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1.
Important -
PLEASE make sure you have an acceptable banner graphic
Every week, we receive about 50 applications for membership. Only about one-half
are approved. A few are rejected due to objectionable content, being off-topic,
or the site could not (or would not) install the simple HTML code fragment onto
their page. The vast
majority of rejected applications were due to bad banner graphics. This includes
banners that are off-size, or we could not access the banner online (invalid
banner address).
We require banners to be no
larger than 468 x 60 pixels in physical size, be less than 30,000 bytes in file
size, and be in either jpg or gif file format.
We also must be able to
access your banner graphic online. This means we must have a valid web address
(url) for the graphic. It has to be the full web
address, such as: http://www.thecountrygallery.net/banners/banex20.gif
If you are not absolutely certain of your
banner size, type, or address, please visit our Graphics
Page where we can show you exactly how to easily determine all of the above.
If you apply for membership with an off-size banner or invalid address, the
application will be deleted without notification. Sorry, we really do not have
the time to follow-up on issues we try so hard to explain beforehand.
2. Fill Out Our Online Sign Up Form
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User ID: Any word you select up to 8 characters
(no special characters, no spaces) used to identify your account. Write it down!
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Password: Any letter combination you select up to 8
characters (no special characters, no spaces). Write it down!
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Name:
Your name
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Email:
Your email address - this will not be displayed anywhere, and is just for us to
contact you
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Site URL: The web address of the page people will be taken to when they click on your
banner.
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Site Title:
For our use only, is not displayed anywhere
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Banner URL: The URL or address of the banner to be displayed.
Again,
providing the valid address (url) of a banner within size specs is
critical!
If
in doubt, please visit our graphics
page before submitting the form.
3. Get HTML Code
& Install
Once all the
information is filled in properly, you should click the "next
step" button at the bottom of the page. The system will take
you to a page where you can copy a short fragment of HTML code to
paste into your web page. This code will generate the banner
displays (one at a time) on your page. If you just see a bunch of
strange code and letters on your page instead of a banner, you did
not install the code properly.
4.
Verification
Once you fill
out the form, submit it, and install the HTML code into your page, we will
need to verify your account before your banners will start being displayed
on member sites. This is normally done every few days. If approved, we will
send you an email notifying you of activation.
5. Check Your Statistics
You may view up-to-the-minute statistics on how many banner impressions you have
received,
how many people clicked through on your banners and much more. This is
accessible
via Member
Stats. You will need the "User ID" and
"password" you provided on the sign-up form.
Please Note:
When you check your statistics,
you normally should not need to use the "update" button at
the bottom of the page.
By clicking this button, we presume you have made
some change to your account which requires our verification to become
effective. The result is that activity on your account (banner displays) is
suspended until we check it. Unless you are actually making a change, simply
back out of the page or close the window without updating having
checked your stats.
Question:
How can I tell if I was not approved?
Real simple ... you will not
receive a confirmation email and you will not be able to check your stats -
"no account found". You either have an inappropriate
website, you did not properly install the banner code, or - in all
likelihood - your banner is the wrong size, type, or the url was
invalid. If you can correct the problem, you may re-apply for membership.
Obviously, re-applying will not help sites with inappropriate content.
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