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"we were targeting English-speaking countries only, so I don't know why we were getting hits from India and Egypt and stuff" Seriously? Seriously? I mean... n
by rickmb 14y ago
"we were targeting English-speaking countries only, so I don't know why we were getting hits from India and Egypt and stuff"
Seriously? Seriously?
I mean... no, never mind. "Confused" doesn't even begin to describe it. Given that the US doesn't have an official language, India is more of an English speaking country than the US is.
- yangez 14y ago> "Confused" doesn't even begin to describe it. Relax, no need for that. Obviously India is an English-speaking country, but when we targeted "English" speakers we expected a higher percentage of our traffic to come from Western sources like the US and Canada, instead of 95%+ from click farms in India. We found that wasn't the case, so we switched to country-specific targeting. Thanks for educating me, though.
- napillo 14y agoWho benefits? How about your competitors who click on your ads to deplete your advertising dollars so their ads will show more than yours?
- rickmb 14y agoSorry, it's a bit of a knee-jerk reaction caused by the number of American sites that treat non-US visitors like it's a nuisance they even dare to visit, as if an English language .com site is an "Americans-only" sign. (This is especially insulting if the site in question represents a company/brand that actually operates internationally.) Also, English speakers are not limited to countries with English as an (un)official language. Just an example, LinkedIn had 3 million Dutch users before they introduced a Dutch language interface. I don't know what business you're in, but that's a lot of creditcards...