Blog/Content Websites

The key to having a successful affiliate campaign on your blogs and/or websites is PLACEMENT. There are certain placements for banners and text links that consistently convert at a higher rate than others. Please find these suggestions below that come from some of our most successful affiliate's websites.

Heat Chart
(According to Google's AdSense)
  • Ads closer to the center of the page tend to perform better
  • Ads above the fold tend to perform better than those below the fold
  • Studies show that ads placed at the end of articles tend to do well, even though they're below the fold
  • Ads placed near site navigation or by images or other rich content tend to do well, too
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Most Successful Ad Placements
(According to Yahoo! Publishers)
Ad placements
Image Banner Placements

Header Banner above primary content area

  • 480 X 60 px Full Banner
Ad placements Leader

Sidebar Banner runs along left or right side of primary content area

  • 168 X 600 px Wide Skyscraper
  • 300 X 250 px Medium Rectangle
  • 336 X 280 px Large Rectangle
Ad placements skyscraper

Primary Content Banner within the primary content area

  • 300 X 250 px Medium Rectangle
  • 336 X 280 px Large Rectangle
  • 250 X 250 px Square Pop Up
  • 125 X 125 px Square Button
Ad placements Primary

Footer Banner below primary content area

  • 480 X 60 px Full Banner
Ad placements Leader Footer
Text Ad Placement

Gaining Followers

  • Place text ads within your primary content section
  • We recommend to include it like it is part of your paragraph
    • For example: "Enter ZAGG's line of protective film products, including the popular invisibleSHIELD™ and ZAGGskins™ brands. The best way to provide the iPad with some much needed protection, ZAGG had their product on store shelves before the iPad was even available, leaving any competition clamoring to get their product designed, packaged and out to their customers.
    • You can see that "invisibleSHIELD" and "ZAGGskins" are links. We recommend you place your affiliate link with keywords like these so that when your audience clicks on those links and buys on ZAGG, you get paid.
  • We want you to urge your audience to follow your recommendation
    • For example: "I have used many screen protectors for my phones and other devices over the years. After much trial and error, I feel as though I can recommend a screen protector with confidence. Check out the best screen protector on the market!"
    • You can see that you have just added a link in the middle of your message. People love to click on links like these because they don't feel pressured and they feel as though you are being sincere in your recommendation.
Link placements
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