Grrr... Telephone #'s in Adsense Ads

IAmAllanShore · 01-05-2005, 11:33 AM

Adwords, I love them.

They're still too restrictive, but now I'm getting burned by them not being restrictive enough.

I've seen a boat load of ads with phone numbers in them (Of course, it becomes a yellow page listing with no reason for folks to click, only a reason to call the number), and my CTR is 1/15th that of my overall average for sites :-(

Anyone else experience the same thing?

-Allan

RJ · 01-05-2005, 11:53 AM

I haven't seen that yet, but I agree that it's sneaky. Google lets you remove ads that you don't want to show. You could always use that feature.

IAmAllanShore · 01-05-2005, 01:44 PM

Originally Posted by -RJ-

I haven't seen that yet, but I agree that it's sneaky. Google lets you remove ads that you don't want to show. You could always use that feature.

Yeah, I did do that, but it seems that all the top "performers" for the topic (travel) are using the same phone # tactic.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/google-adsense/63367-grrr-telephone-s-in-adsense-ads.html

-Allan

trishan · 01-05-2005, 03:33 PM

Yes, that's really unfair for us publishers. Maybe you should email google.

Mark · 01-05-2005, 04:08 PM

I've seen them go as far as to say - " Don't click here - Call US here xxx-xxx-xxxx ! "

Not on Goog I don't think but other PPC Engines ~ Now thats wanting some free Advertising

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IAmAllanShore NamePros Expert Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Esse quam videri Posts: 8,316	Grrr... Telephone #'s in Adsense Ads Adwords, I love them. They're still too restrictive, but now I'm getting burned by them not being restrictive enough. I've seen a boat load of ads with phone numbers in them (Of course, it becomes a yellow page listing with no reason for folks to click, only a reason to call the number), and my CTR is 1/15th that of my overall average for sites :-( Anyone else experience the same thing? -Allan __________________ Something Witty This Way Comes...

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RJ NamePros Admin Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,919 Follow @DomainBuyer	I haven't seen that yet, but I agree that it's sneaky. Google lets you remove ads that you don't want to show. You could always use that feature. __________________ Reach me at rj at namepros dot com

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trishan NamePros Regular Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Melbourne Posts: 762	Yes, that's really unfair for us publishers. Maybe you should email google. __________________ Online Marketing Melbourne \| JumperPunch \| FootyBook

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Mark Hi :) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: NC Posts: 9,537	I've seen them go as far as to say - " Don't click here - Call US here xxx-xxx-xxxx ! " Not on Goog I don't think but other PPC Engines ~ Now thats wanting some free Advertising <-- Have we always had a "Thumbs Down" ? - __________________ When the man at the door yelled "Alcohol , Tobacco , and Firearms" .... I just assumed it was a delivery !

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