It was just last night when I checked my Adsense account when I realized that Google had already sent me the Western Union money transfer control number (MTCN) for my first payout. Yippee! Akala ko sa 30 pa, first time ko kasi eh.
Below is the screen shot. Yes, my first payout is $159.58. I got that after 6 months of blogging at this site. My old site was really not intended for making money online so I have not earned anything from it. Anyway, I originally thought that I’ll reach the minimum $100 payment threshold in 10 months but thanks to some “sizzling hoottt” keywords, napaaga ng 5 months.
This afternoon, I went to one of the Western Union branches here. My wife accompanied me… to take my picture, hehe..
When I gave the claim form to the cashier, he asked me, “Sir, bakit hindi tao ang sender nito?”
I said, “Sa internet kasi galing yan.”
He said in disbelief, “Wow, may pera pala sa internet!”
I replied with joy, “Meron talaga!”
You know what? My hands are virtually shaking while I was accepting the money. Pasencia na, ang saya-saya ko kasi. Hindi naman kasi talaga ganun kadali ang kumita online. Kailangan talaga ng sipag at tiyaga. Dugo at pawis. Puyat at pagod, hehe..
With their exchange rate of P47.539 – $1, I received P7,586.40. Not bad for a start I think. Next month, I hope to receive around $300 buoyed by a $172.19 day. I hope it will continue to grow every month. I have now tasted Google juice and its sweet taste leaves me yearning for more. 
We immediately went off to buy some groceries. We also bought some dusters for my wife. She is already 7 months pregnant and none of her clothes fit her anymore. Next week, she will be having an ultrasound so that we will be able to know our baby’s gender. Of course, the payment will be coming from this first earning.
So, with the time-honored tradition of people posting pictures of themselves with their online earnings, here’s my share:
I have many people to thank for on my next post. But this post is all about Google so to the Big G, thank you very much!
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August 30th, 2009 at 2:01 am
Congrats Ark.
Pede mo nang palitan si Cesar Montano bilang model ng Western Union. Ahihihi.
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ark Reply:
August 30th, 2009 at 8:17 pm
Salamat. Mahal ang talent fee ko, baka di nila maafford, hehe..
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August 30th, 2009 at 2:37 am
ha ha ha nagpapicture gyud sya, blogger gyud! Sa third time nimo nga cash out sa Western Union mangutana na gyud nang teller diha, “Unsa ni nimo ning Google, ngano sige nig padala sa imo?”
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ark Reply:
August 30th, 2009 at 8:26 pm
Sympre, dili dapat ibreak ang tradition. Unta jud naa’y third time.
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August 30th, 2009 at 3:02 am
congrats bro! ako rin 1st check na rin last friday.hehehe
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ark Reply:
August 30th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
Congrats din sa iyo for having your first payout in only 3 months.
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edz Reply:
September 6th, 2009 at 12:10 am
yay galing mo sa SEO ah lagi nasa SERP
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August 30th, 2009 at 9:14 am
Congrats! Good for you. Good timing din coz you’re on the family way na pala. Unlimited bandwidth ka na no? Before kasi you used to exceed bandwidth so I couldn’t access your blog. Write a lot of tips on traffic building ha? Will come back here often. I wish my Adsense would be that fast-earning too.=)
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ark Reply:
August 30th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
Thank you. Yes, unlimited bandwidth na nga ako. Lumpita kasi ako ng bagong host. Abangan nio na lang ung mga tips ko. I’ll definitely make a series of posts about it.
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August 30th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
congrats! tuloy tuloy na yan. tip lang regarding WU, iba-iba rin exchange rate nila depende sa branch. hanap ka ng mas mataas ang exchange rate next time to maximize the earnings.
yung sa akin, ngayon ko nakuha, exchange rate is 48.05.
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Chris Reply:
August 30th, 2009 at 9:00 pm
wahh sayang marhgil sa western union smin 48.70 ang palitan..sana pala dun ka nagpapalit.hehehe
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edz Reply:
September 6th, 2009 at 12:13 am
wahhh ang taas naman sa amin 48.20
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ark Reply:
August 30th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
Thanks! Isa ka sa mga inspirations ko.
Di na kami naghanap ng mas mataas na rate. Kailangan na agad namin ng cash eh.
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August 30th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
thanks sa mga advice. you really sound like a kuya, and first baby mo sya? i have a 2 year old daughter, and i can say ang sarap maging tatay. Congrats!
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ark Reply:
August 30th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
No problem bro.
Second baby na sana kung di nakunan si misis last year. Excited na nga kami eh.
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August 30th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
oo nga kuya, sa dollar exchange ka papalit. mababa ng piso sa western union, you can say na dollars mo sila ireceive.
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ark Reply:
August 30th, 2009 at 9:22 pm
Ayoko. Di ko magagasto ang dollar sa tindahan sa amin, hehe..
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August 30th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
Congrats! Keep on blogging!
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ark Reply:
August 30th, 2009 at 9:26 pm
Salamat.
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August 30th, 2009 at 3:53 pm
see, kahit penalized ka nag google, you’re still earning. kailan pa kaya ako?
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ark Reply:
August 30th, 2009 at 9:28 pm
Bago pa naman ung mga sites mo. Just be patient. It took me 5 months to get my first $100 remember?
