Three Ad Networks Count Where Your Readers Live Before They Count Them. A Blog in Your Own Language, Set Up for $17, Approved by the Two That Do Not
What this is for
For someone who writes well in a language most ad networks ignore and wants a site that pays in that language. You get a blog on your own domain for about $17, an approved AdSense account, and the exact traffic bar to reach before the next network will look at you.
What you make
A WordPress blog in your language on a domain you own, with its first posts published, Google Analytics installed, an approved AdSense account serving the first ad unit, and the traffic bar of the next network written on the wall.
A blog in your own language has one advantage nobody can copy, the language, and one problem nobody mentions until the application is refused: most of the well-known ad networks are built for readers in five English-speaking countries. Two doors have no country rule at all, and the first of them has no traffic figure either.
Network
The bar
Country rule
Your share
AdSense
None printed; original content, HTML access, age 18
None; 50 supported languages
80% after the advertiser platform's fee
Ezoic
250,000+ monthly active users
None; an AdSense-supported language
No less than 82%
Monumetric
10k to 80k pageviews, $99 fee
At least 50% from the US, UK, Canada, Australia
70% to 85%
Raptive
25,000 pageviews a month
Majority from the US, Canada, UK, Australia, NZ
At least 75%
Mediavine
$5,000 a year in ad revenue
Journey tier: 1,000 Tier 1 sessions in 30 days
At least 75%
The setup costs about $17: $11.08 for the .com and $5.88 for the first month of hosting. A blog in Vietnamese read in Vietnam, or in Hindi read in India, will never clear the three country rules however large it grows, so its ladder has two rungs, AdSense then Ezoic, and the number to write on the wall is 250,000.
The play, in three lines
Check your language on AdSense's list of 50, then register the .com at Porkbun and the $5.88 hosting at Namecheap, install WordPress in your language, and install Google Analytics before you write a word.
Draft the first ten posts with an API for cents and edit them into your own voice; when readers are arriving, apply to AdSense, the door with no number on it.
Aim at Ezoic's 250,000 monthly active users, the only next bar with no country rule.
The path above walks every step. What follows is the reasoning behind each and the numbers you quote from.
Where the money comes from
Advertisers, through AdSense. 80% of AdSense for Content revenue after the advertiser platform's fee, about 68% of a Google Ads spend, paid between the 21st and 26th of the month after the balance reaches $100.
Advertisers, through Ezoic, later. No less than 82% of Net Revenue, about 35 days after Ezoic itself is paid, with balances under $20 left unpaid.
Not the English-market networks. Monumetric, Raptive and Mediavine count where the readers live before they count how many there are.
The pain you are selling the cure for
The reader searches in their own language and finds thin translations of English pages, because the people who write well in that language were told there is no money in it. A page that answers the question properly, in the words they would use, keeps them and brings them back. On the network side, the pain is yours: a year of writing, an application refused for a rule about countries you never saw. This page puts that rule on the first screen.
The path, step by step
Every figure below is read from the platform profile it belongs to, not written into this page. Follow a name to see every answer we have for that platform.
1
Check your language against AdSense's list before you buy anything
AdSense lets a site select one of 50 primary languages, including Arabic, Hindi, Indonesian, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu and Vietnamese, and does not permit ad code on pages whose content is primarily in an unsupported language. Ezoic requires an AdSense-supported language too. If yours is not on the list, the rest of this page does not apply.
2
Register the domain and the cheapest hosting that runs WordPress
A .com at Porkbun is $11.08 to register and $11.08 a year to renew, WHOIS privacy and SSL included. Namecheap's Stellar shared hosting is $5.88 a month for 3 domains and 20 GB of SSD. Point the domain at the hosting, install WordPress from the hosting panel, and set the site language to yours. AdSense will later require that you can edit the site's HTML source, which shared WordPress hosting gives you.
