Banners or text links?

MrYum · 2005-02-25, 05:10 PM

A question for the prolific free site builders among us...

I'm working on some sites for a sponsor I haven't used before. Am finding that their banner pool is pretty limited...

So, what are your thoughts on using more text links...and very few...if any...banners?

Would think a side benefit of this is the spiders should like it better too

Useless · 2005-02-25, 05:17 PM

I've been promoting a handful of really small sponsors lately and they have fuck-all for banners. So what I do is try to use one banner per gallery page and use pure text for the two remaining sponsor links. Text is better for SEs and it's also better for making your sales pitch. But I almost think you need the occasional banner to add some level of legitimacy to the site being marketed.

I may not be a good example to follow though. I only make one sale every three years or so.

stuveltje · 2005-02-25, 05:36 PM

i have free sites without banners and with banners , all i can say because realy i dont see a difference, if you use baners use tesxt links with them because they load faster

Halfdeck · 2005-02-25, 07:32 PM

If a paysite has lame banners, I usually pick one that hurts my eyes the least, use that once or twice, then use text for the rest of the site.

The problem with these sites is that their paysite tours sometimes look as bad as their banners, if not worse. But as they say, looks aren't everything...

MrYum · 2005-02-25, 09:37 PM

Excellent...thanks for the feedback folks

Yea, the few banners they have are ok...just not many of em. And I tend to build a lot of sites...those few banners will get stale pretty quick.

Looks like a good excuse to shake up the ol build style a bit...always a good thing!

Thanks much for the input

Mishi · 2005-02-26, 04:40 AM

I've built a handful of sites using very few banners. One of those sent more clicks than any site I've ever built...and resulted in no sales. (I was so pissed.)

Overall, I don't see a huge difference between sites with banners vs. sites with no banners, but from what I can tell, it's text links that make the sales. (No surprise there.)

My gut tells me that having appropriate banners helps get the paysite brand in the customer's mind - potentially making him more open to buy - but I haven't really tested this. One of these days a bunch of us need to hook up and run an experiment or two.

Greenguy · 2005-02-26, 09:10 AM

You can get very creative with tables & colors & text when banners are not available

gilbert · 2005-02-26, 03:24 PM

After all, you can make your own banners, if you really need it.

2005-02-25, 05:10 PM	#1
MrYum Arghhhh...submit yer sites ya ruddy swabs! Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sunny Florida! Posts: 5,108	Banners or text links? A question for the prolific free site builders among us... I'm working on some sites for a sponsor I haven't used before. Am finding that their banner pool is pretty limited... So, what are your thoughts on using more text links...and very few...if any...banners? Would think a side benefit of this is the spiders should like it better too

2005-02-25, 05:17 PM	#2
Useless Certified Nice Person Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Dirty Undies, NY Posts: 11,268	I've been promoting a handful of really small sponsors lately and they have fuck-all for banners. So what I do is try to use one banner per gallery page and use pure text for the two remaining sponsor links. Text is better for SEs and it's also better for making your sales pitch. But I almost think you need the occasional banner to add some level of legitimacy to the site being marketed. I may not be a good example to follow though. I only make one sale every three years or so. __________________ Click here to purchase a bridge I'm selling.

2005-02-25, 05:36 PM	#3
stuveltje Live and learn. And take very careful notes! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Sunny Holland Posts: 6,157	i have free sites without banners and with banners , all i can say because realy i dont see a difference, if you use baners use tesxt links with them because they load faster __________________ Canadian Sexlinks - submit Erotica search -submit

2005-02-26, 09:10 AM	#7
Greenguy The Original Greenguy (Est'd 1996) & AVN HOF Member - I Crop Pics For Thumbs In My Sleep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Blasdell, NY (shithole suburb south of Buffalo) Posts: 41,929	You can get very creative with tables & colors & text when banners are not available __________________ Promote POV Porn Cash By Building & Submitting Galleries to the Porn Luv Network

2005-02-26, 03:24 PM	#8
gilbert The only guys who wear Hawaiian shirts are gay guys and big fat party animals Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 170	After all, you can make your own banners, if you really need it. __________________ Submit your free sites to Movies-list.net

2005-02-25, 07:32 PM	#4
Halfdeck You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Haven, CT Posts: 985	If a paysite has lame banners, I usually pick one that hurts my eyes the least, use that once or twice, then use text for the rest of the site. The problem with these sites is that their paysite tours sometimes look as bad as their banners, if not worse. But as they say, looks aren't everything...

2005-02-25, 09:37 PM	#5
MrYum Arghhhh...submit yer sites ya ruddy swabs! Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sunny Florida! Posts: 5,108	Excellent...thanks for the feedback folks Yea, the few banners they have are ok...just not many of em. And I tend to build a lot of sites...those few banners will get stale pretty quick. Looks like a good excuse to shake up the ol build style a bit...always a good thing! Thanks much for the input

2005-02-26, 04:40 AM	#6
Mishi I want to live. I want to experience the universe, and I want to eat pie. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Where the wind comes sweeping down the plain Posts: 661	I've built a handful of sites using very few banners. One of those sent more clicks than any site I've ever built...and resulted in no sales. (I was so pissed.) Overall, I don't see a huge difference between sites with banners vs. sites with no banners, but from what I can tell, it's text links that make the sales. (No surprise there.) My gut tells me that having appropriate banners helps get the paysite brand in the customer's mind - potentially making him more open to buy - but I haven't really tested this. One of these days a bunch of us need to hook up and run an experiment or two.