It's interesting to know that even through all the hype about Bing being launched recently and Google being the best search engine in the world. Search Engines like Ask.com are still thriving and in my opinion have a very good sponsored listing platform. Although I have not yet tried the PPC with Ask.com program, it sounds very promising.

Ask have been around since 1996 and their headquarters is currently in sunny California, USA. They seems to have a current worth of $1.8 billion according to wikipedia.

So is it time to give their advertising platform a try just for kicks? I say why not, Ask.com sponsored listings are giving away a $50 credit promo discount coupon for anyone that advertisers during 2010.

Ask.com claim they pull in 73 million unique visitors per month. Ask also suggests that their PPC rates are the lowest out of all the other major search engines. Although I agree Google PPC is becoming far too costly, it only makes sense to give the cheaper ones a try.

Quite enticing I must say!

What I have always liked about Ask is their creative angles. Their home page always has some dynamic approach. Although their results are not as accurate as some search engines, their sponsored listing displays are always quite accurate and more to the point and flowing with the main results. Sometimes I would click on a sponsored listing without even knowing it was sponsored. This is great for advertisers and better bang for your buck.

Has anyone recently used their sponsored listing platform? If so what did you think of it? And was it profitable for you?