Animated or static banners?

himoacs · 02-19-2009, 01:00 PM

Recently I have been seeing that webmasters seem to like animated banners probably because they think that it is attractive.

But I am sort of confused by this. Nowadays, I think we really avoid graphics that seem desperate. I mean would you really click on a flashy banner? Some animated banners can be really nice and provide a lot of information without taking too much space but most of the times they seem too "needy".

Also, I have noticed that visitors don't like to keep their eyes fixed on a specific space on a site for too long. They quickly surf through it and animated banners won't be useful because they take some time to present all the information. Also, they take slightly longer to load.

This is just my opinion. What do you guys think? You prefer animated or static banners?

Chad · 02-19-2009, 09:46 PM

Depends, if the animated banner is too flashy and ugly I'd change it. But I like professional looking animated banners

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himoacs · 02-19-2009, 09:58 PM

Yeah professionally looking ones are good but most of them are too bright and annoying.

02-19-2009, 01:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
himoacs Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 634	Animated or static banners? Recently I have been seeing that webmasters seem to like animated banners probably because they think that it is attractive. But I am sort of confused by this. Nowadays, I think we really avoid graphics that seem desperate. I mean would you really click on a flashy banner? Some animated banners can be really nice and provide a lot of information without taking too much space but most of the times they seem too "needy". Also, I have noticed that visitors don't like to keep their eyes fixed on a specific space on a site for too long. They quickly surf through it and animated banners won't be useful because they take some time to present all the information. Also, they take slightly longer to load. This is just my opinion. What do you guys think? You prefer animated or static banners? __________________ SEO and Blogging Tips \| Webmaster Forum

02-19-2009, 09:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
Chad Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 1,195	Depends, if the animated banner is too flashy and ugly I'd change it. But I like professional looking animated banners . __________________ ***** Need a professional & clean logo design for your website? Contact me now! ***** - Also if anyone is in need of SEO WORK, I charge very low prices! -

02-19-2009, 09:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
himoacs Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 634	Yeah professionally looking ones are good but most of them are too bright and annoying. __________________ SEO and Blogging Tips \| Webmaster Forum

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