Hi @moombi
Thank you so much for taking the time to write a review and for your advocacy!
We're constantly working on improving our Related Content algorithms. We optimize automatically for click through rate (CTR), to maximize time on site / engagement on sites.
About 2 weeks ago we released a new algorithm which also takes into account the most popular content on your website, which we have measured to increase CTR. Would love for you to give it a go!
re Sponsored Content Ads, it is possible to exclude specific ads from showing up, or tuing off Ads completely. As always all Shareaholic tools are extremely configurable, so that you're always in total control! --
http://support.shareaholic.com/hc/en-us/articles/203327175-Promoted-Content-How-to-exclude-specific-ads-from-showing
http://support.shareaholic.com/hc/en-us/articles/202658046-Promoted-Content-How-to-change-the-number-of-Ads-to-display