I want to share my terrible experience with a company called Adsharky — and I’m writing this so others don’t fall into the same trap I did.
A few weeks ago, I was looking for ways to get some banner ad traffic for a few affiliate offers I was running. I’ve been in the affiliate marketing space for a while — nothing fancy, just some side projects to generate extra income. I’ve used various ad networks before, mostly sticking to the big names, but I thought I’d give some newer companies a try to see if I could get cheaper traffic.
That’s how I stumbled across Adsharky.
Their website looked clean and promising. They claimed to offer high-converting traffic at affordable rates, and they made it sound like their platform was beginner-friendly. I thought, why not? So I signed up and deposited $50 into my account.
At first, everything seemed fine. The dashboard was simple to navigate, and I quickly uploaded several banner ads to test different offers. I set modest budgets, expecting to get at least some impressions and clicks to evaluate the quality of the traffic.
That’s when things started to go downhill.
After a day or two, I noticed that my balance was draining alarmingly fast. I dug into the reporting and was shocked to discover that Adsharky was charging $50 CPM — that’s $0.05 per impression! For non-marketers reading this: CPM means “cost per thousand impressions,” so $50 CPM is outrageously high unless you’re advertising on premium top-tier websites, which, trust me, Adsharky is nowhere near.
To put it bluntly, I was getting charged $0.05 per single impression — no clicks, no conversions, just impressions. My entire $50 vanished in what felt like minutes. I barely had time to assess whether the traffic was worth it before my account was drained.
Naturally, I reached out to their support team.
I politely explained that the CPM rates were misleading and asked for a refund or at least a credit so I could test the platform further. But instead of offering help, they became defensive and dismissive. They claimed that the CPM rates were “clearly displayed” (they weren’t), and that by using the platform, I had agreed to the terms.
I tried to argue that no reasonable advertiser would pay $50 CPM for random banner traffic — especially when big networks like Google Ads or Facebook offer CPM rates a fraction of that. But they simply refused to budge. Their responses became shorter, colder, and eventually, they stopped replying altogether.
So here I am, out $50, with zero meaningful results and nothing to show for it.
Let me be crystal clear: Adsharky is a scam. They lure in small advertisers or beginner affiliates with promises of traffic, but once you deposit money, they bleed your account dry with outrageous fees and offer no support when you complain. There’s no transparency about where the ads run, no real reporting, and no accountability.
If you’re reading this and considering signing up for Adsharky — DON’T. Save your money, your time, and your sanity. Stick to reputable networks, even if they seem more expensive upfront. At least with those, you know what you’re paying for and have a chance of seeing real results.
In short: Avoid Adsharky at all costs. They are total frauds, and I hope no one else falls for their shady practices.
You’ve been warned.
