Couple of Weeks ago Shivaranjan had asked me how to place images near ads. This is a very simple trick and most of you already know it.
Placing rotating images near ads gave a real boost to my CTR. So I want to share my trick with fellow AdSense Publishers like Shivaranjan
How to Place Rotating Images near Ads
Ingredients: Free Icon, Image Rotator, Adsense Account.
- Grab some icons preferably 64 x 64 px. (You can use free icons listed here)
- Download Image Rotator Script and rename it to rotate.php
- Create some images using these icons. Remember that the width of the image should be 64 px and the height depends on what type of Ads you use (Ex: If you use Large Rectangle [336x280] its 280 px). I use Photoshop or Corel Draw to do the job.
- Create a folder and place all the images along with the rotator script.
- Use the code (shown below) to display Ads on your page
<table border=”0″ cellspacing=”0″ cellpadding=”0″>
<tr>
<td><img xsrc=”http://www.example.com/rotator/rotate.php” width=”90″ height=”280″/></td>
<td>
Place your Adsense code here
</td>
</tr>
</table>
Don?t forget to replace ?http://www.example.com/rotator/rotate.php? with the a link to your script rotator (rotator.php)
Does it Violate AdSense TOS ?
I?ve asked this question to AdSense before and they say its OK to place images near ads unless your image doesn?t point a arrow towards Ads.
But I suggest you ask AdSense about it, because it all depends upon the images which you create.
I thought this trick to the great JohnTP, So he published it in his blog without giving any credits.
Update: Don’t use this trick !! I got banned for doing this !!
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wrote, on July 3rd, 2006
And I thought that it was all his idea! His post is a bit different and suggests a different size of image.
I tried using images to do this but for some reason using the table he gave (I am not good at HTML) I couldn’t see the adsense ads.
wrote, on July 3rd, 2006
Well Josh, If you need any help, feel free to ask. I will be glad to help you
wrote, on July 3rd, 2006
Where did you get those icons….
wrote, on July 3rd, 2006
I got them from
http://www.maxpower.ca/free-icons/2006/03/05/
wrote, on April 3rd, 2007
thats a very good example, Do you have any http://www.wmxp.com/promo/ ? l am willing to work the script you gawe us,
Can l ask you why dont you use this method ? you didnt like the idea ?