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Creative Services We are pleased to accept banner ads created by advertising clients, design houses or advertising agencies and we recommend that you have a professional create your banner ad for you. Please review our technical specifications. If you don't have access to a designer, CharityVillage provides the following creative services to advertising clients: Banner Ad Design and Creation a) Design and creation of a static banner ad displaying the advertising message you specify. A static banner is a single frame in which the message does not scroll, or move. It is similar in format to a print ad. Design Fee: $97.00+GST (USD$97) b) Design and creation of an animated banner ad displaying the advertising message you specify. An animated banner is one with several frames which include looping screens of text or images. Design Fee: $197+GST (USD$197) Click here for some of the banner ads we've created Banner Ad Creative Requirements: If you plan to use our creative services to develop a banner ad, all associated text and graphic files must be e-mailed to maggie@charityvillage.com at least 14 days in advance of the scheduled mounting date. Here's what we'll need from you to create your banner: any applicable graphics to be used in the banner, preferably in JPEG format, however GIFs and TIFFs will suffice. Should you not have ready access to those graphics, we can also pick up images from your website. Final copy for the banner. If your banner is static, we recommend no more than 4-6 words. For animated banners, try to include a max of 4 panels with 3-5 words per panel. Although we cannot advise you on banner copy, we do have some suggestions on how to maximize banner ad effectiveness. Your preferred colour(s) The destination URL (in other words, the specific website address to which the banner will link.) Sneak Preview Service: We provide clients with sneak previews of their banner ads prior to "going live". In an effort to keep our costs down, however, we do reserve the right to limit the edits to the ad. Click here to see some of the banners we've created. As a service to you, we will review your site prior to ads running live, regardless of whether we've created them. We do this to ensure the link is functioning and if we feel it's appropriate, we will suggest minor changes or modifications as a way to help you maximize your results. If you have any questions about our Creative Services, please contact Maggie Leithead at maggie@charityvillage.com or call (778) 836-8181.

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