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Selling Banner Space on Sites

by Sisu
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Hi,

I recently had an offer from someone to purchase banner space on one of my sites on a fee basis.
I have never done this, and quite frankly don't have a clue. Can anyone enlighten me a wee bit or direct me somewhere? Such as, Is it safe? What is a good fee? What info do I give them? Would I give them login details, for instance? And anything else I should be on the lookout for.

Thank you,

Eila
#banner #selling #sites #space
  • Profile picture of the author fluffythewondercat
    You might want to do some research on the sender. Quite often these are scams or otherwise not genuine offers.

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  • Profile picture of the author JB
    The way I do it is charge a monthly fee which they pay upfront by paypal then they can email me the banner and url. I don't have a fancy 3rd party access area and I won't give anyone access to my admin cp.
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    • Profile picture of the author Bruce NewMedia
      Originally Posted by JB View Post

      The way I do it is charge a monthly fee which they pay upfront by paypal then they can email me the banner and url. I don't have a fancy 3rd party access area and I won't give anyone access to my admin cp.
      I think you'll find that some serious space buyers will want to know more specifics about the traffic the site is getting. Since Alexa numbers can be gamed so easily, there are a lot of skeptics out there. One of my clients sells banner ads on his site and gives the first 30 days free...if the buyer sees some action, then it's pretty easy to get them paying monthly.

      Last time I talked to him I think it was $100 per month.
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      • Profile picture of the author Sisu
        Hi,

        Thank you everyone. You have all been very helpful. Good idea about researching, and thanks for the ballpark figure.

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    • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
      Originally Posted by JB View Post

      The way I do it is charge a monthly fee which they pay upfront by paypal then they can email me the banner and url. I don't have a fancy 3rd party access area and I won't give anyone access to my admin cp.
      This is how I've done it in the past. Beyond the question of admin access, I don't want to give someone the ability to switch out the banner at will. I approved all banners and destinations. I was willing to do some negotiating on fees and trials, but the approval process was a take it or leave it proposition.

      Did I end up leaving money on the table? Possibly.

      Did I lose any sleep over it? Not a wink...
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  • Profile picture of the author Mary Wilhite
    Here's what you can do:

    1. Check out the offer - what is it about? If you are not comfy with it reject the offer
    2. Ask them where they want the ad located and quote them a monthly fee
    3. Tell them to send at least one month advance payment
    4. If the payment is good ask them for the banner and put it in your site.

    That's it..end of story..

    If they are serious, when you tell them to make an advance payment after you
    both negotiated the fee, they'll send you the payment, otherwise they might not
    be that serious.
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  • Profile picture of the author harrysehgal
    Just charge normal fees and you can found lot of advertisers here.
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    • Profile picture of the author linux7802
      I don't think banner space selling is an easy job, I am also searching for the advertiser but not found out any good advertiser ....
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  • Profile picture of the author iuditg
    I think you should setup everything via buysellads.com. Also, go to that site and you will get an idea of pricing.
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