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How to submit your website to Google AdSense for monetization after it goes live? A complete step-by-step guide to registration and submission.

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You only need a single Google account to manage all your websites with AdSense. There's no need to create a new account for each site.

Step 1: Prepare a Google Account (Gmail)

To apply for AdSense, the first requirement is having a Google account, which means you need a Gmail address. If you don’t have one yet, it’s recommended to register one first.

However, it's not advisable to apply for AdSense right after creating a new Gmail account. Instead, “warm up” your account by using it regularly—log into the browser, send and receive emails, search on Google, etc. Keep the activity consistent for 2–4 weeks. This helps build trust and improves your chances of getting approved.

Step 2: Go to the AdSense Website and Start the Registration

Once your Google account is ready, head over to the official AdSense site:
https://adsense.com/

Log in with your Google account to start the registration process.

Step 3: Submit Your Website for Initial Review

During the registration, you'll need to submit a website to undergo AdSense’s initial review.
If you don’t have a website yet, it’s recommended to build one first, otherwise you won’t be able to proceed.

Typically, the review site should have some traffic. While low-traffic sites are not automatically disqualified, there may be extra requirements—like having a domain registered for over three months and containing a reasonable amount of original content.

If you don’t yet have a ready-made site, consider creating a basic blog using WordPress and posting original content regularly. Writing 1–2 posts per day for 2–3 weeks will significantly increase your approval chances.

When submitting your website, enter only the top-level domain—no need to include https:// or any path. Also, do not check the option that says “I don’t have a website yet.”

You’ll be prompted to select the website type. Choose the option that allows AdSense to "make the most of your site." After that, you’ll enter the review process.

Step 4: Fill in Personal Information

For account type, choose Individual. Make sure your name and address are real—use your actual details. You can fill in the form using Chinese (no need to use pinyin or English).
For example, I just used my home address, and the process was very quick.

Step 5: Add the Ad Code & Start Verification

Next, you’ll receive a snippet of ad code. This needs to be inserted into the <head> section of your website.

Click the “Get Code” button to obtain the snippet.

I recommend selecting Auto Ads for a hands-off setup.

Then, choose to apply the settings to your site. After this, there are two more steps to complete:

  1. Uploading the ads.txt file

  2. Adding meta data

For the ads.txt file, place it in the correct location within your project.
If you’re using Next.js, put the file in the /public folder. Make sure the file name is exactly ads.txt—not uppercase.

As for the meta data, you’ll need to add it to every page’s <head> ... </head> section. If your Next.js project uses a global layout or wrapper, you only need to place it once.

⚠️ Note: Ads will not actually display during the review period, so you can keep all ad settings at their default.

Step 6: Associate the Website

You’ll be prompted to complete the “Connect your site” step. Click the “Let’s get started” button.

The next page will show your ad code again. If you’ve already added it earlier, there’s no need to re-copy it.

However, there’s an important detail here:

AdSense verification requires two steps:

  1. Insert the ad code into the <head> of your website

  2. Place the ads.txt file in your website’s root directory

Many people mistakenly think only one of these is required, but based on experience, it’s best to do both.

Once these are in place, click “I’ve placed the code”, then click “Next”, and finally click “Request Review”.
At this point, the formal review process will begin.

Step 7: Understanding the Review Process

AdSense reviews typically occur in three stages:

  1. Crawling Check: Google’s bots will verify whether the ad code and ads.txt have been properly placed.

  2. Traffic Monitoring: Google observes your website’s traffic for a period of time.

  3. Manual Review: A human reviewer will assess your content quality and site engagement.

Step 8: Earning & PIN Verification

Once your account is approved and your site receives traffic, you can begin earning ad revenue.
When your balance reaches $100 USD, Google will initiate the payout process.

But before that, you need to complete address verification (PIN verification).

Here’s how it works:

  1. Provide your real address (Chinese is fine).

  2. Google will mail a letter from the U.S. to your address. The letter contains a PIN code.

  3. Once you receive the letter, enter the PIN code in your AdSense dashboard to complete identity verification.