I always thought there was no point in using BingAds as the cost (financially and time-wise) would outway the traffic available. i.e. a whole lot of work for not much gain.

Anyway, with all the buzz about Bing's increased market share, I thought I'd give it a go.

- I opened an account.

- I set up a method of payment.

- I set up an ad pointing to a client's business website with related keywords.

- After 3 days, I could not access my account anymore. So I emailed support.

- 48 hours later I had not heard back. So I phoned them ... always busy ...

- 24 hours after that, the live chat button finally showed "available" and I got to speak to a representative. They said someone would get back to me that day.

- 72 hours after that, I get an email saying they are dealing with my enquiry.

- 24 hours after that, I get an email saying:

"Your account (hidden) has been closed. As described in the Bing Ads Terms and Conditions, we do not need to state a specific reason for account closure. This decision is final, and we consider the issue closed."

Really? That's how to be competitive against the leviathan of Google?

Bing ad team: you have very, very bad manners.