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The GL Banner Exchange (GL-BE) is a free
banner trading network that links to GLASS related web sites.
A way for site owners to trade banners, or
site advertisements, with owners of other sites at no cost. Every site
in the GL Banner Exchange advertises on every other site by including
an HTML Banner code on their pages for the GL-BE banner.
Anyone who runs a website that is related
to GLASS. There is no minimum traffic or site size requirement. There
is no fee for joining, and you will not be paid. GL-BE is a FREE service
for everyone. We reserve the right to determine who may or may not join
GL-BE based on our own personal feelings of appropriateness. However,
there are no rules against commercial sites, or shop sites.
First create a GIF image of these exact measurements:
400x40 pixels and no more then 10k in size. Then place this image on your
server so we can access it. When you have created your banner Fill out
our form to join. Place the HTML Banner code on your page. Your site will
be visited to verify that the banner is there. If it is there then you
will be added to the system.
When your added to the system your banner
automatically gets a showing ratio of 1:1. This means for every banners
displayed on your site your banner will be displayed once on anothers.
All you have to do is have the HTML Banner code on your site, the more
pages the better too.
Yes, animated banner ads are allowed.
Banner ads, including those that are animated, must be 400 x 40, in
GIF format, and less than 10K. (remember, the smaller the ad, the faster
it will display)
No need to worry! We have a page full
of talented people who have volunteered as Banner
Creators. Most of them will create a banner for you for free, while
others charge a small fee.
If you want to try and create one yourself,
visit our Banner
Utilities page for some shareware and freeware downloads that you
can use to create your own banner (even animated!)
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How
do I make my own banner?
You will need a program that can edit
image files - we have some listed on our Banner
Utilities that you can download. If you decide to use another program,
remember that you must be able to save (or convert to) GIF format, and
the dimensions of the banner should be 400x40.
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You will need a program that can create
animated GIF files - we have some listed on our Banner Utilities page.
Basically, you create a series of images, and then use the software
to assemble them into one GIF that can be 'played' back at a rate you
choose. Once you have a GIF animation tool, it is best to get a few
animated GIFs of different sizes, load them up in your animation software,
and see how they work.
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Banner ads, including animated, must be
400 x 40, in GIF format, and less than 10K. (remember, the smaller the
ad, the faster it will display)
Currently, each member can have up
to 4 banner in rotation per account. Or you can open a new account,
1 for each banner.
Multiple accounts:
It is better to set up one account for each banner, that way you can
track each banners performance separately.
(ONLY ONE BANNER PER PAGE)
Yes. To change your ad, all you
have to do is enter the new URL banner address at your "Members
page".
You can submit your banner from
a form accessible via the
Members page; enter your account
name and password, then click the Review Single Advert or Group
button, then click the Edit Advert button. All you
have to do is enter the URL where your banner is located in the form.
New Advert Accounts:
You can add your site to the exchange via the
Join Now page; enter the name
and password you wish to use, then click the Create New Advert
button. All you have to do is fill in the form;
- Name:
(your name or site name)
- E-Mail:
(Who do we send your password
to?)
- Site URL:
(The address of your web-page)
- Banner URL(s):
(Where is your banner located)
- Zone(s):
(Off-Hand, Lampworking, StainedGlass,
Beads)
- Password:
(Pick one you can remember)
and click the Add/Edit Advert
button.
We have easy to understand reports
for you to view, outlining the activity of your site and banner. The
reports are current and accessible anytime via the
Members page; enter your account name and password, then click the
Review Single Advert or Group button. Click on View
Daily Stats or View IP Address Log.
You will also have 24hr real time stats. These stats include:
- Exposures:
How many times your banner has been displayed.
- Clicks:
How many click-throughs your banner has had.
- Ratio:
Average number of banners displayed for 1 click-through.
- Percentage:
Percentage of click-throughs on exposed banners.
- IP
Log: Ip Addresses for those who have either viewed or clicked
on your banner.
- Daily
Stats: Daily stats for your account.
- Monthly
Stats: Monthly stats for yur account.
- Overall
Stats: Overall stats for your account.
- Edit:
Edit your account including banners and site url.
So what do you need to get started? You are going to need 2 things, a
website and a banner. Chances are you already have a website, otherwise
you probably wouldn't be here. If you don't have a banner, they are very
easy to make. You'll need a graphics program. I use Paint Shop Pro, but
there are many programs out there. You can find free shareware graphics
programs at Shareware.com.
Now let's go over a few rules associated with this exchange.
- Adult
sites are not allowed.
- Banners
have to be less than 10k. Banners larger than this take too long to
load. Your banner won't get as many exposures because people won't
wait for it to load.
- Banners
need to be standard size (400 x 40).
- You
can't use programs to inflate the number of exposures. While this
is a good way of getting more exposures, you are cheating everyone
else. I will delete your account if you should do this.
- You
must not put the code in a hidden frame.
- Banners
must load in full view.
- When
your banner is clicked on, it must go to a page that has the banner
code on it.
- Do
not make a banner exchange page that loads multiple banner exchanges.
This creates a negative feeling about your page anyway.
- Failure
to follow these rules will result in the deletion of your account.
So if your looking for some extra traffic, Join Now!
Yes, but you can only have one
'GL Banner Exchange' banner per page. By adding a 'page number' to the
HTML ((NonSSI&page=22") or (NonSSI&page=X1"))
you can get unique credit for banners displayed on unique pages.
Yes and No. Yes, you can display
multiple banner ads on one page if the other ads are from other agencies
or networks. However, you cannot display two or more 'GL Banner Exchange'
banners on a single page.
Please note: Any pages contained
within a framed page, all count as one page. So if you are using frames
on your web site and "page1.html" and "page2.html"
are both displayed on the screen at the same time due to the use of
frames, there can be only one 'GL Banner Exchange' banner between them.
Either "page1.html" gets the banner or "page2.html"
gets the banner, but not both.
YES!
Banner Placement MUST be in the First Screenfull
at the size; 400 x 40. To ensure your own banner GIF appears in the
first Screen of other members' web page(s), you must place the 'GL
Banner Exchange' code within
the first 480 pixels of your web page. This applies to all pages you
add this banner code to.
There are several web-sites that want
to use the banner but don't want to place it on the "First Screenfull"
First Screenfull ~ Display Ratio
1 to 1
Anywhere on the page ~ Display Ratio 2
to 1
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We started the GL Banner Exchange in
September of 1997
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If you have any other question please e-mail
us.
