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Re:Google AdWords charged me for clicks in Istanbul while lo... by bitcoinbutter on Friday November 29, 2019 @11:45PM (#21668571)
The problem is, it also includes anyone who has ever logged into a US VPN. There is no doubt that this will catch some Americans who are abroad, but if you are getting 3-4 non-US clicks to get 1 American abroad click, you are effectively paying 4-5x for that one useful click.
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Re:Google AdWords charged me for clicks in Istanbul while lo... by quickthrower2 on Saturday November 30, 2019 @03:18AM (#21669104)
So is everyone else, so in theory the auctioned price per click should be less to compensate.

People don’t pay for clicks, they pay for results. Clicks are an intermediate measure. If I make $100 from $50 spend via 1000 or 100 clicks it’s pretty much the same thing.

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