Tired of same google ads?

Written by P Chacko Joseph on June 6, 2008 – 10:09 am -

Each time I load a website sitting in India, I see same ads every time. The biggest ad spenders seem to be Insurance companies, job sites and matrimonial sites. They have become an eyesore.

Since the clicks from Indian traffic are not much, I assume the readers from India see the same ads and do not click anymore. You can find a list of ads from Indian advertisers below, that I have blocked. I have since then got more clicks from the Indian traffic which usually comes in at regular Indian working hours.

How to block these ads?

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