First Banner Ad - Stuck and Advice Is Greatly Appreciated

by BeckM2
3 replies
Hi,
I've contacted some relevant blogs in order to advertise to sell my book (The Web Design Workbook for Dentists) and I was given the opportunity to put a 240x80 banner ad on the website for a month for free.

The problem is I have no idea what to say!

What I'd really like to do is:
1) put a picture of the cover (like I have on my website)
2) put the name of the book (The Web Design Workbook for Dentists)
3) and get people to check it out ("Download a Free Sample Now!")

[naturally one needs to signup for my newsletter to get the sample -- with no small thanks to warriors here for that one]

Clearly I cannot put all of this on there so I'm lost with what to do.

Here is a link to the image I'd like to use that I currently use on my website at full size, but of course I will need to scale it down -- to the point where you can't read a darn thing.

Should I just go with text? I feel like I need to put a picture but why waste valuable space with a picture nobody can clearly see?

Would it simply be better to do this:

The Web Design Workbook for Dentists
The Ultimate Non-Technical Guide to Dental Websites
Learn More and Download your free excerpt now!

And when they click the banner they will go to my sales page (which has the option to download the sample content).

Thanks in advance for your advice!
#advice #appreciated #banner #greatly #stuck
  • Profile picture of the author HappyLuke
    Just me: I'd put a really cute girl with a nice smile on it. then the tag line Dentist Web Handbook. What if you had one?

    There are plenty of studies on what makes people click on ads. you'd be surprised by some of the results.

    Good luck
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    • Profile picture of the author BeckM2
      Very interesting.....
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  • Profile picture of the author Dann Vicker
    Go on buysellads.com, check the websites offering banner ad inventories, and see what others are doing. Unless the banner ad is a big sized one, you may only have to include a text ad with a strong Call to action. eg. CLICK HERE
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