In what language.

do my foriegn visitors see my ads?

[Chapman]

My US widget history site seems to have suddenly become a popular point of reference in a Danish widget forum. In the past 48 hours, traffic from this forum alone has more than doubled my normal daily traffic.

Oddly though, they don't seem to have contributed anything (at all) to my CTR. So, I'm wondering, can my new guests read my ads in their native language or are they in english as I see them?

Thamks-

Chapman

[toldan]

I think that international visitors see different ads. For example, some of your advertisers might target visitors geographically, so visitors from other countries might see different ads.

OR

They might see your ads, just as anybody else, but international clicks (e.g. from Mexico) would be paid very, very, very low.

My suggestion to you: keep away international traffic. Non-US and non-Canadian visitors are blocked from my website. I don't need them, they are not making any money for me.

[Chapman]

Toldan-

Thanks for the response... interesting insight!

As a reference site, when you become a focal point for a forum thread, you become VERY popular... for a very SHORT amount of time. I don't need to block them... they'll just wander away when the thread dies.

It just got me thinking about what ad format visitors in other countries would be presented with and whether it would interest them. As there appear to be no clicks... the value of the traffic is unimportant.

Chapman

[Nitrous]

>>>I think that international visitors see different ads.

they do.

>>>For example, some of your advertisers might target visitors geographically, so visitors from other countries might see different ads.
OR They might see your ads, just as anybody else, but international clicks (e.g. from Mexico) would be paid very, very, very low.

They dont. They see geographically targeted ads.

>>>My suggestion to you: keep away international traffic. Non-US and non-Canadian visitors are blocked from my website.

Foolish. The US and canada make up only a very small part of the planet. LESS than double figures. You just removed half of the plannets (90 percent plus actually) internet community! Not very bright!

>>>I don't need them, they are not making any money for me.

Then your site is wrong or you are foolishly ignoring the rest (the majority) of the planet. OK some have less spending power. But why shut them out! You never know how rich/desperate to buy someone from a "poor" country really is!

[Crickey]

And what about US/Canadian citizens overseas?
You'll be blocking them as well.

Oh and eh....Nitrous, you probably didn't mean it in a bad way but there are plenty of countries in Europe that have as much spending power as the US or Canada.

We're not cavemen you know.

[Nitrous]

I am european! Sort of. UK.

Its the us that has the low prices for us.

[AdSenseAdvisor]

Chapman --

I think you'll be interested in this link about geotargeting from the AdSense Help Center:

[google.com...]

-ASA

[Chapman]

ASA-

I had seen the "Geographic Targeting" reference in the Preview Tool but hadn't "put two and two together".

Many thanks!

Chapman