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Follow the steps below to create a new Google Cloud Platform account with billing enabled:

Step-1: While logged into your Google account, navigate to Google Cloud Platform at https://console.cloud.google.com/

Step-2: Select your country, read and accept the ‘Terms of Service‘ (by selecting the checkbox) and then click on the ‘AGREE AND CONTINUE‘ button:

AGREE AND CONTINUE

You should now see a screen like the one below:

You should now see a screen like the one below 2

Step-3: Click on the ‘Try for free‘ button to start your free 90 days trial of any of the Google Cloud Platform products (including ‘BigQuery‘):

start your free 90 days trial of any of the Google Cloud Platform products

Note: When you start the free trial, Google gives you $300 of free credit to explore any of the Google Cloud Platform products like BigQuery.

Step-4: Select your billing country from the ‘Country’ drop-down menu:

Select your billing country

Step-5: Select the answer from the drop-down menu that best describes your organization or needs:

best describes your organization or needs

Step-6: If you see the field called ‘Apply for additional credits‘, enter your work email.

Apply for additional credits

Once qualified, Google will give you an additional $100 in free trial credit.

So $400 credit in total for free:

Note: For this exercise, I won’t be applying for additional free credits. So I will leave the workspace email field empty.

Step-7: Read and accept the ‘Terms of Service‘ and then click on the ‘Continue‘ button:

Read and accept the ‘Terms of Service

Step-8: Enter your business details and payment information.

Set your account type, enter tax information, business name and address, primary contact, credit card details:

Enter your business details

Step-9: Click on the ‘START MY FREE TRIAL’ button:

START MY FREE TRIAL

Congratulations! 

You have now successfully created your Google Cloud Platform account with billing enabled.

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