With URL Geo-Targeting you can forward visitors to specific URLs based on the location of the remote IP address. This can help in any situation where you want to route visitors to specific resources based on where the user is:
- affiliate programs for different countries
- route non-targeted visitors to an alternate URL
- send inbound queries to landing pages tailored specifically to their locale
Contrast with GeoDNS: Geo-Targeted URL forwarding keys on the IP address of the remote visitor, or their web proxy, while GeoDNS targets on the IP of the visitors DNS resolver (unless the resolver supports edns-subnet-client).
Compare Geo Targeted URL Forwarding with Geo DNS
| Geo Targeted Url Forwarding | Geo DNS | |
|---|---|---|
| Keys On | Remote visitor IP or web proxy | IP of visitor’s resolver or edns-subnet-client |
| Works for | web traffic only | all traffic |
| Available in | DNS Pro and up | Enterprise DNS |
