“Is that Jeremy Shoemaker?” I hear you say…. indeed it is! The well known ShoeMoney has endorsed AdToll on his blog and is even using our service to sell ads! That’s right you can buy 125×125 banner ads on ShoeMoney.com through AdToll! Check out the rate card at http://www.adtoll.com/rate-card-for-shoemoney-3424/

Have a read of Jeremy’s blog and read what he has to say!! Read it at http://www.shoemoney.com/2008/01/31/giving-adtoll-a-go/

Peel Away Ads are a new technology that provide a different and innovative method to advertising. A “peel” appears on the top right hand side of a web site and when the mouse moves over it, the “peel” opens smoothly to reveal the advert within.

You will find literally dozens of web sites selling packages that allow you to create them and banner creation services are already offering to make them for you.

What hasn’t happened is the true mainstreaming of Peel Away Ads and we feel the time is now. People have been waiting too long for this to happen and now it is - “the future is NOW for AdToll customers”.

Imagine how brilliant it will be to easily book a Peel Away Ad on another site or offer Peel Away Ads to your own advertisers, all through AdToll!

Booking a Peel Away ad will be so easy you won’t believe it! In fact it will be as easy as providing the 500×500 image that sits within the “peel” - AdToll does the rest!

Sometime in the next week we will be introducing the new Peel Away Ad format and we beleive it will be a big hit with Publishers and Advertisers alike. Keep your eyes “peeled” to this blog for the release!

We apologise for the 2 hours downtime we just experienced. Unfortunately these things are out of our control - in a perfect world there would never be any issues!

What is important we feel is the timely manner in which we and our hosting company have responded. We hope that, above all else is what our customers value.

So what happened? Our hosting company had a networking difficulty in the Virginia datacentre hosting our servers.

We were notified of our downtime immediately with the alert systems we have in place. We then contacted out hosting company and when we did they were already working to solve the DataCentre-wide issue.

The downtime in fact was just under 2 hours and we do apologise again for the inconvenience.

It doesn’t take a genius to work out that we are growing, and growing fast. To cater for this growth and projected future growth we are currently working on system architecture changes.

These changes will allow us to continue to grow, provide more efficient ad serving and serve you better!

We do not anticipate any system downtime or interruptions to service but please be aware updates are occurring. We will keep you posted via this article on the progress and when the changes are completely finished.

If you experience anything out of the ordinary please do get in contact with us.

Update: 26th Jan 2008 9:24AM Australian WST

New ad server added to architecture and is currently running - no issues.

Update: 27th Jan 2008 1:00PM Australian WST

New ad server has been in operation for over 24 hours - no issues reported.

Our 2008 Media Kit is now available for download from the Press & News Coverage page. If you are new to AdToll or are interested then it is worth a read as it covers our history, stats, news and press info, founder biographies and more.

The Media Kit is especially useful for ad agencies looking for an ad network to target their client ad campaigns.

So, download it, have a read, then get in contact with us to discuss how we can help your business.

Apple Dashboard Widgets are described as mini-applications that let you perform common tasks and provide you with fast access to information.

For those of you that use an Apple, we have had a local company create a specially designed Dashboard Widget that you can easily download and install. The Widget allows you to read our blog entries quickly and easily from your PC.

Please feel free to download the new Widget by clicking the “download” icon below.

Special thanks goes to local Perth company Cybix for making the Widget for us. Primarily Cybix offers affordable I.T. Consultancy focusing on Linux systems but the guys there are very skilled in a diverse range of areas.

For more than ten years, ad:tech has provided media, marketing and technology professionals with the tools and techniques they need to succeed in a changing digital world. With 11 shows in 7 countries, ad:tech’s globally respected roster of speakers, workshops and exhibitors continues to make it the preferred resource and destination for digital marketers everywhere.

This year we will be attending ad:tech Sydney in March to network and meet associates in the industry.

We are currently making appointments with advertisers, publishers, ad agencies, ad networks, search partners etc… We will be in Sydney until the 16th March and would love to meet with you!

Anyone interested in meeting with us for any reason please get in contact with us and please include your details and where you are from.

This afternoon at approximately 4:00PM AWTD AdToll will be offline for scheduled system maintenance. We only expect a downtime for about 30 minutes.

We do apologise for any inconvenience caused but it is necessary so that we can continue to bring you the best service and system performance.

If you are unsure of when 4:00PM AWTD is you can check the Perth time at http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/results.html?query=perth

UPDATE:

The scheduled maintenance was a complete success and our service was down just under 7 minutes. Sorry for any inconvenienced caused.

Time and time again we see Advertiser ad campaigns with low Click-Through-Rates (CTR) simply due to the poor quality of their banner ad. In some cases we have recommended them have a new banner made and when they do their CTR increases drastically.

The quality of your banner ad is extremely important and definitely plays a part in the ultimate success of your advertising campaign.

A lot of webmasters and business owners simply do not have the skills to create a quality, targeted banner ad and it’s a common myth that to get them made is expensive. In fact it’s quite the opposite!

At BannersWorld they focus on creating quality banners for you from $15.95 per banner. They even offer packages so you can save by buying a range of banner ads in different sizes.

If you are looking at having some professional banners made then we do recommend BannersWorld. They offer a professional, satisfaction guaranteed service.

Below are some examples of their work.

So visit BannersWorld today, you won’t be disappointed!

Everyone knows that building sites from scratch can be time consuming and let’s face it, not everyone has that creative side. This is where Pixel Templates can solve your problems!

If you are in the need of premium quality web or print templates then we recommend having a look at the available selection at Pixel Templates. The templates on offer are completely custom made and are truly works of art. They are also very reasonably priced.

The offered web templates on Pixel Templates include multiple web page layouts. All web pages were developed in compliance with HTML and CSS standards. Even if you only have a fundamental knowledge in HTML/CSS and web development, you are able to build a great website by using Pixel Templates fully customizable web page templates.

You can even use your favorite web editor, edit and adapt their pre-designed web page layouts to suit your own needs by inserting a own logo, text and photos.

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