Comments on: Does Geography Make a Difference? http://www.blogherald.com/2006/12/09/does-geography-make-a-difference/ The leading source of news covering social media and the blogosphere. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:36:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ken Koizumi http://www.blogherald.com/2006/12/09/does-geography-make-a-difference/comment-page-1/#comment-137576 ken Koizumi Tue, 12 Dec 2006 11:05:51 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/12/09/does-geography-make-a-difference/#comment-137576 I agree with David Krug...The Philippines is included on the risk zone and Paypal cant be use both ways there.I guess Abe and Angelo should start recruiting FilAm ProBloggers in the Golden State and moved its new Headquarters in Silicon Valley. to satisfy the needs and requirements of the advertizers.At present there are Known FilAms and Indians that are working for or are partners with VCs, Patent and Trade Mark Lawyers and Executives ans IT Engineers in Startups and WEB2 and VOICE2 Companies that definitely have intimate knowledge with the inner workings and Buzz in the Valley that can help THB increase its readership.Its also wise to keep its present Bloggers while actively headhunting for new Brilliant ones. I agree with David Krug…The Philippines is included on the risk zone and Paypal cant be use both ways there.I guess Abe and Angelo should start recruiting FilAm ProBloggers in the Golden State and moved its new Headquarters in Silicon Valley. to satisfy the needs and requirements of the advertizers.At present there are Known FilAms and Indians that are working for or are partners with VCs, Patent and Trade Mark Lawyers and Executives ans IT Engineers in Startups and WEB2 and VOICE2 Companies that definitely have intimate knowledge with the inner workings and Buzz in the Valley that can help THB increase its readership.Its also wise to keep its present Bloggers while actively headhunting for new Brilliant ones.

]]> By: Jon http://www.blogherald.com/2006/12/09/does-geography-make-a-difference/comment-page-1/#comment-137193 Jon Sun, 10 Dec 2006 04:46:19 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/12/09/does-geography-make-a-difference/#comment-137193 Testing.. Testing..

]]> By: David Krug http://www.blogherald.com/2006/12/09/does-geography-make-a-difference/comment-page-1/#comment-137184 David Krug Sat, 09 Dec 2006 16:29:27 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/12/09/does-geography-make-a-difference/#comment-137184 One quick point to ad and go deeper into the whole "Does Geography matter issue'. If you have a certain % of readers coming from any certain zone of people deemed by Google to be potential risk zones your adsense revenue will certainly drop in accordance with that risk. For a long time Paypal had a similar risk rating on certain parts of the world. Likewise, Adsense has similar policing it does over sites with a large foreign readership. Likewise if I'm not mistaken your new hosting company is also located 'offshore' meaning owned by a foreign entity. Also another warning sign in the eyes of adsense. These are details that no matter how hard you try to hide them from the publics eye Adsense which is your number one dawg will know and have to sort through. I saw this when I moved a few of my own operations to Mexico and was always logging in from Tijuana. It effected my revenues. One quick point to ad and go deeper into the whole “Does Geography matter issue’.

If you have a certain % of readers coming from any certain zone of people deemed by Google to be potential risk zones your adsense revenue will certainly drop in accordance with that risk. For a long time Paypal had a similar risk rating on certain parts of the world. Likewise, Adsense has similar policing it does over sites with a large foreign readership. Likewise if I’m not mistaken your new hosting company is also located ‘offshore’ meaning owned by a foreign entity. Also another warning sign in the eyes of adsense.

These are details that no matter how hard you try to hide them from the publics eye Adsense which is your number one dawg will know and have to sort through.

I saw this when I moved a few of my own operations to Mexico and was always logging in from Tijuana. It effected my revenues.

]]> By: David Krug http://www.blogherald.com/2006/12/09/does-geography-make-a-difference/comment-page-1/#comment-137183 David Krug Sat, 09 Dec 2006 16:22:02 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/12/09/does-geography-make-a-difference/#comment-137183 The only area I think it matters is when it comes to dollars and cents. Advertisers like American Readers. It's horrible but its true. The only area I think it matters is when it comes to dollars and cents. Advertisers like American Readers. It’s horrible but its true.

]]> By: Matt Craven http://www.blogherald.com/2006/12/09/does-geography-make-a-difference/comment-page-1/#comment-137178 Matt Craven Sat, 09 Dec 2006 15:53:19 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/12/09/does-geography-make-a-difference/#comment-137178 the current staff - well the staff under me - was from the US, Australia, Sweden, & Canada.. the current staff – well the staff under me – was from the US, Australia, Sweden, & Canada..

]]> By: Ryan http://www.blogherald.com/2006/12/09/does-geography-make-a-difference/comment-page-1/#comment-137176 Ryan Sat, 09 Dec 2006 13:58:56 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/12/09/does-geography-make-a-difference/#comment-137176 The trick is going to be keeping the heterogeneity of content from diluting the Blog Herald's unique identity and role on the internet. It might be wise to break up the new content into "newspaper" sections, so that only the content that has wide appeal appears on the main page. Just a suggestion of course. The trick is going to be keeping the heterogeneity of content from diluting the Blog Herald’s unique identity and role on the internet.

It might be wise to break up the new content into “newspaper” sections, so that only the content that has wide appeal appears on the main page.

Just a suggestion of course.

]]> By: Simone http://www.blogherald.com/2006/12/09/does-geography-make-a-difference/comment-page-1/#comment-137148 Simone Sat, 09 Dec 2006 08:01:29 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/12/09/does-geography-make-a-difference/#comment-137148 I think Duncan did a great job at running this site from one of the furthest places from the US: Western Australia. And I enjoy reading it from the same place, and I believe I will continue to do so. Good luck to you all! :) p.s. weren't most of the recent contributors of The Blog Herald 'international' anyway? I believe there is/was Sweden, Australia, Canada... I think getting the scoops will have more to do with 'who you know' and resourcefullness than geography... but I guess we'll have to wait and see! :D I think Duncan did a great job at running this site from one of the furthest places from the US: Western Australia.
And I enjoy reading it from the same place, and I believe I will continue to do so.

Good luck to you all! :)

p.s. weren’t most of the recent contributors of The Blog Herald ‘international’ anyway? I believe there is/was Sweden, Australia, Canada…

I think getting the scoops will have more to do with ‘who you know’ and resourcefullness than geography… but I guess we’ll have to wait and see! :D

]]> By: Kates http://www.blogherald.com/2006/12/09/does-geography-make-a-difference/comment-page-1/#comment-137147 Kates Sat, 09 Dec 2006 07:44:27 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/12/09/does-geography-make-a-difference/#comment-137147 It's just that those in silicon valley will almost always get the scoop. It’s just that those in silicon valley will almost always get the scoop.

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