How to Get Approved for Google AdSense: My Personal Experience

If you’re wondering how to pass Google AdSense approval, let me share my personal journey. I currently run two websites:

1. A piano-focused niche site
2. This lifestyle blog, “Megami no Maegami”

I tried many times..

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Interestingly, my piano niche site was approved by AdSense very quickly, while “Megami no Maegami” took almost a year to pass. Here’s what I learned about how to get approved.

Why Niche Sites Get Approved Faster

The key question is: What is AdSense looking for?

AdSense places ads that are relevant to your blog’s content. On my piano site, I noticed ads related to:

• Piano lessons
• Steinway and Yamaha
• Luxury items (like diamonds and high-end furniture, since piano ownership often signals a wealthier audience)

This shows that if your content directly links to potential advertisers, your site is more likely to get approved.

Other Content Examples

When I wrote about topics like study abroad or insurance, I started seeing ads from insurance companies and study programs.

Even writing the words Zip Car once resulted in Zip Car ads on my site.

Tip: Write content that advertisers will naturally want to connect with.

Why My Piano Site Was Approved Easily

Here are some factors that worked in my favor:

• Domain age: more than 10 years
• My name as the site domain (with a long search history)
• Backlinks from other sites
• Few articles, but strong relevance

Even without:

• Privacy policy
• Large content volume
• High traffic

…it still passed quickly.

Why “Goddess’ Bangs” Struggled

This blog started with artist visa information. Since that overlaps with legal content, AdSense wasn’t eager to show ads.

Other problems included:

• Deleting many posts in the beginning (hurting Google’s crawling process)
• Too few articles → labeled as “thin content”
• Overusing tags without enough posts under each (Google recommends at least 5–6 posts per tag)
• Duplicate or overlapping topics

Result: repeated rejections.

The Most Valuable Advice from an AdSense Advisor

• Don’t delete posts after publishing. Once Google crawls your site, removing them breaks the indexing trail.
• Avoid excessive tags. Tags with only 1–2 posts look like low-value content.
• Build unique, consistent articles. Quality > quantity, but you still need enough volume.

Fatal Mistakes I Made

• Deleted too many articles
• Had overlapping, repetitive content
• Lacked originality
• Very low article count
• Too many miscellaneous topics with no clear theme

Improvements That Finally Worked

Here’s what helped me finally get approval:

• Started a YouTube channel (also owned by Google → credibility boost)
• Became more active on Twitter
• Cleaned up site structure
• Updated blog almost daily
• Linked pages internally to improve navigation
• Domain age: over 1 year at time of approval

Key Takeaway

• Niche sites are easier to get approved but harder to monetize.
• General blogs take longer to pass but can generate diverse ad revenue.
• Don’t delete posts after publishing—let Google crawl them.
• Organize tags and categories properly.
• Stay consistent with updates and build authority over time.

If you’re currently aiming for AdSense approval, I hope my story helps you avoid mistakes and reach approval faster.