If you are a Nigerian Google Adsense
publisher and you opt in for " Secure
delivery" as your mode of payment,
your checks will be delivered to you
wherever you are in Nigeria by DHL.
If you don't know what DHL is, well,
DHL is the world's leading
international provider of postal
solutions. DHL has the capability to
ship 7 million mail items all around
the world each day.
DHL is the courier service that
delivers Google Adsense checks all
over Nigeria as at the time of
publishing this post. DHL delivers
your check to your doorstep and NOT
to post office address. Hence, if you
opt in for Secure delivery, make sure
the address provided in your Adsense
account is NOT a postal address. If it
is a postal address, DHL will not
deliver your check there and you will
have to go to the nearest DHL office to
pick up your check.
When you sign up for Google Adsense
and you get approved, your default
payment method is " Standard
delivery". Standard Delivery checks
are sent by regular mail and should
arrive within 2-3 weeks of the mailing
date according to Google but it used to
take up to 3- 4 weeks to receive mine
in Nigeria when I was still using the
standard delivery option. If you are
using Standard delivery and your
check get lost, you can't request a re-
issue until 60 days after the original
issue date.
With Secure Delivery, you can be
sure that your payment is being sent
to you quickly and safely. When your
check is ready to send, Google will
give it to a courier service for delivery
- you can expect to receive your check
within 5-10 business days after it's
been sent. In fact, delivery is
guaranteed before the 5th of the next
month. Google will even provide you
with DHL tracking number alongside
your payment details via the
"Payment History" link in your
Adsense account. With this, you can
always track the current location of
your check via DHL website.
Please note that a fee will be applied
to your account to help defray the
costs of the "Secure delivery" service.
As at the time of publishing this post,
Google charges €17.00 as Secure
delivery Processing Fee. This is
deducted form your total earnings
and the balance is what you receive
via your check. For details, click the
Payment Details [edit] link from the
My Account tab of your publisher
account.
To sign up for Secure Delivery of your
AdSense checks:
1. Sign in to your AdSense account
at www.google.com/adsense
2. Click My Account
3. Click the edit link adjacent to
the Payment Details header
4. Select the Check - Secured
Express Delivery radio button
5. Click Continue
6. Select your desired currency
from the drop-down list. You
may choose to receive payment
in United States dollars or in
your local currency if available.
7. Click Save Settings to save
your payment type, or click
Cancel to exit this screen
without saving.
Please be aware that if DHL can't
locate your address, you will be
contacted via the phone number in
your Adsense account to come and
pick up your check from the nearest
DHL office.
I hope this helps....
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