Banner advertising is a very effective form of website promotion. From banner exchanges to purchasing direct banner ads on websites and blogs such as ours. It is important that your banners are eye catching enough to make the visitor want to click on it.
You need to do some research into what makes people want to click your banner before you actually go ahead and make one.
The following 7 tips are a guide line for you to folow in order to make your banners click-able.
1. Killer headlines – Start by thinking of several eye catching killer headlines that you will place on your banner.
2. Related images – Make sure that the images you place on your banner are related to your website or the product you are promoting.
3. Use call to Action – Place terms such as `click here` on your banner this will increase CTR. Another is to use the word `Free` this will also get you extra clicks as everybody likes a freebie.
4. Minimal file size – It is important that you reduce the file size of your banner as it will be placed on a website and you don`t want it taking too long to load.
5. Coloring and Fonts – Dont use plain black and white. Add some color to your banners, try using the colours that you have on your website. Also pick a font that is easy to read.
6. Hire some one – If you cannot make a banner yourself then hire a pro to do it for you. We Recommend Banners Mall their portfolio speaks for itself.
7. Get to the point – Your banner needs to get to the point as quickly as possible, most internet users will scroll down away from banner with in the first 20 seconds on a website.
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#1 by EarnersWeb.com on April 26th, 2008
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Nice post…bookmarking this one for future reference
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#2 by Dennis Edell on April 26th, 2008
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I’m saving it as well, thanks! I’m about to have multiple 125×125′s made for different blogs I have.
#3 by Mauritius on April 28th, 2008
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I think i really need to follow these steps to improve banner ads on my blogs. Thanks for sharing
#4 by Hussein on April 28th, 2008
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Thanks for the tips. I love adsvertising at projectwonderful ads.