So that's Ad Sense in a nutshell: you drop some javascript code on your web pages, Google figures out what ads to show, and when people click on those ads you earn money. Once a month Google will either send you a check or make a direct deposit into your bank account for the money that you earned in the month prior (as long as you've earned at least $100). So, for example, if you earn $1,000. in junuary, toward the end of february you will get your $1,000. Toward the end of March you will get paid for February's clicks,etc.

But you can't earn a dime without an Adsense account, can you? If you don't already have an AdSense account, the next section will tell how to go about getting one-even if you don't already have a website.