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**ThailandForum** · 04-06-2010, 11:09 AM

I was going to try this myself but couldn't be bothered, so being a lazy git I thought I would ask here, if the answer is different to what I think it is then I will try it myself, so what gets more people clicking on links, a nice graphic button or banner, or a text link for the same page?

**TheDon** · 04-06-2010, 11:21 AM

Naked woman would get my attention, but a banner would get my click unless it was a really ugly banner.

**ThailandForum** · 04-06-2010, 11:33 AM

I made up about 20 banners today, they have been seen in stuff that is relevent to the content by about 2-3,000 people so far, none of the pages show any increase in traffic though, well not that I bothered taking much notice of page views before putting up the banners, but also, none of the banners have naked ladies on them, I think I have found the secret to success in getting banner clicks

**chrishirst** · 04-06-2010, 11:55 AM

It's a job for some a-b split testing to see if your visitor demographic are more inclined towards banner ads rather than text.

**ThailandForum** · 04-06-2010, 12:04 PM

^Your kidding right? Thick people click pictures and intelligent people click words?, hmmm, demographics huh, aging whoremongers who have done alright out of life, so what are they going to click on?

**chrishirst** · 04-06-2010, 12:15 PM

AHA!

So that explains why I NEVER click on banner ads

**ThailandForum** · 04-06-2010, 12:17 PM

^It's probably because you don't know how to open it in a new window

**TheDon** · 04-06-2010, 12:37 PM

whats a new window?

**dWhite** · 04-06-2010, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheDon

whats a new window?

target="_blank"

**lynxus** · 04-06-2010, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dWhite

target="_blank"

WHAT has _blank done to you and others on here?
Everyone seems to be targeting it for no good reason!

**Knight13** · 04-06-2010, 08:08 PM

I would probably click on a banner before i would click on text, but that is just me.

**harryfrm** · 04-10-2010, 07:10 PM

As you can see, I vote two items, text link and a banner. I usually click a banner to a certain site before I click on text link. I want to see what products are on a banner, before I proceed on reading what's on text link.

**rlshosting** · 04-10-2010, 08:40 PM

A Animated Banner would grab my attention more than a regular banner. Animated Flash Banner or Animated GIFs can be really eye caching.