OOAK Table Tennis Forum


A truly International Table Tennis Community for both Defensive and Offensive styles!
OOAK Forum Links About OOAK Table Tennis Forum OOAK Forum Memory
It is currently 29 Mar 2024, 18:39


Don't want to see any advertising? Become a member and login, and you'll never see an ad again!



All times are UTC + 9:30 hours




Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 21 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1, 2

Add small banners for forum projects / lists?
Yes 82%  82%  [ 9 ]
Yes but with some suggestions (please post) 9%  9%  [ 1 ]
No 9%  9%  [ 1 ]
Total votes : 11
Author Message
PostPosted: 05 May 2012, 19:29 
Offline
Dark Knight
Dark Knight
User avatar

Joined: 13 Dec 2006, 12:34
Posts: 33337
Location: Adelaide, AU
Has thanked: 2741 times
Been thanked: 1548 times
Blade: Trinity Carbon
FH: Victas VS > 401
BH: Dr N Troublemaker OX
Yes I'd like people to see the banners, but not get annoyed with them. It's a fine balance :oops: I suspect most people don't mind either way, or there would have been a lot more complaints in this thread. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

_________________
OOAK Table Tennis Shop | Re-Impact Blades | Butterfly Table Tennis bats
Setup1: Re-Impact Smart, Viper OX, Victas VS 401 Setup2: Re-Impact Barath, Dtecs OX, TSP Triple Spin Chop 1.0mm Setup3: Re-Impact Dark Knight, Hellfire OX, 999 Turbo
Recent Articles: Butterfly Tenergy Alternatives | Tenergy Rubbers Compared | Re-Impact User Guide


Top
 Profile  
 

PostPosted: 06 May 2012, 00:03 
Offline
Do you feel lucky (young) punk?
Do you feel lucky (young) punk?
User avatar

Joined: 27 Mar 2007, 12:57
Posts: 5772
Location: USA
Has thanked: 128 times
Been thanked: 248 times
Blade: Juic Hinoki One Ply
FH: Tibhar 5Q
BH: Scandal
Or because some of us do not have a clue what a banner is,,,,, :^)


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: 06 May 2012, 00:05 
Offline
Dark Knight
Dark Knight
User avatar

Joined: 13 Dec 2006, 12:34
Posts: 33337
Location: Adelaide, AU
Has thanked: 2741 times
Been thanked: 1548 times
Blade: Trinity Carbon
FH: Victas VS > 401
BH: Dr N Troublemaker OX
It's the little box just above your post, that promotes some of our forum projects, ;)

_________________
OOAK Table Tennis Shop | Re-Impact Blades | Butterfly Table Tennis bats
Setup1: Re-Impact Smart, Viper OX, Victas VS 401 Setup2: Re-Impact Barath, Dtecs OX, TSP Triple Spin Chop 1.0mm Setup3: Re-Impact Dark Knight, Hellfire OX, 999 Turbo
Recent Articles: Butterfly Tenergy Alternatives | Tenergy Rubbers Compared | Re-Impact User Guide


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: 06 May 2012, 03:48 
Offline
OOAK Super User
OOAK Super User
User avatar

Joined: 09 Oct 2008, 00:48
Posts: 2352
Location: Vancouver, B.C.
Has thanked: 28 times
Been thanked: 185 times
Blade: BBC 400
FH: Victax VO > 102
BH: GD Attack Long
I don't like how it's currently implemented. Positioned between posts it looks too much like a hidden post from a member on one's Foe list (wha.?!) it also breaks up the normal flow of posts.

A better place to position it would be above the first post in the white space above "Previous topic | Next topic" and below the "All times are UTC - 8 hours" (your time zone may vary).

Let me also suggest you redo your banners, creating one banner per product type. The science of banner ad creation is incredible specific since advertisers spend billions on such ads, so it's well known what works in a banner. I'd suggest..

o Have separate banners for blades and rubber, as stated above.

o Use an image of 2-3 blades in the blade banner, and of a sheet of curved red rubber in the rubbers banner. The images should instantly convey the subject matter.

o Tighten up the text to something like: "Blade reviews on Butterfly, JOOLA, Yasaka, TSP, and more! Click here to see!"

o Always include a call to action (CTA). This improves click-through rates significantly. "Click here to see!" is the CTA in the example above.

o These are banners you could pay to run on other websites using Google Adwords > Display Network > Managed Placements, though you'd probably want to use different banner dimensions.


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: 06 May 2012, 23:20 
Offline
Dark Knight
Dark Knight
User avatar

Joined: 13 Dec 2006, 12:34
Posts: 33337
Location: Adelaide, AU
Has thanked: 2741 times
Been thanked: 1548 times
Blade: Trinity Carbon
FH: Victas VS > 401
BH: Dr N Troublemaker OX
Thanks nathanso, some very good tips there! :up:

_________________
OOAK Table Tennis Shop | Re-Impact Blades | Butterfly Table Tennis bats
Setup1: Re-Impact Smart, Viper OX, Victas VS 401 Setup2: Re-Impact Barath, Dtecs OX, TSP Triple Spin Chop 1.0mm Setup3: Re-Impact Dark Knight, Hellfire OX, 999 Turbo
Recent Articles: Butterfly Tenergy Alternatives | Tenergy Rubbers Compared | Re-Impact User Guide


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: 07 May 2012, 08:04 
Offline
Horse Hockey!
User avatar

Joined: 03 Dec 2009, 03:25
Posts: 978
Location: North Carolina, USA
Has thanked: 2 times
Been thanked: 32 times
nathanso wrote:
...use different banner dimensions.

In the USA, most web marketing firms follow Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) guidelines.
http://www.iab.net/guidelines

For static ad images, our company recommends the IAB "Universal Ad Package" sizes only on our websites and build the site designs around these sizes. These sizes are almost universally accepted. For mobile devices, Flash, pop ups, and other "rich media" formats the guidelines vary.

[width x height in pixels]

Universal Ad Package (UAP):
180 x 150 Small Rectangle [Not on the Google AdSense list for some reason...so will probably be obsolete soon.]
300 x 250 Medium Rectangle
728 x 90 Leaderboard
160 x 600 Wide Skyscraper

Another important size:
300 x 50 Mobile Leaderboard [for iPads and mobile devices only]

Some other sizes not recognized by Google but still used by other ad networks:
300 x 600 Half-Page
200 x 200 Small Square
120 x 60 Small Button
88 x 31 Micro Button

I would recommend that all of your ad/link images be one of the sizes listed above.

Google AdSense has its own list of acceptable sizes, though the more common ones (i.e., on the UAP list) will get more views just because more sites use those dimensions. http://support.google.com/adwords/bin/a ... swer=97526

The sizes below are considered obsolete by the IAB and not recommended:
250 x 250 Square Pop-Up
240 x 400 Vertical Rectangle
336 x 280 Large Rectangle
300 x 100 3:1 Rectangle
720 x 300 Pop-Under
468 x 60 Full Banner
234 x 60 Half Banner
120 x 90 Button
120 x 240 Vertical Banner
125 x 125 Square Button
120 x 600 Skyscraper


 

_________________
Giant Dragon Kris Special : RITC 802 w/Dawei 2.2 35d fh : : Donic Blue Fire M3 2.0 black bh
Member of Charlotte Table Tennis Club, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Visit Charlotte Table Tennis Club on Facebook


Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 21 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1, 2




All times are UTC + 9:30 hours


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 3 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
Copyright 2018 OOAK Table Tennis Forum. The information on this site cannot be reused without written permission.

Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group