Ohh...its very pretty, I'm definitely interested in a spot :D Going to PM you here, if you don't mind :)

[center] Oo, that banner does actually kind of strike my fancy. :P Very nice. ------------------------------------------------------------------- [url=http://www.neopets.com/browseshop.phtml?owner=raine_storme&misc]~~ Come visit my map shop ~~[/url] [/center]

It looks so much better than most of them! I like that you put your buttons in a different order than is typical! And having one food/drink button is good too. You should go for a peak day of Tuesday since there are so many ads that many are unable to make it to 1st on the weekend. What happened to the good ole days when 4M ads stopped on page 1.5? There are almost 2 full pages of them now on some days. Best of luck to you on filling the spots! I'm going to vent now: (that was a warning to the readers of the following) It is hard for me to pay so many NPs for an ad I think is ugly so yours would be one I'd be interested in! There are about 4 ads that are attractive that run each week and I can't get on any of them :( However, I don't know if I will continue to participate in ads since I paid more than 57K for each of the 37 hits I got last week-- so not worth it, I actually lost neopoints! _____________________________________________________ ~ Mimi's Ménagerie Avatars ~ http://www.neopets.com/browseshop.phtml?owner=temps_bons&misc

[quote=Gavin63]Gday, I am after a little input with a Notice Board Banner I am currently working on. Any ideas or likes/dislikes feel free to comment. I know there are already quite a few 4mill adds but I am "possibly" looking at making this one "if" I can get enough interest when its finished http://www.neopets.com/~k4_kougra[/quote] Ideas to make it a bit better: Why don't you try Faerie Bubbles or Bottled Faeries instead of the faeries? Those faeries are really small and crowded down there. Either make them shorter so their heads aren't touching the button outlines; replace those images with something else or have text only. The background to the buttons is a teenie bit odd to me -- maybe it is the introduction of the red that seems out of place. Maybe if you fade purple into black it would look cleaner? _____________________________________________________ ~ Mimi's Ménagerie Avatars ~ http://www.neopets.com/browseshop.phtml?owner=temps_bons&misc

[center] Oh, no, I don't think the red is out of place at all... the purple into red is a big part of why I like the banner. :O ------------------------------------------------------------------- [url=http://www.neopets.com/browseshop.phtml?owner=raine_storme&misc]~~ Come visit my map shop ~~[/url] [/center]

ads are pretty much useless now. even with a popular spot like wearables, it's barely profitable which means, other spots are taking a loss no matter how you look at it. For people earning low profit to begin with from their mall, it may look like it's worth it but once it's plugged into portal and compared with the normal sales... yeah. Now maybe if the amount of 4m ads drop, it might be worth considering but right now, everyone and their sister has an independent NB ad and it's just too crazy. P.S. is "adds" another way to spell or something in certain countries? I've seen so many people spell ads like that.

[quote=Dmitri] P.S. is "adds" another way to spell or something in certain countries? I've seen so many people spell ads like that.[/quote] Absolutely not -- it is Ad/ad -- I think it comes from hearing the word more than seeing it written and realizing it is short for advertise, -ment, -ing (pet peeve) Edit: I couldn't agree more with you on the ineffectiveness of 4 MIL Ads now. Too many ads every day means everyone loses. Supply vs. Demand -- Supply is up so the demand "should" be lower (cost). Maybe people don't realize...? _____________________________________________________ ~ Mimi's Ménagerie Avatars ~ http://www.neopets.com/browseshop.phtml?owner=temps_bons&misc

That's what i figured. Anyways, apart from graphics, i always check the petpage and other little details like spelling. Even in real life, a company that doesnt bother verifying spelling/grammar are crap and cheap. Ohh, and by barely scraping a profit, i mean mall nb ads where most of your own mall members are on there (aka the best possible scenerio of an NB ad) The independent ones, i always lost profit. No questions asked. I usually make about 400k normal, with NB ads, i only made 500k on peak day. +100k profit - 350k NB ad cost = -250k net. No thanks.

Dont post Tuesdays!! *shoos you away* Problem with the NB ads is that there are ALWAYS people wanting to get on them, but spots rarely open. So it's not surprising that new ads keep cropping up, theres a huge demand for them! The mass amount and competition does suck though :(