A Third Testimony

Last month, Google Adsense asked me to submit a copy of my ID, just to confirm I was the rightful owner of my Adsense account. I hurriedly scanned my national ID and submitted it. But alas! Google said it was blurry.

I thought of using my American Embassy library card, which expired in 2014. I was searching for it in a small bag when I came across a copy of my national ID that I photocopied.

Because the photocopy appeared clearer than the original, I scanned and uploaded it, thinking Google would be able to read it. But alas! It again said the ID card was blurry.

While still thinking of what to do next, I checked the email account I used to register my Google Adsense account and found a number of unread emails from Adsense. I opened one.

Guess what? I learnt that submitting an expired document would make Adsense suspend my account. How lucky I was that I didn't submit my expired American Embassy library card!

Not wanting to lose my Adsense account, I thought of what to do next, and remembered "winners never quit and quitters never win". Let me spare you the details of everything I did as that's the secret of being a bore.

All I can now say is that I eventually scanned my national ID using a higher resolution. It came out bigger and clearer, and when I submitted it, Google accepted it. How elated I was when I received the acceptance message!

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Also check out "A Second Testimony".