Want to know where your surfers' eyes look?

tickler · 2006-04-10, 01:34 PM

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"Skyscraper" ads (thin verticals running in the left or right column) came in third place.

Probably not a good ideal to run them on the right side. I notice that on a lot of places, like The Hun, that my browser size cuts them off unless I scroll right.

RedCherry · 2006-04-10, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by tickler

Probably not a good ideal to run them on the right side. I notice that on a lot of places, like The Hun, that my browser size cuts them off unless I scroll right.

It is if you keep in 800x600 mode site design. I heard a long time ago, put your ads by the right side, because the mouse is usually there anyways because of the scroll bar. They are less apt to click on ads on the left, because you have to move the mouse over to the other side of the page. Sounds kinda lame, but I've always remembered that.

MC-Julius · 2006-04-10, 08:35 PM

nice post very interesting

Useless · 2006-04-10, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by RedCherry

I heard a long time ago, put your ads by the right side, because the mouse is usually there anyways because of the scroll bar. They are less apt to click on ads on the left, because you have to move the mouse over to the other side of the page. Sounds kinda lame, but I've always remembered that.

I never used to think about such shit

, but a couple of years ago I saw Raven tell someone to swap their Enter and Exit links on a site so that the Enter was on the right, closer to the natural position of the mouse/cursor - and it really rings true. It's one of those things that, once someone points it out to you, it suddenly appears so obvious and you wonder why it hadn't occurred to you before. Even if you are one of the oddballs who keeps the mouse physically on the left, the cursur will still tend to be on right side of the screen due to the vertical scroll bar.

tickler · 2006-04-10, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by RedCherry

It is if you keep in 800x600 mode site design.

Ahh, but, I am talking about people like me who don't surf with the window maximized. I use multiple windows(5 open right now) about 650w500h so the right side goes into the scroll area.

Useless · 2006-04-10, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by tickler

Ahh, but, I am talking about people like me who don't surf with the window maximized. I use multiple windows(5 open right now) about 650w500h so the right side goes into the scroll area.

You need to stop doing that. You're going to miss all of our wonderful ads.

KG Gary · 2006-04-11, 05:55 AM

Great link, Simon! Extremely interesting! Thanks!

Like most people, when I'm making my freesites I try and mix up the way I present the info and ads etc to see what works best for me. I sometimes deliberately make "ugly" sites, or simple sites etc.

At first I thought that there's an argument here for ditching some types of banners/banner placement, but if certain banners are largely ignored that could be a good way of diverting the attention onto other more focused text ads.
Hmmmm.
Hmmmm.
Very interesting indeed.

karomesis · 2006-04-11, 04:24 PM

Great post Simon

I always say,Science+porn=huge$$$

The stock market now has AI that trades better than any human, porn is next.

Unfortunately, I'm not one of the worlds best programmers, so my idea will have to wait.

RedCherry · 2006-04-11, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by tickler

Ahh, but, I am talking about people like me who don't surf with the window maximized. I use multiple windows(5 open right now) about 650w500h so the right side goes into the scroll area.

I forget people do that. with dual monitors, I always surf full screen. I also use netcaptor, that is a tabbed browser, so I might have a dozen windows open but they are all tabbed on top of each other.

tickler · 2006-04-12, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by RedCherry

I forget people do that. .... so I might have a dozen windows open but they are all tabbed on top of each other.

With a 23" monitor and high resolution I can pretty much see what is going on in all of them.

Danny · 2006-04-12, 09:07 AM

Great read! Thanks Simon =)

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