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enad Reply:
August 30th, 2009 at 9:38 pm
may punto ka. but for now, i better sleep. nakups yung community site. di ko pa nasisimulan. siguro bukas na lang. confused lang ako kung anong domain ang gagamitin ko. bloglinkage.org or blolinkage.net? matagal na silang nakapark sa sedo
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ark Reply:
August 30th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
bloglinkage.net sounds better. Mas may class ang dating.
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enad Reply:
August 30th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
sige ill work on it tomorrow. can i ask for your help for publicity? this will be a great help to every pinoy who is new to blogging. at least we can learn from each other. pero kailangan ko na talagang matulog. let me see if i can give you a draft site tomorrow.
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ark Reply:
August 30th, 2009 at 9:57 pm
Sure. I’ll promote it at this site.
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enad Reply:
August 30th, 2009 at 10:03 pm
TY. sige tulog na talaga ako. dapat lang kasi napansin ko yung mga comment ko sa site mo ngayong wrong grammar na wrong spelling pa. sige nytz. kanina pa akong 4am gcng.
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August 30th, 2009 at 6:11 pm
congrats sir ark, pwede kana ngang bagong endorser ng western union hehehe.
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ark Reply:
August 30th, 2009 at 9:31 pm
Thanks. Pag-iisipan ko yan, pero depende sa offer.
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August 30th, 2009 at 7:32 pm
wee pautang ulit!…hehe.. baka sa 15 pa daw aq magsweldo.. sana >.<
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ark Reply:
August 30th, 2009 at 9:40 pm
Gagamitin namin ni ate mo ang pera.
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August 30th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
the juice was really worth the squeeze!!!! (anong lasa? hekhek).
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ark Reply:
August 30th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
Sympre matamis na matamis. Gawa ka na rin kasi ng sa iyo.
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August 30th, 2009 at 10:14 pm
I should really try Google adsense. Been blogging for more than 2 years na pero never paid attention on Google adsense. I focused more on paid posts kasi.
Btw, thanks for visiting my blog.
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ark Reply:
August 31st, 2009 at 3:55 pm
Kanya-kanyang diskarte lang naman kasi yan eh. Marami din namang malakas kumita sa mga paid posts. Ung iba naman eh PPC.
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August 31st, 2009 at 4:00 pm
huwow! sir ark! congrats ha! parang kailan lang ah; ngaun nakarecive ka na kay Big G, at last! =D idol na kita ngayun =D keep it up sir, and keep us updated with your blog =D
God Bless! =)
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ark Reply:
August 31st, 2009 at 4:15 pm
Mas marami ngang malakas kumita sa akin jan eh. Sila na lang ang iidolize mo. Mga idol ko rin sila eh.
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August 31st, 2009 at 4:01 pm
Matagal tagal pa antayin ko hehe..try and try pa rin ako para maka pa picture din ako sa WU.
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ark Reply:
August 31st, 2009 at 4:18 pm
Hehe, ok lang yan Darating din. Concentrate ka on more SEO. Tsaka basahin mo ung mga ebooks na binigay ko sa iyo.
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September 1st, 2009 at 3:05 am
I envy you because you have Western Union Quick Cash. I think I have used a business account in Adsense that is why my only payment option is by check
… I already surpassed the US$100 after 12 months of using adsense… ehehehe you are brighter.
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ark Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 6:45 pm
Hindi naman brighter, nagkataon lang na I read ebooks on SEO which helped a lot. I think pwede mo namang ichange to WU ang payment option mo di ba?
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September 1st, 2009 at 4:33 am
Congratulations ark. It may taken a little time but it eventually pays off. BTW, Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving your comments. Truly appreciate it.
BTW, and my tagalog is quite rusty, but the guy from Western Union, what world does he live in? “Sir, bakit hindi tao ang sender nito? Why is the sender of this not a person?, hahaha Did I translate this right?
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ark Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 6:57 pm
Yes, your translation is good. It might be his first time to encounter someone claiming money coming from google. In our place, the usual money senders are those working abroad.
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September 3rd, 2009 at 8:58 am
Nice Ark! At last! It took me 8 months after I received my first adsense payout because I did not take blogging seriously back then. But the second payout took me three months na lang.
Still, mabagal pa din. target ko sana is $100 monthly.
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ark Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 7:03 pm
Medyo grabe din kasi ang competition sa niche mo eh. Siguro additional research pa sa mga HITLOD keywords para mapabilis.
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September 5th, 2009 at 7:13 am
Muntik na me hinde makuha ung Adsense kc wala daw sender’s name (‘coz I leave it blank)hehe… Bank Manager pa nag-approach saken, tas un pag-check sa control no., ayun na-release din…
Congrats Bai! More adsense earnings to come! and keep those posts coming…
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ark Reply:
September 5th, 2009 at 7:16 pm
Haha, ngano wala man gud nimo gisulat? Kapila na nimo nga payout na?
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September 6th, 2009 at 12:08 am
ang baba naman ng palit nila jan.. nun ako 48.20 yun palit
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ark Reply:
September 6th, 2009 at 12:49 am
Oo nga eh. Pero no worries. Pera pa rin naman un.
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October 12th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Astig! turuan mo naman kami!
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ark Reply:
October 12th, 2009 at 9:23 pm
Check out the SEO ebooks I shared here. Search mo na lang bro.
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January 6th, 2010 at 7:59 pm
Congrats ulit!
Nilink ito ni Marhgil sa bagong post nya
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February 12th, 2010 at 4:33 pm
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