Just got an invite to ShoppingAds, so I thought I give it a try. If you click on the ads, I get paid. So I thought I test it out. I may use them with Google AdSense on this blog and see how it goes.
Above is an example of a type of ad, it is not targeted to be contextually relevant.
The above ad should have "attitude." No sure what that means just yet. Seems like "attitude" ads the "Hot" icon to the ads.
Comments
Looks interesting. How do you get a private invite to this? I'd love to test it out.
Posted by: Bill Hartzer | October 19, 2007 4:12 PM
The problem with Shopping Ads is that doesn't get the keywords right. In other words, whatever keyword you put, it doesn't show relevant ads. They are just stick to specific ads. dunno whats wrong
Posted by: Rajab | October 21, 2007 11:24 AM
I've found the same thing as Rajab. I put keywords in, then I just get ads that don't match my keywords in any way (They're mostly fridge ads BTW).
Posted by: Jylan Wynne | October 24, 2007 4:16 AM
My experience has also been the same - ads shown are not even close to keywords. The ads shown are about electronics - great for a tech gadget site but not for a home/decor/garden/lifestyle venue so I pulled the ad code today.
I might give them another chance (when they come out of beta) but right now it would be sheer lunacy to give up valuable screen real estate for ads that hold 0% relevancy (beta or not).
Carmen
The Decorating Diva.com
Posted by: Carmen | October 24, 2007 10:40 AM
I decided to try the shoppingAds on another one of our content sites in our media network and...it works perfectly. Go figure. This content site is about skin care and beauty and the ads were 100% relevant.
I will leave the shoppingAds on that site and see how it goes.
I guess the take-away is if you have more than one content site, then try the shoppingAds on all of them and see what works best for you.
Carmen
The Decorating Diva.com
Posted by: Carmen | October 24, 2007 11:04 AM
ShoppingAds is still a beta though, remember that.
Posted by: Zainal | October 27, 2007 4:35 PM