Aaaah! Why are banners so dam $$$ ?? - GoFuckYourself.com

AlphaSky · 04-19-2010, 06:21 AM

I like the idea of a consumer that is clicking on our banner, but come on! It's like sooo dam expensive!!

For about $ 3.50 I can get 1000 skimmed clicks, but for $ 50 I can get a banner for a month that brings in about 20 hits a day.

Any solutions out there? any advice? Anybody got any cheap banner space for sale....? ( I know, wrong section)

How can sponsors advertise w/banners with such high prices?

ArsewithClass · 04-19-2010, 06:24 AM

Banner trades rather than paying for clicks? Gallery listings on Thehun?

We have 3 listings accepted for the next few days.

The Heron · 04-19-2010, 07:51 AM

haha you suck so bad at the internets it's sad.

NikKay · 04-19-2010, 09:23 AM

Knowing how and where to buy ad space is a skill. Who cares how much the traffic costs? How much is the traffic EARNING? How many sales are you getting from the skimmed traffic and how many sales are you getting from the banner? How is the traffic interacting with your tour? Are you doing other things with the traffic you buy to retain a visitor even if they don't join right then?

Traffic varies MASSIVELY in both cost and value and generally there's a good reason for the variations. It takes trial and error to figure it out.

IllTestYourGirls · 04-19-2010, 11:48 AM

hit me up I have banner space for sale.

Angry Jew Cat - Banned for Life · 04-19-2010, 12:04 PM

do you test your banners, or do you just make one set of banners and expect the clicks to come in? should be split testing your banners against one another and working out those with low ctr. just throwing a banner into a good spot doesn't mean anyone is going to click it. tends to be why i lean towards paying per click as opposed to outright buying spots or going on a cpm basis. if you get your banners tweaked out nicely though, and are pulling a good ctr, you can actually save money by going on cpm or prepaid spots. i'd say start switching your banners up, or look at going to a ppc model instead...

$50 for 20 clicks a day isn't even that bad, works out to what 8 or 9 cents a click? I don't see an issue with that cost, for clicked traffic...

smutnut · 04-19-2010, 12:39 PM

One thing is for sure, more people put more time into their banners than their sites and you can convert sites without a single banner. It seems like banners are some obligation or something.

Angry Jew Cat - Banned for Life · 04-19-2010, 01:57 PM

you'd be surprised what a good banner selection can do for you when you track everything down to the t...

J. Falcon · 04-19-2010, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Angry Jew Cat

you'd be surprised what a good banner selection can do for you when you track everything down to the t...

Loving your new avatar.

BradM · 04-19-2010, 03:53 PM

I think it's mostly because of the way that a per......

AlphaSky · 04-19-2010, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ArsewithClass

Banner trades rather than paying for clicks? Gallery listings on Thehun?

We have 3 listings accepted for the next few days.

Quote:

Originally Posted by NikKay

Knowing how and where to buy ad space is a skill. Who cares how much the traffic costs? How much is the traffic EARNING? How many sales are you getting from the skimmed traffic and how many sales are you getting from the banner? How is the traffic interacting with your tour? Are you doing other things with the traffic you buy to retain a visitor even if they don't join right then?

Traffic varies MASSIVELY in both cost and value and generally there's a good reason for the variations. It takes trial and error to figure it out.

Quote:

Originally Posted by IllTestYourGirls

hit me up I have banner space for sale.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Angry Jew Cat

do you test your banners, or do you just make one set of banners and expect the clicks to come in? should be split testing your banners against one another and working out those with low ctr. just throwing a banner into a good spot doesn't mean anyone is going to click it. tends to be why i lean towards paying per click as opposed to outright buying spots or going on a cpm basis. if you get your banners tweaked out nicely though, and are pulling a good ctr, you can actually save money by going on cpm or prepaid spots. i'd say start switching your banners up, or look at going to a ppc model instead...

$50 for 20 clicks a day isn't even that bad, works out to what 8 or 9 cents a click? I don't see an issue with that cost, for clicked traffic...

Quote:

Originally Posted by smutnut

One thing is for sure, more people put more time into their banners than their sites and you can convert sites without a single banner. It seems like banners are some obligation or something.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Angry Jew Cat

you'd be surprised what a good banner selection can do for you when you track everything down to the t...

Quote:

Originally Posted by BradM

I think it's mostly because of the way that a per......

Thank you very much for the solid comments and thoughts.

04-19-2010, 06:21 AM	#1
AlphaSky Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,013	Aaaah! Why are banners so dam $$$ ?? I like the idea of a consumer that is clicking on our banner, but come on! It's like sooo dam expensive!! For about $ 3.50 I can get 1000 skimmed clicks, but for $ 50 I can get a banner for a month that brings in about 20 hits a day. Any solutions out there? any advice? Anybody got any cheap banner space for sale....? ( I know, wrong section) How can sponsors advertise w/banners with such high prices?

04-19-2010, 11:48 AM	#5
IllTestYourGirls Ah My Balls Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Under the gold leaf ICQ 388-454-421 Posts: 14,311	hit me up I have banner space for sale. __________________

04-19-2010, 12:04 PM	#6
Angry Jew Cat - Banned for Life (felis madjewicus) Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In Mom & Dad's Basement Posts: 20,368	do you test your banners, or do you just make one set of banners and expect the clicks to come in? should be split testing your banners against one another and working out those with low ctr. just throwing a banner into a good spot doesn't mean anyone is going to click it. tends to be why i lean towards paying per click as opposed to outright buying spots or going on a cpm basis. if you get your banners tweaked out nicely though, and are pulling a good ctr, you can actually save money by going on cpm or prepaid spots. i'd say start switching your banners up, or look at going to a ppc model instead... $50 for 20 clicks a day isn't even that bad, works out to what 8 or 9 cents a click? I don't see an issue with that cost, for clicked traffic... Last edited by Angry Jew Cat - Banned for Life; 04-19-2010 at 12:06 PM..

04-19-2010, 06:24 AM	#2
ArsewithClass So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: UK Posts: 7,957	Banner trades rather than paying for clicks? Gallery listings on Thehun? We have 3 listings accepted for the next few days.

04-19-2010, 07:51 AM	#3
The Heron Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Michigan Posts: 4,487	haha you suck so bad at the internets it's sad.

04-19-2010, 09:23 AM	#4
NikKay Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,642	Knowing how and where to buy ad space is a skill. Who cares how much the traffic costs? How much is the traffic EARNING? How many sales are you getting from the skimmed traffic and how many sales are you getting from the banner? How is the traffic interacting with your tour? Are you doing other things with the traffic you buy to retain a visitor even if they don't join right then? Traffic varies MASSIVELY in both cost and value and generally there's a good reason for the variations. It takes trial and error to figure it out.

04-19-2010, 12:39 PM	#7
smutnut So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Babylon Posts: 5,889	One thing is for sure, more people put more time into their banners than their sites and you can convert sites without a single banner. It seems like banners are some obligation or something.

04-19-2010, 01:57 PM	#8
Angry Jew Cat - Banned for Life (felis madjewicus) Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In Mom & Dad's Basement Posts: 20,368	you'd be surprised what a good banner selection can do for you when you track everything down to the t...

04-19-2010, 03:53 PM	#10
BradM Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: 1123,6536,5231 Posts: 3,397	I think it's mostly because of the way that a per......