A new banner for your website is just a few clicks away!
Using a banner ad on a website is a great way to attract attention. Banners can be used purely for advertising purposes, as links that draw traffic from one website to another, or within the same website to attract attention to special offers. If you don't know make one yourself, there's no need to worry. Several websites enable you to create banners for free and in very little time.
Instructions
Design Your Ad
1. Choose a website. Several websites, such as My Banner Maker and Banner Fans, offer free banner ad design services. But be prepared -- many require you to register with the site and superimpose the company logo at the bottom of your banner in exchange for the service.
2. Follow the onscreen prompts. Each site offers different options for customizing your banner, although size, background color and text are standard options. The rest of these instructions are based on My Banner Maker specifically.
3. Choose a banner size by clicking on one of the gray boxes on the main page. My Banner Maker offers almost two dozen options for both vertically and horizontally oriented advertisements. Boxes are shown to-size, with dimensions also provided in pixels. After you click your selection, the image at the top of the screen will change to reflect your choice.
4. Click the "Background" tab below the "Banner Preview" window to move to the next section. Once there, click on the green bars to open a color palette, or click the "Browse" button to upload an existing image from your computer. If you choose the color palette, simply click different areas of the palette until the color you want appears in the column on the right. Then close the palette to continue customizing.
5. Click the "Text" tab. You can add up to four lines of custom text, and select different fonts, font sizes and colors for each by clicking in the labeled boxes. Move the sliders at the bottom of the page to move the text up and down or left to right within the banner.
6. Continue customizing with the remaining tabs, if desired. You can create a border around the banner or add special effects such as blinking text or sparkles.
7. Save your work. When you're happy with your ad, select the "Save" tab at the far right of the page; this will bring up a new screen.
8. If you want your ad to link to a website, enter the URL where it says "Link." (The default links back to My Banner Maker.) Under "Banner Code Options," select "Normal Banner" and check the box to show code beneath the banner. Click "Save The Banner" at the bottom of the page.
9. Click "Continue on for Free" on the next page.
10. Copy the HTML code that appears beneath your banner and paste it into the source code for your website.
