I have asked this question several times to myself and did my own bit of research too. No one accepts disapproval and each one of us want to prepare ourselves before submitting any application. Same goes with AdSense website approval process where we tend to have several such questions, but those answers are not in Google forum too. The answers in Google Forum are very generic and do not solve our queries. I understand the obvious questions and the same are listed below…
How old a domain should be?
How many pages a website should have before applying?
How many Articles/Posts should be in the website before submission?
How much time does it take for approval?
There are several such questions that come to our mind before we think about submitting the website for approval. Now, let’s get into what really came to my mind and may be with a lot of other people too and what is the appropriate answer for them.
How Old A Domain Should Be?
I came across many forums and articles but none could provide a satisfactory answer for “What should be the real age of domain before one can apply for Ad Sense? “. Sadly, there is no mention of such things on Google Help pages as well. This is really important for the startups to understand WHEN!!!
Answer to this: There is no such threshold on domain age. You can apply for AdSense account as long as you got a good website with rich content. I got approved for a domain which was purchased 20 DAYS PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. Isn’t that helpful? So, go ahead, buy a new domain and start your website! And guess what? No wait time before you apply.
Minimum Number of Pages/Articles/Post?
Did you ever ask yourself, what should be the total number of posts before you apply? I Hope no one would prefer to launch a website that has little or may be no content. It’s always best to include some articles before you make it available to users. Unless one has good number of articles that can please users to visit your site more often, there will be least chances of generating revenue out of AdSense. It’s like opening a retail showroom with no stocks.
I know you must be asking, so there is no appropriate answer to this? Well very much yes, there are no such guidelines on this by Google. But with my experience, I could manage the approval with just 8 articles on the website. Well, just eight articles are not a big deal…Isn’t it? So, let’s start rocking!
Checklist Before You Apply for AdSense Account
It’s not a mammoth task. If you have enough technical resource in hand, you can manage to do it yourself in few hours. Let’s see what really we should take care of before applying…
1. Proper Website with no broken pages/links.
2. I would say at least 5 articles to start with.
3. Domain age does not matter
4. Must Include Contact form/page, Privacy Policy and Sitemap.
Least to say, it’s very easy to setup a website and submit to AdSense for Approval. If you still have any further questions or any confusion, please feel free to write to me using the contact form on the website. I will be happy to assist you.
Lastly, How Much Time Does it Take for Approval?
Google says “It may take few days and on certain cases it might be 2 weeks”. Do you have any real definition for “few days”? Yes, for me it was 24 hours. Trust me, I got approval the next day I submitted the website. It’s really super easy if you run through the small checklist above. Stick to them and you are good to launch!
Happy reading..