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location: london, ontario (canada)
Was Mailed 26 Jan.
California.
<paraphrase>Payment was mailed on January 21st. Most publishers will receive their check 2-3 weeks after the mailing date,
in can take 6-9 weeks for payments to arrive. We will accept requests for check reissues 30 days after mailing date. If you do not receive your check by February 23rd, please email.</paraphrase>
Two to three weeks to arrive? Sometime 6 to 9 weeks? Who do they think they're kidding.
[edited by: Jenstar at 4:14 am (utc) on Feb. 3, 2004]
[edit reason] No email quotes as per TOS, thanks! [/edit]
6 to 9 weeks
Some countries have mail service that leaves much to be desired - they aren't all as speedy as the USPS. There are publishers here who routinely receive checks 2-3 months after it is mailed.
I think 30 days is reasonable for US publishers. For non-US publishers, I think it is about 6-8 weeks.
I think 30 days is reasonable for US publishers. For non-US publishers, I think it is about 6-8 weeks.
Well it takes four days from being posted in New York to here (which is near Liverpool in England). Google send it airmail - so it's far quicker than 6-8 weeks you suggest for non-US publishers. However if they sent it surface mail it could take as long as that.
So I expect my cheque tomorrow.... or any day now....
Its the 3rd Feb 04 and I still haven't seen my check.
Hmmmmmmm?I suppose the uk is quite a long way for the ponies to run ;)
Well the November cheques came out earlier in the month of December than normal because of Christmas. At least there aren't Royal Mail strikes to delay your cheque this month. On average the "Payment sent" date (including the late October cheque which skews results) is around the 24th or 25th of each month. If you don't count that result it comes out to the 21st - so this month is just average...
Although I agree with you it does seem a long time.
Payment Sent Date Franked (NY) Date Postmarked (NY)
24th Sept '03 26th Sept '03 27th Sept '03
27th Oct '03 31st Oct '03 31st Oct '03
8th Dec '03 11th Dec '03 12th Dec '03
17th Dec '03 22rd Dec '03 23nd Dec '03
21st Jan '03 23rd-26th Jan '03? 24th-27th Jan '03?
The only thing I can think of is that the date between payment being sent and posted is getting longer. Perhaps as the number of Adsense advertisers grows longer it takes longer.
The only other thing I can think of is that due to the recent grounded British Airways flights - airmail deliveries from the US to the UK have been disrupted due to these planes being grounded here and not being able to carry airmail on their return trip.
What's really odd though, is why AdSense isn't yet using a posted cheque as a last resort to electronic transfer.
I'm not really bothered how it does it, and I would prefer it doesn't go through a third party, but Google is big enough and technologically cutting-edge enough it ought to be able to click its fingers and ten thousand electronic AdSense payments fly up on bank screens all over the world.
At least that might put an end to the prospect of cheques bound for Mediterranean islands ending up in homonymous US cities, eh? >;->
I think 30 days is reasonable for US publishers. For non-US publishers, I think it is about 6-8 weeks.
level80, I was referring to the earlier post - the 30 days / 6-8 weeks is the time frame you have to wait before you can ask Google to reissue a check.
- they were 20 days late with a check because they didnt have the foresight to remember that Thankgiving was a holiday.... call that what you like, but I call that breach of contract... the only thing they have to do is pay me and they do it so ungratefully, I'm surprised they don't spit in my envelope. Their handling of this AFTER they screwed up was just as bad as screwing up in the first place. "oh, yeah, we're late.... we'll get it to you, don't worry about it"... sorry but their lame non-excuse left me thousands shy and scrambling.
- my checks come at different times of the month.... sometimes before my bill cycles, sometimes like this one, afterwards.... this simply cause all sorts of anxiety and transferring thousands of dollars around out of lines of credit to other accounts so I can cover my bills.... so I pay interest on loans so they can hold my money in a bank and gain interest off it?
-They choose not to offer wire transfers or fedex.... 6 weeks to get a check delivered? I can understand why they may make you wait to *cut* the check, but from there on out, its my money and I should have access to it and they should be happy to send it to me. My rule of thumb is that after $5k/mo I want it sent fed-ex or wired with a nice thank you letter telling me how much they appreciate my efforts.
...It's just irritating to be treated like this and have their arrogant "if there is anything I can do" autoreplies saying take it or leave it, when they know they are the only game in town right now... they don't have to take such an attidude... is there anything you can do? yeah, shut your mouth ...I don't care if you send my money by donkey, but get it to me on time every month. So let's just forget all the friendly dialogue, because I really don't like you, and get down to business... I gave you the traffic so you could have a supply so you could get others to pre-pay for it... you owe me tens of thousands of dollars... don't send me any crap in the mail for xmas, just lose the attitude, and pay me.
Springfield, MO
Nada
I'm in Springfield, MO too. No check for me either.
Have to say what a good rant that was too.
Your quite right, and i am fed up of hearing on how grateful we should all be to be in this program, when its a 2 way street here, they get the money because we supply the traffic.
Forget all "this program is better than this one", and that others only pay every 90 days etc, for some publishers there's thousands of $ involved and its not right to be kept waiting for a cheque that might arrive and it might not.
For ASA
How about an update on the payment issue, and a general ETA of direct payment being implemented?
At this time, I don't have any information about alternate payment methods, other than the "I know that they're working on it, but I don't have a date." It is one of the top requests from AdSense publishers, though, so I'll let you know when more info is available.
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well said dogboy
Seconded.
Would appreciate seeing AdSenseAdvisors response.
TJ
I think it's hard for some publishers to understand.. I'm in the same boat though.. My payments are significant, and fuel many of my high expenses.
I have to spend many hours writing up emails to my creditors to get fees reversed when checks are late like this.
<add>dogboy, the donkey part is hilarious.</add>
[edited by: anxvariety at 5:26 pm (utc) on Feb. 3, 2004]
The big companies have always had the upper hand on us smaller guys. Just look at your telephone company. If your phone service gets screwed up and you call customer service, you'll be on hold for up to half an hour to talk to a real person. Then, once you finally get a hold of someone they say, "Sorry bout that, we'll look into it to fix it". The next day they might actually do something about it. BUT, be one day late for a payment to the phone company and you're public enemy number one to them.....
<added>I do agree that other payment options should be available...and it sounds like they're working on that</added>
You need to remember that it is Google which gives us most of the traffic to our site. So, we need to be doubly thankful... For the traffic and also for adsense. This adsense has really been a boon for most of us. Find ways to thank & repay Google instead of grumbling! dogboy, patience is a virtue....try to cultivate it :)
G does need to get this whole thing settled. These are amateur mistakes.
[edited by: Brett_Tabke at 5:33 pm (utc) on Feb. 3, 2004]
Not sure what world you are living in but net 30 for payment is pretty good by us:) Sure wish all my recievables were under 45 days.
patience is a virtue....try to cultivate it :)
In business, patience with clients paying their bills is an unnecessary expense.
TJ