PorkbunA .com costs $11.08 to register, with WHOIS privacy, Let's Encrypt SSL, email forwarding and URL forwarding included at no extra charge.source · checked 2026-09-07
NANamecheapStellar shared hosting is listed at $5.88/month, for 3 hosted domain names and 20 GB SSD.source · checked 2026-09-07
3
Draft the first posts with an API and edit them in your own voice
A 1,500-word draft is about 2,000 tokens: at gpt-4o-mini's $0.15 in and $0.60 out per million it costs a fraction of a cent, at Claude Haiku 4.5's $1 and $5 about a cent. Gemini's Free tier is $0 and its pricing page says free-tier content is used to improve Google's products. Then edit, because AdSense requires original content and Ezoic bars automatically generated content; the drafting guide on this site is the working method.
GMGemini APIFree of charge on the Free tier, with free input and output tokens, Google AI Studio access and limited access to certain models; the catch is that free-tier content is used to improve Google's productssource · checked 2026-09-12
Anthropic APIPrepaid credits, pay-as-you-go, no subscription. Cheapest entry rate is Haiku 4.5 at $1/MTok input and $5/MTok output; no minimum purchase is published.source · checked 2026-09-07
OpenAI APIBilled per token from the first call, no plan fee listed: gpt-4o-mini costs $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.60 per 1M output tokens.source · checked 2026-09-07
4
Apply to AdSense first and connect the site
AdSense's eligibility page names no traffic figure: original content that meets the policies, access to the HTML source, age 18. Create the account, enter your payments information, connect the site, and wait while Google reviews both the payments details and the whole site; the help page says a few days, in some cases 2 to 4 weeks. Approved, place the ad code. The money is released at $100, between the 21st and 26th of the following month.
Google AdSenseFree to join. Participation in AdSense is free of charge, and Google pays for clicks, impressions and other interactions with the ads you display.source · checked 2026-09-07
5
Install Google Analytics now, before the next gates ask for it
Raptive requires Google Analytics set up on the site as a condition of applying, and Ezoic verifies its 250,000 monthly active users by connecting Google Analytics during the application. Neither will take your word for the traffic; both read the account, and an account that starts today has the history they want in a year.
6
Aim at the next bar: 10,000, 25,000 or 250,000
Monumetric Propel takes 10k to 80k pageviews a month on WordPress or Blogger with a $99 one-time fee. Raptive takes at least 25,000 pageviews a month, consistently. Ezoic takes 250,000+ monthly active users since February 19, 2026. Mediavine wants $5,000 of annual ad revenue, and its Journey tier 1,000 sessions from Tier 1 countries in 30 days. Pick the bar that is closest and write it on the wall.
Monumetric10k pageviews a month is the entry floor; the Propel tier runs from 10k to 80k monthly pageviews.source · checked 2026-09-07
RaptiveA site must consistently receive at least 25,000 pageviews a month to be eligible to join.source · checked 2026-09-07Outlined in red: Your site consistently receives at least 25,000 pageviews (PVs) each month. From Raptive's own page, 2026-09-07.
Ezoic250,000+ monthly active users, verified by connecting Google Analytics during the application; sites already monetizing with Ezoic before February 19, 2026 are grandfathered for as long as they keep Ezoic installed, and removing it for more than 7 days voids that status.source · checked 2026-09-13
MediavineA site must generate a minimum of $5,000 in annual ad revenue to qualify for Mediavine Ad Management.source · checked 2026-09-07Outlined in red: Generate a minimum of $5,000 in annual ad revenue. From Mediavine's own page, 2026-09-07.
7
Read where the traffic has to come from
Monumetric requires a minimum of 50% of traffic from the US, UK, Canada and Australia. Raptive requires the majority from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia or New Zealand. Mediavine's Journey counts sessions from Tier 1 countries. A blog in Vietnamese or Hindi read where it is written clears AdSense and Ezoic's bar, not these three.
8
Read the split and count the days after the month closes
AdSense pays 80% after the advertiser platform's fee, about 68% of a Google Ads spend; Ezoic no less than 82%; Monumetric 70% to 85%; Mediavine and Raptive at least 75%. Days from month end to money: AdSense the 21st to 26th, Raptive within 45, Monumetric Net 60, Mediavine Net 65, Ezoic about 35 days after Ezoic itself is paid. Mediavine charges $15 to $26 per wire.
