Free Banner Services
In this category, FreebieList.com takes a look at the Internet's best free banner services, such as banner exchanges that can assist you to promote your site. In recent years the effectiveness of banners has been questioned in some circles, and despite research suggesting Internet surfers are slowing learning to ignore banners, they can still be effective for new sites. Of course, some users will report better performance than others depending on their niche. The services below are all completely free and they won't send you masses of traffic, but you may as well experiment! If you happen to stumble across an outdated link, we'd very much appreciate it if you could report it.
Hit4Hit.co.ukThis new and free banner exchange service allows you to promote your Web site by exchanging banner advertisements. Display the Hit4Hit banner code on your Web pages and for every banner impression you serve, your banner will be displayed on another member's site (a 1:1 exchange ratio). Even better, the service supports 15 of the most popular banner sizes and 1500 free impressions are available to new registrants. Real-time stats are available from a control panel so you can easily monitor your campaign.
Impressionz UKA superb free banner exchange service for the UK. Impressionz UK initially provides their members with 2500 free banner impressions under a 6:10 exchange ratio. A small "Impressions UK" advert is tagged on to each banner to promote their service, however, this is by no means obtrusive. 468x60, 120x60 and 120x600 pixel banners are supported here (GIF, JPEG and Flash enabled).
> Impressionz.com has recently undergone a redesign so be sure to check them out!
> Members may earn 1000 impression credits for each new account that's referred to the network. > 50 additional impression credits are awarded per banner click thru.
A geo-targetable (and free) banner exchange service, offering a 5:4 banner exchange ratio, 6000 free impressions upon registration, and full statistics. They accept a variety of advertising formats, including Flash, and also three popular banner sizes (standard banner, half banner and leaderboard). If you refer others to the service, you will gain the equivalent of 10% of their impressions for as long as they continue to serve the banners.
BannersXchange.comA veteran and quality banner exchange service, offering a 2:1 ratio (for every two banners you show, other members show your banner once). BannersXchange.com differs from other services in that they offer a guarantee: "If after 1000 banner exposures BannersXChange does not triple the number of click-thrus that you obtained from any of the top 10 banner exchange companies, we will give you 1000 banner exposures free".
UK Banners
Currently the largest UK banner exchange network serving over 8 million impressions a month. They offer a 10:8 banner exchange ratio, meaning for every 10 banners you show, your banner will be displayed 8 times across the network. Their sister site, UK Buttons offers a banner exchange for smaller sized adverts - commonly referred to as "buttons".
> UK Banners have recently updated their service with a sleek new site design and a more professional image.
> If banner design isn't your strong point, not to worry! UK Banners will automatically generate a default banner for your site. However, if you wish, you can always just upload your own.
Offers a professional free banner exchange with various exchange ratios, depending on your Web site's banner performance. The top 50% of participating sites will receive a ratio of 1:1. Features at WorldBE.com include: unlimited banners/sites, online statistics, category and country targeting and much more. Beginners and also advanced users will find this service very useful.
HitExchangeA popular free banner exchange network offering a 5:4 exchange ratio and a choice of three banner sizes: 400x40, 400x50 and the most popular, 468x60. HitExchange allows you to target specific types of Web sites to maximize the number of visitors clicking in to your site. Along with this, they provide IP and URL referrer tracking via a simple online control panel.
Link BuddiesThis is one of the most popular and versatile free banner exchange services on the Web. Link Buddies attaches no ugly promotional "tags" on your banners unlike many similar services do, and they'll also give you the chance to earn extra impressions by referring other members to the scheme. New members receive 500 free impressions just for joining and a fair rotation ratio of 1:1.
> A veteran free banner exchange service, Link Buddies has been online since 1997.
> A wizard-based banner creator is provided here absolutely free of charge (ideal for newbies).
Very good banner exchange service that delivers impressions on time, every time. Although this service operates as a "banner exchange", should the need arise, you may purchase extra impressions. Real-time click stats are recorded accurately plus members can earn bonus credits when somebody clicks on an active banner. We've found it to be a reliable and solid service.