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[paulbran]

Hi Loz,

Do you know of a way in which you can view the adsense ads that show up for a given keyword in other parts of the world to where you are? I'm in the UK but I'm targeting a topic that is only relevant to the USA. If I view my web page on my UK browser of course it shows UK ads, which aren't really relevant to the main search term. How can I check what they may be seeing over the pond?

PAUL

[Loz]

Hi Paul,

It's my impression the keywords you use are using the data that is collated from the main database, you could find how much traffic google gets from the UK, find that percentage and divide the results of searches by that amount.

Is this Q in regards to Video Guide To Profits?

[paulbran]

Los,

I think you may have misunderstood my question. I am wishing to verify that the ads appearing on my page, when viewed in the US, are relevant to the main keyword I am targeting on the page. As the main keyword is relevant to a service that is only available in the US, when I view the page in the UK I get ads which are Google's best guess at what would be relevant to the UK. If these same ads, or similar, are actually being displayed in the US it probably explains why my ads for this page are currently not getting any clicks. What I would like to be able to do is to see the ads that are viewable in the US.

Yes, the question is directly related to your strategy as explained in VGTP.

PAUL

[Loz]

Hi

All ads are relevant to the page bud. It doesn't matter what country you are in either. If you're targeting UK keywords, and you get a US visitor, then their not really going to be that relevant, however US ads that are about that keyword will show in stead, if it's a UK visitor, then they'll be just fine.

[paulbran]

I would think if an advertiser understands how Adwords works then they will use Geo Targeting to ensure that their ads only show up in the territories they are targeting.

If I am targeting a US service then in theory relevant ads should show up to US viewers when they log in from the US. Fair enough. Unfortunately it means that I, in the UK, will not be able to check that the ads seen by US visitors are relevant because they will be different to the ads I am seeing.

Most certainly, for the page I have in mind, the ads that I am seeing are NOT relevant to the main keywors I am targeting. I have made sure these keywords appear in relatively high density on the page, are in the title and the H1 tag. However I am not seeing relevant ads - and that is not suprising because there will not be any UK geo targeted ads for this subject. Unfortunately I have no way of knowing what the actual target audience in the US is seeing.

That is my problem. There ought to be a way, provided by Google, for us to see the correct geo-targeted ads for the region targeted regardless of where we happen to log in from.

PAUL

[Loz]

Not everyone who uses adwords knows what they are doing.

But at the end of the day, if a UK IP address visits your page, then 90% of those ads, could be a close assumption of those ads are related to UK ones. There is a tool out there to view what ads show up where you're located, or anywhere in the world for that matter, I just can't remember the url off hand.

.. arh ha.. type in "Google Adwords Preview Tool"
https://adwords.google.com/select/AdTargetingPreviewTool da-dah... dar dit tis.

[paulbran]

okay, thanks.

This tool is for AdWORDS advertisers to preview their ads and the competition on a regional version of Google.
Unfortunately it still doesn't help to reveal what will show up on an individual adsense page in a particular region.

What I really need is some way of seeing 'through the screen' of an american computer user.

Thanks for your help anyway. If anyone sees this and knows an answer I'll be pleased to know.

Regards,

PAUL

[Loz]

Adwords ads are your adsense ads, most are set by default to go on the content network.

And that tool will show you what the person is seeing, so If I'm in the UK and I want to see what those in the US are seeing, then I select USA From the drop down menu.

[Antcuz]

Paul,

I understand exactly where you are coming from. I have been searching for a way to view what ads appear on my page as if I was a user in the US (generally this is our target market). When I load up my page from the UK....UK ads appear. When I was back in South Africa this weekend and went to my page, totally unrelated ads appeared because no-one in my niche is targeting South Africa. The search continues....

Ant

[paulbran]

Loz,

Sorry to be pedantic but . . .

The tool you suggested is fine if you want to see what will show up on GOOGLE in a specific region for a specific key word.
There is no where on that tool, however, for me to specify the URL of my particular Adsense page. So I cannot use it to test the effectiveness of the specific words and layout of my page to bring about the display of the specific ads I am targeting.

I have a great main keyword and when it does actually produce a click it brings a very good commission. However the ads I see on my page when viewed from the UK have nothing to do with the subject because the UK does not use this term. The page is producing a rather low click rate which is frustrating as I don't know if it is because the right ads are not appearing in the US and I cannot see the results of any tweaks I make on the page to produce the ads I want.

It seems Ant understands the problem exactly.

PAUL