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Comment by wouldbecouldbe

11 hours ago

Google ads are very time & location dependent, the fact that it's showing to you might be a bad sign since you are most likely not close to Durban and this seems like an ad you only want to run locally.

Yes our ads were geo-fenced when I had them on. We have always had a good web presence, I think the conclusion is that nobody looks for services on Google, and our reliance on it above other channels is now no longer viable

  • Everybody looks on Google for services; or ChatGPT googles/bings it for them. Still the same.

    We had a 10x jump just last month for my own company.

    For bigger company I consult with we had stable revenue last 2 years even though search traffic declined by 50%, our Google ads still perform the same. In general buying intent still seem to come through Google, only 10% via GPT.

    It will become more and more, but a full drop in 3 months means something else is wrong.

If I google for kids show in Durban, even if not from Durban, I want to see Durban related results.