I have to admit I stopped using AdWords around 6 months ago.  The Christmas Holidays are the only time that I tend to use paid search.  For example, I’ll write an article with links to Holiday Gift Baskets and then drive traffic to the page.  It’s always good for a few sales during that time of the year.  In the past I’ve played around with AdWords, Yahoo, and the Microsoft networks to mixed results.  Now Ask.com gets into the sponsored listing business with a great offer for new customers.  $50 credit once you fund your account.

I know I wouldn’t bother trying paid search marketing unless I had a cash voucher, so here it is:  Sign up with Ask Sponsored Listings and get $50 Credit. Use Coupon Code: 608CJ50 Go ahead and sign up, fund your account with the minimum, and create an ad.  Remember there are certain rules to follow.

Acceptable Sites
Sites must not contain any of the following:

• Online gambling
• Defamatory or offensive material
• Gratuitous or graphic violence
• Material that infringes on or violates the rights of others
• Material that promotes products that are illegal for purchase in the U.S.
• Material that promotes the sale of prescription drugs, unless the site complies with the Ask.com Pharmacy Policy.
• Material that promotes or advertises activities that are illegal in the U.S.
• Pages that sell illegal drug paraphernalia are prohibited

Easy enough rules to follow for an advertiser.  Personally, I find Google AdWords to be the best, but I’m willing to try other search engines as long as I get a coupon code. Sign up with Ask Sponsored Listings and get $50 Credit. Use Coupon Code: 608CJ50.  

Anyone currently using Ask.com with any success?