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**Kupo?** · 04-07-2007, 02:04 PM

First off I really like NameDrive and out of the 4 parking sites I've been using recently, it's the least painful and most profitable. I only resort to using a public forum to resolve this issue because all private inquiries to NameDrive via their support channels over the last month have failed to receive a response.

Issue:
Occasionally when I preview/visit my domains, the main ads shown are based off the domain name itself and not the specified keyword. In this example the domain is "safetylive.com" and the keyword is "antivirus":

Ads Using Domain

However after refreshing a few times the correct ads will come up:

Ads Using Keyword

Obviously if this is happening for all of my visitors, it could very well be affecting my CTR.

I've tested this on multiple computers on different IPs using IE6, IE7, FireFox 1.5, FireFox 2.0 all running XP SP2 with the same results.

Has anyone else noticed this? Is this intentional behavior (not sure why)? Any information regarding this issue would be a big relief to me.

**Acro** · 04-07-2007, 03:50 PM

It seems that there are 2 x times the number of relevant ads and thus they are displayed in 2 groups. I saw both groups as you described.

**Kupo?** · 04-07-2007, 05:35 PM

Yes, but the first screenshot I posted is showing ads about safety equipment and construction which have nothing to do with the keyword "antivirus" specified.

Do you think NameDrive alternates keyword derived ads and domain derived ads on purpose?

**NameDriver** · 04-09-2007, 03:10 AM

Hi there,

Google do say that the keywords we submit to them are 'suggestions' rather than 'law' and sometimes they throw in their own suggestions for certain names. In the majority of cases, they'll deliver ads based on the keyword but will unfortunately occasionally do so based on the domain name.
Let me know if you have any individual cases and I'll look into it.

Hope you all have a good bank holiday.

Ed

**Welkin** · 05-07-2007, 02:51 PM

I have some similar names. Is there something that could be done or we should live with this situation and google has the final word?

04-07-2007, 02:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
Kupo? Gold Lifetime Member Last Online: 06-25-2007 04:52 PM iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 5 DNF$: 110	Showing ads based on domain not keyword First off I really like NameDrive and out of the 4 parking sites I've been using recently, it's the least painful and most profitable. I only resort to using a public forum to resolve this issue because all private inquiries to NameDrive via their support channels over the last month have failed to receive a response. Issue: Occasionally when I preview/visit my domains, the main ads shown are based off the domain name itself and not the specified keyword. In this example the domain is "safetylive.com" and the keyword is "antivirus": Ads Using Domain However after refreshing a few times the correct ads will come up: Ads Using Keyword Obviously if this is happening for all of my visitors, it could very well be affecting my CTR. I've tested this on multiple computers on different IPs using IE6, IE7, FireFox 1.5, FireFox 2.0 all running XP SP2 with the same results. Has anyone else noticed this? Is this intentional behavior (not sure why)? Any information regarding this issue would be a big relief to me.

04-07-2007, 03:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
Acro Bloody lovely Last Online: Today 07:01 PM iTrader: (394) Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 23,904 DNF$: 4,075 Location: USA Country:	Re: Showing ads based on domain not keyword It seems that there are 2 x times the number of relevant ads and thus they are displayed in 2 groups. I saw both groups as you described. __________________ DomainGang.com - Domainers' Most Awesome News Source Acroplex - Web & Graphics Acro.net - My Blog My Countdown Counting down to: Snapnames rebate hitting my mailbox 79 days 4 hours 51 minutes

04-07-2007, 05:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
Kupo? Gold Lifetime Member Last Online: 06-25-2007 04:52 PM iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 5 DNF$: 110	Re: Showing ads based on domain not keyword Yes, but the first screenshot I posted is showing ads about safety equipment and construction which have nothing to do with the keyword "antivirus" specified. Do you think NameDrive alternates keyword derived ads and domain derived ads on purpose?

04-09-2007, 03:10 AM	#4 (permalink)
NameDriver Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: Today 11:54 AM iTrader: (1) Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 515 DNF$: 950 Location: Everywhere	Re: Showing ads based on domain not keyword Hi there, Google do say that the keywords we submit to them are 'suggestions' rather than 'law' and sometimes they throw in their own suggestions for certain names. In the majority of cases, they'll deliver ads based on the keyword but will unfortunately occasionally do so based on the domain name. Let me know if you have any individual cases and I'll look into it. Hope you all have a good bank holiday. Ed __________________ www.NameDrive.com

05-07-2007, 02:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
Welkin Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: 10-21-2009 08:26 AM iTrader: (7) Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 423 DNF$: 600 Location: Sofia Country:	Re: Showing ads based on domain not keyword I have some similar names. Is there something that could be done or we should live with this situation and google has the final word? __________________ Domain Name Reviews

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