When is the Right Time to Apply For a Google AdSense Account?

Google AdSense is undoubtedly the easiest way toI think it's a guideline to filter the scam sites and not
make money online. Most of the times new bloggersnecessarily a policy. I own a custom domain. Following
website owners are not sure as when is the rightis a sequence of events related to my AdSense
time to apply for an AdSense account. What is theapproval:
minimum traffic requirement? How many articles
should be there? Is there a six month ownership1. Registered my domain name (mentioned in the
criteria for the website? Does PageRank play anyresource box) on 21 September 2009.
role? Unfortunately, there's more myth than fact2. Posted my first article on 1 October 2009.
circulating in public domain about Google AdSense3. Applied for AdSense approximately after 2 and half
account approval. I would like to share mymonths of activity.
experience for the benefit of website & blog4. Received approval mail on 23 December 2009,
owners who wish to apply for AdSense account. Iafter 3 working days from the date of application.
am a technology blogger from India & receivedWhen is the right time to Apply for Google AdSense
my AdSense approval in less than 3 months ofaccount? Following were my blog statistics when I
owning my blog. No need to unnecessarily wait for 6applied for Google AdSense:
months if you own a good quality blog.- Number of articles: 14.
Why am I interested to share my AdSense account- Google PageRank: 0. (Now it has a PR of 2 after 31
request approval experience? Cause, it may not beDecember 2009 PR update)
unique but it's different & will motivate many of- Total number of visits from October till December
you to play fair. Also, it will help you in deciding one20: approximately 2200.
of the most important factors i.e. when is the right- Page Views: approximately 3850. Search Engine
time to apply for AdSense. Following statements aretraffic source: approximately 45%.
widely circulated in forums & blogs:- Visitors came from 75 countries.
- Google doesn't readily approve publishers from- Majority of visitors from India followed by USA
India, China and a few other countries& UK.
- Your website/blog must be six months old to getFrom above I can safely draw a conclusion that,
AdSense account approval.irrespective of location & country of origin,
First thing first, you can't fool the most innovativeanyone who satisfies above criteria can apply for
web company (read Google). So, forget aboutAdSense account & can get it approved. Before
getting your AdSense account approved using 100syou apply to AdSense make sure that you have the
of paid/non-paid guaranteed black-magic waysfollowing in your blog:
mentioned in various forums & blogs. Even if- A good theme/design.
you are successful in doing so, your account bears- Completed About me, Contact, Disclaimer etc.
the risk of getting disabled. Bottom-line: No- Unique articles.
short-cuts, never pay anyone, never use someone- Good quality articles.
else's credentials or not so fair means to get your- Good posting frequency (at least 1 article per
AdSense approved. I am not an authority on Googleweek)
AdSense but from my experience I can confidently- Good search engine traffic (on an average at least
say that the above mentioned statements may not30 unique visitors per day
be fully correct. Though Google AdSense SupportAfter my experience, I strongly feel that Google
clearly mentions:does not discriminate provided you have a good
In some locations, including China and India, we alsoquality blog. So, no need to wait for 6 months for a
require publishers to have owned their sites for 6blog which deserves it.
months.