Recently I removed AuctionAds from most sites on my network. After reporting problems, poor earnings and a complete lack of trust I’d had enough. Recently, beta access to their new ShoppingAds service has been passed around, and I have to wonder why I should give them a try?

Compared to WidgetBucks, their product is horrible. WidgetBucks manages to squeeze comparative shopping and attractive ads and product photos into their tiny ad units, while AuctionAds somehow looks worse then Adsense units used to. They are poorly aligned and hard to read.

The ShoppingAds service is a complete whitelabel of AuctionAds which sends shivers down my spine and does nothing to initiate trust in a new service. ShoppingAds brings nothing new to the table, and my traffic is too valuable to risk the many issues which plagued AuctionAds without acknowledgement or apology. And with the same company behind it, I’m sure I can expect the same slow and inculpable customer service I’m used to.

Until I read about some other affiliate’s amazing results, I’ll stick with my WidgetBucks which are currently out-performing Adsense. The most I’m willing to do is give a referral link to them.