Google With-Holding Adsense Payments

Three months and not paid yet ....

[internetheaven]

Well, finally got a response from Google about not paying me for all the commission I'd earned since February this year. Apparently my Adwords account was 'overdrawn' by $12. In other words my credit card had become outdated on an Adwords account I no longer use.

That was below the belt (or as I like to say IPO-able) from Google. I forgot to pay $12 in Adwords so they refuse to pay me the thousands from Adsense - yes, that seems like a webmaster friendly arrangement don't you think?

[rubenski]

I think it is stated quite clearly in the TOS that they can do this. However it is strange that it took them so long to reply. I wouldn't bother too much about it, you will get paid, right?

[blaze]

Yeah, why don't they just subtract the 12$ and send you the rest.

[loanuniverse]

why don't they just subtract the 12$ and send you the rest.

I think doing something like that could be interpreted as heavy handed, and would result on people crying foul. The 3-month delay is troublesome, but I would run to update the credit card information in adwords right away.

[Hunter]

The three months is probably just to make sure you feel the pain, not saying it's the right thing to do, but it worked right?

[Jenstar]

why don't they just subtract the 12$ and send you the rest.

I am guessing tax issues is one of the reasons.

[DingoNY]

Wow - what great cashflow G got from holding onto your money an extra 3 months. Really - this could be a factor of them waiting so long to reply.

(Not for you personally - but as a general practice)

[Jenstar]

Wow - what great cashflow G got from holding onto your money an extra 3 months.

It is in the terms, they can withhold this money until an Adwords account is settled. With the very few people this would affect, I don't think that this amount would make much in the cash flow of a company worth millions.

[DingoNY]

Oh I have absolutely no problem with G holding back the money. I would have a problem however with them delaying notification of the reason why they are holding it back.

With respect to the monetary value - specifically the added cash flow by delaying peoples payments. I'm not seriously saying that is what definitely happened.

However you have to realize that they just published their financials... And if there are a hundred other people out there that had other reasons to be held back... That money would add up and be a really big deal to potential investors.

Believe me - there are a lot of legal ways of managing your cashflow.

[loanuniverse]

And if there are a hundred other people out there ...That money would add up and be a really big deal to potential investors....

No it wouldn't

I read financial statements for a living

[mquarles]

I agree that cashflow is not a reason that makes sense. The question is, what is the reason? I have not seen a post from AdSenseAdvisor on anything in a very long time. Is he/she going to have to be silent during the quiet period?

MQ

[loanuniverse]

The question is, what is the reason?

Just a guess:

Not enough people doing account administration relative to the number of publishers?