The first selection to make is the Display Type. You have two choices Credit Only Banner and Paid ot Click banner.
1, Credit Only Banner; This banner would be placed on our "Manual Surf" and "Auto Surf" networks.
2, Paid ot Click banner; This banner would be placed on our "Paid Manual Surf" and "Paid Auto Surf" networks.
The second selection to make is the Initial State. Again two choices. Choose Pause if you don't want this banner to be in the rotation or if at somepoint you want to stop it and switch it off with another one. Marketers do this to keep the ads new and refreshed so they stand out to the eye. Choose "Active" if you want to place it in the network for people to see and respond to.
The third selection to make is the "Description". Simply enter a short description of the banner so you can easily identify which one is running in the list. This is only for your eyes.
The fourth selection to make is the "Destination". Use this format to start your code out to insure proper placement; Http://www.YOUR SITE HERE
Now, you may have copied the code from a free banner maker service online or an affiliate site or perhaps someone emailed it to you. The code would look something like the example below;
a href="http://www.eccentricnewnegland.com">
img src="http://www.eccentricnewengland.com/images/_____. jpg" border=0>
In this code, the top URL would be what I (You) would enter into this field. Just copy this portion of the code) and enter it or paste into the "desintation" field. It ends with . com or what ever your URL address would be for the landing page.
The sixth selection to make is the "Exclusive" field. A simple yes or no here but allow me to explain what this is. When you enter a website's SFLM system you have a choice of attaching this banner to it by entering the banner's ID number into the edit site area. This banner would then be displayed at the same time the web site is when someone surfs to it. Selecting "Yes" would tell the system to only display the banner when the site is viewed. "NO" means that the banner would be displayed anywhere within the "surf network" you have assigned it to (above).
The seventh selection to make is the "Banner location" field. This is the page where your original graphic is placed. If your not sure you can right click onto the picture and select properties. This should reveal the original location. In the example code above it would be the bottom selection that you would want to copy and past it into this field. It ends with a pic file extension like .jpg or gif.
The eight and last selection to make is the "Link Prompt" field. This is the text you would see if you were to roll your mouse pointer over the picture. Simply just enter a compelling short notice to entice the would be viewer to click onto the banner.
That's it! I hope this helps you. Now, If you don't have a banner you can design one online for free at mybannermaker.com. Latter on today (08/02/2008) go to www.SurfForLocalMusic.com and surf to find my tip page on how to spice up you email, myspace, blogs and web sites with text links!
Time for some sleep :)
Glen P @ SFLM
