After around 18 months of blogging, I think this is the time for me to cash out some money from my Adsense to make other investment. In fact, this is my first payment. Therefore, as a record for future cash out, I would like to jot down the procedure I have taken to make a payment from Google Adsense account in this post. This post shows a step-by-step procedure I took to cash out my Google Adsense revenue.
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Part 1: Cash out from Adsense Account
1. Login your Google Adsense Account
2. Remove a hold in self-hold option, if any.
3. Submit tax information.
4. Select Payment method.
In this case, I used Western Union Quick Cash instead of Standard Cheque, which requires 2 to 3 weeks for delivery, and Secured Express Delivery, which takes 1 week but with 24USD processing fee.
Western Union Quick Cash, in fact, will be available the day after the payment date. Besides, the bank fees and long clearing times associated with depositing checks can be cut down by using this option too. Last but not least, it is worth noting that AdSense does not charge any fee at the moment for the payment option of Western Union Quick Cash. However, only individual publisher can use this payment option.
5. Before confirm your payment option, don't forget to double check the payee name.
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Part 2: Take your cash now
1. After one day of the payment date (15th of every month) you can go to local Western Union agency to pick up your money. In my case, the payment is only available on 26th, actually. Nevertheless, it is still faster and cheaper than other payment options.
2. To determine nearest Western Union agency, you can check it through its official website of http://www.payment-solutions.com/agent.asp
3. Bring a valid government-issued photo ID (e.g. National DI, Passport, or Driver's license) to verify your identity. Sometimes, it requires a duplicated copy of the ID. So, do bring it along.
4. Don't forget to jot down the following information, which can be found in your Adsense account, for the sake of verification.
i. Sender's information
(Can be found at the 'details' link on the payment line of the Payments page)
ii. Amount of payment
(Can be found at the Payment History page)
iii. Unique MTCN (Money Transfer Control Number)
(Can be found at the 'details' link next to the Payment Issued line on the Payment History page)
Lastly, you may be asked to fill in a form of "Western Union - Money Transfer" in the local Western Union agency. That's all for today. More fascinating articles and sharing will be updated from time to time in Xaivier Blog. So, you are welcome to subscribe our feed, look at our sitemap or simply visit our Homepage.
Written by: Xaivier Chia
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Note:
Your payment will be credited back to your account and will be put on hold if you do not pick it up within 60 days after it's issued, .
Max Payout Amount: USD2,700.00
References:
Western Union Quick Cash
https://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/answer.py?answer=62621&sourceid=aso&subid=ww-ww-et-asui&medium=link
How do I pick up my Western Union Quick Cash payment?
https://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/answer.py?answer=65789&sourceid=aso&subid=ww-ww-et-asui&medium=link