Google AdSenseNo recurring fee. The ongoing cost is the revenue share: publishers receive 80% of AdSense for Content revenue after the advertiser platform takes its fee, about 68% when advertisers buy through Google Ads.source · checked 2026-09-07
EzoicEzoic keeps up to 18% of Net Revenue; the publisher receives no less than 82%, less deductions for invalid traffic, traffic quality and chargebacks.source · checked 2026-09-07
MonumetricOngoing cost is a revenue share: Monumetric keeps between 15% and 30% of ad revenue, depending on the ad technology running on the site.source · checked 2026-09-07
MediavineNo platform fee to stay on. The recurring cost is the payout fee: $15 per U.S. wire transfer, $20 per international wire in local currency, $26 in U.S. dollars, all charged to the publisher.source · checked 2026-09-07
RaptiveRaptive keeps up to 25% of ad revenue; the creator is paid at least 75% of ad revenue each calendar month.source · checked 2026-09-07
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Read what ends it
Google can stop ad serving or disable an AdSense account for policy breaches, for good. Ezoic closes accounts inactive for 6 months and leaves balances under $20 unpaid; a grandfathered publisher who removes Ezoic for more than 7 days loses the status. The others' clauses are in their agreements, linked in the sources.
Google AdSenseGoogle can cut ad serving or disable the account at any time for policy breaches, and a disabled account is barred from the programme for good.source · checked 2026-09-07
EzoicEzoic may suspend or terminate the account at its sole discretion, for any or no reason. Accounts inactive 6 months may be closed; balances under $20 stay unpaid.source · checked 2026-09-07
MediavineMediavine may end the agreement or cut off Program access at any time, and may remove ads from any part of the site without notice.source · checked 2026-09-07
RaptiveRaptive may terminate the agreement, or suspend or terminate the services, at any time by giving notice. It may also act if it decides, in its sole discretion, that the site breaks the Raptive Policies, which live inside the dashboard.source · checked 2026-09-07
MonumetricMonumetric can terminate the agreement immediately, at any time, without notice.source · checked 2026-09-07
Check these five before you sign up
1Check your language against AdSense's list of 50 before you buy the domain; unsupported-language pages cannot carry AdSense code and Ezoic requires a supported language too.
2Register the .com at $11.08 and Stellar hosting at $5.88 a month, install WordPress, set the site language, and keep the login: AdSense requires that you can edit the HTML source.
3Draft with an API for cents and edit into your own voice; AdSense requires original content and Ezoic bars automatically generated content.
4Apply to AdSense first, the only door with no traffic figure: create the account, enter payments information, connect the site, wait a few days to 2 to 4 weeks, then place the code.
5Install Google Analytics on day one; Raptive requires it and Ezoic verifies its 250,000 monthly active users through it.
6Write the next bar on the wall: Monumetric 10,000 pageviews with a $99 fee, Raptive 25,000, Ezoic 250,000 monthly active users, Mediavine $5,000 a year.
7Know where the readers must live for the three US-facing networks: at least 50% from the US, UK, Canada and Australia at Monumetric, the majority from five countries at Raptive, Tier 1 sessions at Mediavine's Journey.
8Count the days after the month closes: 21 to 26 at AdSense, 45 at Raptive, 60 at Monumetric, 65 at Mediavine; no date at Ezoic.
Step one: the language list
AdSense lets a site choose one of 50 primary languages, including Arabic, Hindi, Indonesian, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu and Vietnamese. Ad code on pages primarily in an unsupported language is not permitted.
Ezoic says the same thing from the other side: sites must be written in an AdSense-supported language.
On the list: both country-free doors are open. Not on the list: stop here, because the rest of the page cannot pay.
Step two: the domain and the hosting
A .com at Porkbun: $11.08 to register, WHOIS privacy and SSL included, $11.08 a year to renew.
Namecheap Stellar shared hosting: $5.88 a month for 3 hosted domains and 20 GB of SSD. Point the domain at it, install WordPress from the panel, set the site language to yours.
AdSense only runs on a site whose HTML source you can edit. Shared WordPress hosting gives you that; a page on someone else's platform does not. The website-cost page adds up the rest of the first year.
