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Wednesday, 14 June 2006
Monday, 12 June 2006
Place a self-hold and reduce banking fees
Tired of losing a large percentage of every AdSense check to bank processing fees? As I mentioned in my last post, if you're outside the US and receive USD checks, you can let your earnings accrue and then receive larger checks less frequently by placing a self-hold on your account. This will help reduce the overall impact of any check processing fees charged by your bank.
Should you decide to experiment with this option, please keep in mind that changes to your hold status must be in place by the 15th of each month. For example, in order to let your earnings accrue or to remove self-holds for a June payment, you need to make the change by June 15th.
If you haven't done so already, I also encourage you to subscribe to the AdSense Calendar where you can find information about our monthly payment schedule.
UPDATED to include information about AdSense Calendar
Should you decide to experiment with this option, please keep in mind that changes to your hold status must be in place by the 15th of each month. For example, in order to let your earnings accrue or to remove self-holds for a June payment, you need to make the change by June 15th.
If you haven't done so already, I also encourage you to subscribe to the AdSense Calendar where you can find information about our monthly payment schedule.
UPDATED to include information about AdSense Calendar
Thursday, 8 June 2006
A letter from Eric Schmidt, CEO
Freedom of access to information on the Internet is a topic that we believe is of great interest and importance to Inside AdSense readers. Our CEO Eric Schmidt has written a letter to you, our publishers, on the subject of "net neutrality" -- read below for the full text:
Dear AdSense Publisher,
There's a debate heating up in Washington, DC on something called "net neutrality" – and the outcome of this debate may very well impact your business. Therefore, we are taking the unprecedented steps of calling your attention to this looming crisis and asking you to get involved.
Sometime in the next few days, the House of Representatives is going to vote on a bill that would fundamentally alter the Internet. That bill would give the big phone and cable companies the power to choose what you will be able to see and do on the Internet.
Today the Internet is an information highway where anybody – no matter how large or small, how traditional or unconventional – has equal access to everyone else. On the Internet, a business doesn't need the network's permission to communicate with a customer or deploy an innovative new service. But the phone and cable monopolies, who control almost all broadband Internet access, want the power to choose who gets onto the high-speed lanes and whose content gets seen first and fastest. They want to build tollbooths to block the on-ramps for those whom they don't want to compete with and who can't pay this new Internet tax. Money and monopoly, not ideas and independence, will be the currency of their Internet.
Under the proposed "pay-to-play" system, small- and medium-sized businesses will be placed at an automatic disadvantage to their larger competitors. Those who cannot afford the new Internet tax – or who want to compete directly with the phone and cable companies – will be marginalized by slower Internet access that will inevitably make their sites less accessible, and therefore less appealing.
Creativity, innovation and a free and open marketplace are all at stake in this fight. Imagine an Internet in which your access to customers is constrained by your ability to cut a deal with the carriers. Please call your representative in Congress at 202-224-3121. For more information on the issue, and more ways to make your voice be heard, visit www.ItsOurNet.org.
Thank you for your time, your concern and your support.
Eric Schmidt
CEO of Google Inc.
P.S. -- If you are unsure of who represents you in Congress, you can look them up by zip code at http://www.house.gov. And if you would like to stay informed about this issue, and other policy issues affecting Google, you can opt-in to our policy mailing list at http://groups-beta.google.com/group/googlepolicy/subscribe (powered by Google Groups).
Wednesday, 7 June 2006
So you're a successful, savvy AdSense publisher...
Want to work for us? Well, AdSense is hiring. In fact we're always looking for new team members in many AdSense-related positions, so if you're looking for a challenging and rewarding role and you think you'd be a good fit for our team, we encourage you to apply. Who knows--maybe you'll be the next face of AdSense featured on this blog.
If you're interested in working directly with AdSense publishers like yourself, take a look at our Mountain View, California openings.
Google also has positions in sales, marketing and product management.
Located outside of the U.S.? Be sure to take a look at our international openings, too.
If you're interested in working directly with AdSense publishers like yourself, take a look at our Mountain View, California openings.
Google also has positions in sales, marketing and product management.
Located outside of the U.S.? Be sure to take a look at our international openings, too.
Tuesday, 6 June 2006
More than ads: video on your site
After our recent foray into video ads, there's been a lot of news and questions. So we thought we'd remind you that there are plenty of other ways you can leverage video to make your site more engaging for users, in addition to video ads.
By embedding Google Video content into your site, you can also add color to a story, illustrate complicated steps on a how-to page, or give content for a review (check out our new movie preview page). Recently, we made it much easier to let us host your content - you can upload from within your web browser and your videos will be available for your site within minutes. You'll also be able to get full reporting on any videos you've uploaded.
We've received feedback from publishers that adding video to your site is a great way to draw in more readers. It's easy to start: just find a video you like from Google Video or upload your own, then click on the embed link on the right side of any playback page to add it to your site.
By embedding Google Video content into your site, you can also add color to a story, illustrate complicated steps on a how-to page, or give content for a review (check out our new movie preview page). Recently, we made it much easier to let us host your content - you can upload from within your web browser and your videos will be available for your site within minutes. You'll also be able to get full reporting on any videos you've uploaded.
We've received feedback from publishers that adding video to your site is a great way to draw in more readers. It's easy to start: just find a video you like from Google Video or upload your own, then click on the embed link on the right side of any playback page to add it to your site.
Thursday, 1 June 2006
Make a date with AdSense Calendar
Today we're launching the AdSense Calendar. You can use it to find our monthly payment schedule, a record of AdSense blog posts, future system maintenance periods, and upcoming events--all backdated to the beginning of April 2006.
To subscribe to the calendar, simply follow these instructions. While most of you will choose to subscribe via Google Calendar, you can also easily view it using a feed reader or your favorite iCal-compatible program, like iCal for Mac.
Once you've added the AdSense Calendar to your Google Calendar, AdSense events will show up alongside your own events. Here's what your calendar might look like after you've subscribed to the AdSense Calendar (events in orange are AdSense events).
We'll be keeping it updated, so don't forget to check it before asking about your next payment date ;)
We hope you find this new tool to be useful and informative, and as always, don't hesitate to send us your feedback.
To subscribe to the calendar, simply follow these instructions. While most of you will choose to subscribe via Google Calendar, you can also easily view it using a feed reader or your favorite iCal-compatible program, like iCal for Mac.
Once you've added the AdSense Calendar to your Google Calendar, AdSense events will show up alongside your own events. Here's what your calendar might look like after you've subscribed to the AdSense Calendar (events in orange are AdSense events).
We'll be keeping it updated, so don't forget to check it before asking about your next payment date ;)
We hope you find this new tool to be useful and informative, and as always, don't hesitate to send us your feedback.
Wednesday, 31 May 2006
Payments information may be delayed
This month we experienced a posting delay that might keep some payment information from appearing in your account immediately. While all payments have been sent out as usual, the 'Payment...' line might take some extra time to show up on the Payment History page of your account under the My Account tab.
Additionally, if you recently signed up to receive payments by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT), or added a new bank account for EFT deposits, it may take a few extra days after you've received your test deposit before you can verify your bank account.
We expect to have the issue resolved by the end of this week. Thank you for your patience and, again, don't worry--AdSense payments went out as usual!
Additionally, if you recently signed up to receive payments by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT), or added a new bank account for EFT deposits, it may take a few extra days after you've received your test deposit before you can verify your bank account.
We expect to have the issue resolved by the end of this week. Thank you for your patience and, again, don't worry--AdSense payments went out as usual!
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