Andrew Ooi

It’s that time of the month again. Google PayDay!

It should be in by today. I’ll probably go to Western Union outlet to cash out tomorrow.
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Kaching! Without a full time job anymore, I usually miss the end of the month where I get paid a full time salary. I always check on the 25th onwards if Google has sent payment via Western Union. And yes it’s just in today (on the 29th).
So go out and cash in your Google income […]

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One advantage of having a for-fun wordpress blog is you can try stuff. I am playing with this crazy wordpress theme that has Ads and affiliate banners to the maximum.  This theme aptly called SEOAdMax is made by Gary Conn.
So far, this is the theme that has the most Adsense ads I’ve seen.
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This is another typical post about cashing out from Western Union. Only difference is I did it in Bank Simpanan Nasional near my place. Feel silly to travel all the way to town to cashout when the nearest Western Union outlet is 5 minutes walk from where I live.

Still at the mamak stall, I […]

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It was later than usual because all my previous Western Union payout was made on 25th of the month (Dec was on the 24th). Well better late than never.

So what are you waiting for?
I expect to see a few “I cashed out using Western Union“-type posts on Petaling Street pings
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Today is already the 28th. It says “Payment in progress” in my Adsense admin page.

What does it mean?
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Just saw this in my Adsense dashboard.

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I’ve been logging in my Adsense using my Yahoo! Mail login. I’ve regretted my decision to use my Yahoo! account instead of my GMail because everyime I have to login twice. Once for my Gmail account to check mails and another login to check my Adsense account.
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I have never got this PIN request from Google before. Apparently you will receive this if you are a Adsense noob when your Google income reaches USD 10. I know this because a friend of mine asked me what it was. Here’s the Google email she forwarded to me:
We’ve recently sent you a Personal Identification […]

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I started my Malaysia Wiki  (http://malaysia.maribelajar.com) as a for-fun-web-project to learn more about Wikis. However a detail check with my Adsense dashboard reveals that it has surpassed my 2 main blog sites.
Both blogs are about chess and they usually get more traffic and Adsense clicks compared to the wiki. A few months ago that […]

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I was going thru my old articles to see how relevant Google ads match my articles. Since I don’t concentrate on a particular niche topic  like tech or money making, it wasn’t surprising that most of the ads were off the mark. However there were some old ones like below that were more or less […]

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I’m on holiday in Cameron Highlands and when I checked using the free WiFi hotspot at Tanah Rata, I saw that I could already cashout my November Google Adsense earnings.

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It’s a hit and miss if you talk about Google Adsense’s accuracy when trying to match ads with your blog’s content. ( I read that’s how the Nuffnang idea started because of the inaccuracies)
It also depends on your niche I guess. In my chess blog, Google delivered almost 90% of ads related to chess which […]

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Dug this up from an old article from Problogger. Have you seen this before?
Good idea or what? I’m sure the CTR (Click Thru Rates) are higher than normal
However a word of caution in case you want to try the same trick. This goes against Google TOS!
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I finally cashed out my Adsense income for September using Western Union.
Google will not inform you of the payment made so you have to check yourself if payment is already made.
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The next 2 weeks will be interesting as I want to see which payment reaches me first.

Previous month’s cheque for Adsense has been banked in but not yet cleared.
Adsense payment for this month via Western Union and expected to clear on 10th November.
Advertlets cheque
Nuffnang cheque

I opted for Adsense payment via Western Union this month. This […]

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For this month my Malaysian Wiki earnings actually surpassed my GilaChess blog which is usually my second highest Adsense earners.I haven’t even started my planned makeover or added any new content for a long time
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One thing I find surprising is that Wikis can earn money too. Since two of my chess websites has the highest traffic among all my other websites, it’s not surprising that the same two sites are also my top 2 highest Google Adsense earners. I don’t earn much from Adsense but it’s enough […]

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