Step three: the first posts, drafted for cents
A 1,500-word draft is about 2,000 tokens: a fraction of a cent at OpenAI's gpt-4o-mini ($0.15 and $0.60 per million tokens), about a cent at Anthropic's Claude Haiku 4.5 ($1 and $5), $0 on Gemini's Free tier, with the condition that free-tier content is used to improve Google's products.
The drafting guide is the method: the brief once, in your language, with three of your own paragraphs as examples.
Then edit, because the draft is not the post. AdSense requires your own original content; Ezoic bars automatically generated content, copied content and keyword stuffing. Ten edited posts is a fair target.
Step four: AdSense, the door with no number
Eligibility: original content that meets the policies, access to the HTML source, age 18. No traffic figure.
The sequence: create the account, enter payments information, optionally preview the ads, connect the site; Google reviews the payments information and the entire site, usually in a few days, sometimes 2 to 4 weeks, and emails the activation status; then set up ads.
Two rules for the same card: the account cannot be transferred, and Google can stop ad serving or disable an account at any time for policy breaches, permanently.
Step five: Analytics before anyone asks
Raptive requires Google Analytics on the site as a condition of applying. Ezoic verifies its 250,000+ monthly active users by connecting Google Analytics during the application.
Neither takes your word for the traffic. The account that starts today is the one with a year of history when you need it.
Step six: the next gate
Monumetric Propel: a WordPress or Blogger site with 10k to 80k pageviews a month, a 300px sidebar, at least 6 ad slots, approval by the major ad providers, a $99 one-time implementation fee.
Raptive: at least 25,000 pageviews a month, consistently, content 100% original.
Ezoic, since February 19, 2026: 250,000+ monthly active users, and AdSense approval itself is not necessary for most sites. Publishers on Ezoic before that date are grandfathered while they keep it installed; removing it for more than 7 days voids the status.
Mediavine: a minimum of $5,000 in annual ad revenue; its Journey tier 1,000 sessions from Tier 1 countries within 30 days. The Mediavine and Raptive compare reads both premium gates in full.
Where the readers have to live
Monumetric: a minimum of 50% of traffic from the US, UK, Canada and Australia. Raptive: the majority from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia or New Zealand. Mediavine's Journey: sessions from Tier 1 countries including the US, Canada, the UK and Australia.
AdSense has no such rule, and Ezoic's published requirements name a language, not a country.
For most blogs in their own language the ladder is AdSense then Ezoic, and the bar between them is 250,000 monthly active users.
FIG 1
Days from the end of the month until the network moves the money
Each bar starts on the last day of the month the revenue was earned in and ends on the day the network's own page says it pays or submits payment. Ezoic is not drawn: its clock starts when Ezoic is paid by the advertiser, and the page gives no date for that.
The chart above counts the days from month end to the network moving the money. AdSense: the 21st to 26th once the balance is $100. Raptive: the fee submitted to its payment processor within 45 days, and submission is not arrival. Monumetric: Net 60, keeping between 15% and 30%. Mediavine: NET sixty-five days, in US dollars, with wires costing the publisher $15 domestic, $20 international in local currency or $26 international in dollars. Ezoic: about 35 days after Ezoic itself is paid, with no calendar date published, and a balance under $20 left unpaid.
What ends it
Google can disable an AdSense account for policy breaches, permanently.
Ezoic may close accounts inactive for 6 months; on termination the balance follows within about 120 days after month end.
None of them owns the site, the domain or the posts, which is why step two was a domain you registered rather than a subdomain someone lent you.
What to do today
Look up your language on AdSense's list.
Register the .com, buy the hosting, install WordPress in your language, install Google Analytics.
Draft the first post with the API for a cent and edit it into your own voice.
At ten posts and real readers, apply to AdSense and connect the site. Then write 250,000 on the wall.
Earns.io (2026). Three Ad Networks Count Where Your Readers Live Before They Count Them. A Blog in Your Own Language, Set Up for $17, Approved by the Two That Do Not. Figures checked 2026-09-14. Retrieved from https://earns.io/en/methods/blog-in-your-own-language
