Advertising !

[FSDown]

Right, this is the biggest problem for the forum

Does anyone know where we can advertise this forum! Any ideas will be thought about and probably tried out

Basically Post any good advertising sites here! I will do the same

[4renSick|™]

try proboards suport, google, other big gfx sites... try and join up to them get known have you link in your sig and affiliate with them

[FSDown]

Well,

I advertised my site on ProBoards, i also put my url on a number of search engines including google ;D

Have now also joined more GFX Forums

Cheers for the advice 4renSick

[4renSick|™]

no problem man anything to help, i would suggest opening an affiliation system... this is a good way to help advertising your forum

[FSDown]

Affiliation System ?

Could you explain what it is, and how i go about doing it, cos i have no idea!

[4renSick|™]

Affiliation is:

Were you and someone else exchange "mini-banners" and advertise each others sites, most sites/forums with affiliations systems have many affiliates... you normally have eiter a page with them on, a table, or the most commonly used one is a marquee. They are a very good way to help bring people onto your forum...

<table align="center" border="0" width="92%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="bordercolor">
<tr>
<td>
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td class="titlebg" align="center" colspan="3">
<font color="000000" size="2">
<b><center><font style="filter:glow(color=white, strength=2); height: 2;">Affiliates</font></center></b>
</font>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
</td>
<td width="60%" class="windowbg2" valign="top">
<!-- Begin Mini Banners -->
<P>
<marquee height="50" width="500" onmouseover="this.stop()" onmouseout="this.start()" direction="left" scrollamount="3" style="Filter:Alpha(Opacity=100, FinishOpacity=0, Style=1, StartX=0, StartY=40, FinishX=0, FinishY=0);"><font face="verdana" color="#000000">

<center>

<a href="URL OF SITE" Target="_blank">
<img src="URL OF BANNER" width=88 height=31 border=0 alt="BANNER NAME"></a>

</center></font></marquee>

<!-- End Mini Banners -->
</td>
<td width="35%" valign="top" class="windowbg">
<img src="URL OF YOUR BANNER"> <textarea rows="2" name="S1" cols="20">THE HTML CODE FOR YOUR BANNER</textarea></form>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

Repeat the

<a href="URL OF SITE" Target="_blank">
<img src="URL OF BANNER" width=88 height=31 border=0 alt="BANNER NAME"></a>

this is an example of an affiliate table, place in your main footer, or header where ever you want it to appear.

[FSDown]

Oh rite , nice 1, ill have a mini banner very soon ;D

[Jason]

u should get more on here

[FSDown]

What adverts...lol, i wanna advertise on other websites for this one, get more views/members etc..

[sven]

4rensick no offence but that is a very basic affiliation table. I do have a better one on my forum but the page that shows the codes isnt loading at the moment cause we have a storm.

An i suggest you also use free-banners. This can increase traffic to your site that can be 10% - 10,000%...they are serious figures and they do work...

thats about all i can suggest that hasnt been suggested before

[4renSick|™]

yes the affiliation code that FSDown is using isnt the one i posted up there... i gave him another one

[FSDown]

Yup, i recon its a cool affiliation table, what do you think i should add to it, if anything

[4renSick|™]

maybe a speed control would be good... but i dont know how to do that

[FSDown]

hehe, sounds good, ill ask on PB

[sven]


<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
/*
Affiliate Table v4 ~ by Tom, A.K.A Nadim.
This script must not be edited, rehosted, or redestributed.
http://zdesign.proboards3.com
Leave this header intact.
*/
var aArray = [];
function Affiliate(lURL,iURL){
aArray.push([lURL,iURL]);
}

//The variable comments are there to help, but may be removed if you wish.

var yourBannerURL = 'http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b383/foonicycow/affiliatebanner-roses.jpg'; //URL of your minibanner image
var yourBoardURL = 'http://www.firsttracks.proboards49.com'; //URL of your board/website

var aTableWidth = '92%'; //Width of entire table
var tabPosition = '14'; //Position of table relative to forum base (optional)
var bannerHeight = '31'; //Set minibanner height
var bannerWidth = '88'; //Set minibanner width

var copyMouseoverMessage = 'Click to affiliate!'; //Mouseover message on auto-copy image
var copyAlert = "This board's affiliate code has been copied onto your clipboard.\nPress Ctrl-V to paste the code.\n\nThankyou for affiliating."; //Message after copying code

var startSpeed = '4'; //Start scrolling speed of minibanners
var startDirection = 'right'; //Start direction of minibanners
var scrollerMouseOver = ''; //Highlight color of scroll arrow cells (optional)
var scrollAcceleration = 250; //Speed that scroller accelerates/decelerates (Higher = Slower)
var maxScroll = 50; //Maximum speed of the banner scroller

var minOpacity = 50; //Lowest opacity of minibanners
var maxOpacity = 100; //Highest opacity of minibanners
var fillSpeed = 10; //Speed that minibanners highlight (Higher = Slower)
var fadeSpeed = 20; //Speed that minibanners fade (Higher = Slower)


// Start of minibanners

Affiliate('BOARD URL HERE','IMAGE URL HERE')

//End of minibanners

document.write('<div id="atableouter"></div><script src="http://www.zanmato.com/script/affiliate/affiliatev4.js" type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript"><\/script>');
</script>


to add more banners just repeat the Affiliate('','') thing

Happy affiliating

EDIT:This is the one from The Blue Rose <---- Check it out it has speed dials etc