Submit billing information
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- Submit your billing information
- Add a backup credit card: recommended
- When your ads will start running
When you've decided how you'd like to pay for Google Ads, you're ready to submit your information. Here's how you do it:
- In your Google Ads account, select the Billing icon 👁 Billing Icon
. - Select Settings.
- Open the Payer details card and follow the steps to enter your billing information.
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If you're on automatic payments (meaning you pay after your ads run), a backup credit card can help keep your ads running if your automatic payment is declined. We highly recommend setting up a backup credit card. Then, if your primary payment method doesn't work for some reason, we'll charge your backup credit card to ensure your ads keep running.
Set up a backup payment method
Tip: If you have a promotional code or coupon
Most promotional codes or coupons have an expiration date, so you might need to apply it soon after creating your account. Keep in mind that you can't request a promotional code. Learn how to Use your promotional codes.
For certain payment methods, your ads will be ready to start appearing on Google immediately after you enter billing information. With other payment methods, it might take up to a week before ads can begin running, due to payment verification and processing times. During the sign up process, we may request that you make a small prepayment for verification purposes. If you’re required to make the prepayment, you can do so after you complete the sign up process by following the instructions in the account. This payment will be used to fund future advertising costs and the amount is fully refundable if you request a refund or close your account. You'll find all information about verification and processing times in your account. Of course, other things can affect when your ads start running, such as the ad approval process. Learn how to Find out if your ad is running.