Yeah, I generally prefer pop-up footers to pop-over boxes.

Funny observation about the timing of pop-overs… (either too early, or too late. LOL!)

It would be interesting to see what the relative results are, in order to be able to quantify that “annoyance factor”.
Maybe in addition to comparing relative clickthrough rates, one could also compare bounce rates via Google Analytics.

As in – do people who see the pop-overs, generally get annoyed and LEAVE?

About the actual 5 ads from my site – thanks for sharing which one appeals to you the most.

I wonder though – its click through rate (1.24%) is almost 80% less than the click through rate of the best performing banner (5.59%)!

Could it be the banner color (RED vs BLACK), or just that many more people being attracted to the offer in the #1 banner, vs the #5 one (despite the current opinions here)?

Another possibility? The sample set is still too small.

Thanks for commenting.
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My choice would also be #5. The words “routine” and “politics” target two specific work irritants that most people can identify with and would like to get rid of.

Personally, I greatly prefer pop-up footers compared to pop-over boxes…the footers still catch my attention, but without being annoying like the pop-overs. I think it’s impossible to time pop-overs correctly…they’ll either come in too late, or they’ll come in before I’m finished reading and I’ll just close it to get it out of the way!

Good work,

Scott

If you scroll down to the statistics, you can probably build your banner off those statistics and get good result. Worth a shot.

http://www.pitstopmedia.com/sem/checkout-buttons-design

Yes – there are a number of free, and low-cost pop-up ad offerings out there. One that’s popular now is called Pop Up Domination. It has an effect called LIGHTBOX, that darkens the rest of the screen when the pop up shows up.

It’s worth testing various approaches, to find out what works.
You never really know how your audience will react to particular copy, designs, features, or frequency, until you test.

Thanks for your comment, Jason!
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Perhaps is due to my current situation.
My choice will be the last No. 5 The Sick & Tired Manifesto.

I had not tried any pop up ads yet. But was thinking of a Footer Pop Up
you said here. Feel it is less intruding.

Cheers
Jason Ser