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I've just noticed the "Lotus summer program" advert showing next to "General Gassing" in the "Forum" column of the GASSING STATION main page. If that makes any sense?
This is a great way to put advertising in front of the users without the "getting in the way" popup. I actually followed the link because it interested me whereas any popups just get instantly bined (without reading) because they get in the way of what I choose to read first rather than just being bally minded. When I open a page the time it takes to open (and anything, which gets in the way of me seeing this) has a detrimental effect on my experience. Whereas, a small icon sitting waiting on the page for when my attention moves on from my initial goal is much more likely to generate a positive response. Also once the popup is gone there is no way back, whereas the icon will sit patiently on the page, politely waiting for my gaze to land upon it.
All in my humble opinion of coarse.
Just passing this on in the hope that it helps better the Pistonheads experience for the users, advertisers, and the Admin.
Leo
This is a great way to put advertising in front of the users without the "getting in the way" popup. I actually followed the link because it interested me whereas any popups just get instantly bined (without reading) because they get in the way of what I choose to read first rather than just being bally minded. When I open a page the time it takes to open (and anything, which gets in the way of me seeing this) has a detrimental effect on my experience. Whereas, a small icon sitting waiting on the page for when my attention moves on from my initial goal is much more likely to generate a positive response. Also once the popup is gone there is no way back, whereas the icon will sit patiently on the page, politely waiting for my gaze to land upon it.
All in my humble opinion of coarse.
Just passing this on in the hope that it helps better the Pistonheads experience for the users, advertisers, and the Admin.
Leo
Not a bad effort Ted
However if you were to start using more of these then I think the Gassing Station page could start looking pretty messy unless you were able to settle on a consistant style - I think the "in association with Europa S" banner works best. The solid background of the Lotus Sport one may start to look messy if there are more of them.
However if you were to start using more of these then I think the Gassing Station page could start looking pretty messy unless you were able to settle on a consistant style - I think the "in association with Europa S" banner works best. The solid background of the Lotus Sport one may start to look messy if there are more of them.
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