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What do to with UK traffic?

         

BriGuy20

3:37 am on Jan 17, 2006 (gmt 0)

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I sell a tremendously popular electronics product on one of my webpages. Search engine popularity has been up and down, but recently I've discovered that my link comes up on the first page of it's keyword in Yahoo's UK only search. Naturally, this has given me quite a few hits from UK visitors.

I don't mind the traffic, except that it is very unlikely to convert since I'm an affiliate of a U.S. based online store.

Does anyone have a suggestion for a good Popeilesque set-it-and-forget it solution for these UK visitors?

ferraristi

9:53 am on Jan 17, 2006 (gmt 0)

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Why don't you join a UK affiliate scheme and offer the product for sale through that too?

BriGuy20

4:33 pm on Jan 17, 2006 (gmt 0)

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That was my plan, Ferarri. I was looking for a good compensation rate for products, though (say, above 4% commission).

arran

4:48 pm on Jan 17, 2006 (gmt 0)

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It's possible your US visitors' first impressions may be negatively affected when they see UK links/prices.
When i'm shopping online, I leave immediately if I see $'s instead of £'s (I live in the UK).

If the traffic is substantial (in terms of quantity and/or quality), it may be worth cloaking by location.

arran.

badone

12:28 am on Jan 18, 2006 (gmt 0)

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Why not put a UK flag on display on the page with a link to UK specific stuff?

BriGuy20

4:05 am on Jan 18, 2006 (gmt 0)

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Badone:

Just did what you suggested. I'll keep everyone posted on how it works.

EDIT: Arran, the link is on the side of the page, so I think any UK visitors will gravitate towards that while the US visitors will search the site normally. Hopefully it's not a turnoff to either US or UK customers, since they both make up the majority of my traffic (about 75% and 25%, respectively).

badone

5:49 am on Jan 18, 2006 (gmt 0)

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I'll keep everyone posted on how it works

Do that, I'm more than a little interested.

Cheers,
BAD