only get paid when your earnings reach $100," Claude asked, "how many months does a new AdSense publisher have to wait to be paid?"

"There aren't any statistics available," I answered, "and it really depends on how much traffic the site is getting and how much money you're getting per click. My first site had pretty low traffic initially, so it took me a few months to get my first payment. And back then, Google always paid out accounts at the end of the calendar year, even if they had accumulated earnings less than $100. I don't think Stef will earn $100 this month, but $10 in a couple of weeks is a good start."

"When do you actually get paid?" Stef asked.

"Google sends the payments about a month after you've earned them," I said. "They're very consistent with their schedule."

"They send you a check?" Claude said.

"Yes," I said. "International publishers can even get paid in other currencies. You can get the check sent by courier to you if you're in a hurry. Alternatively, you can now sign up for EFTelectronic fund transfer."

"And have the money deposited directly into your bank account," Claude said.

"You choose your payment type from the Account Settings page," I said. "It's really easy. I still get checksit's nice to physically receive them. But if I were making several thousand dollars a month from AdSense, I'd probably want to get the money more quickly, and I'd either get the check by courier or use EFT."