Improving Conversions With Peel Away Ads
I just recently purchased a new advertising script for some of my niche websites that I thought I would share with those of you who are interested in making money online.
The website script is Peel Away Ads.
Peel Away Ads are the next generation in website advertising. They are much less intrusive than popup ads and those seizure-inducing animated banner ads you see all over the interweb. Peel away ads show-up on your site as a little dog-ear on the corner of your page and will only show the advertisement when your visitor moves their mouse over it.
I saw this type of ad when I was doing some research for my free online games website and I was really intrigued by it. Of course, my gnat-sized attention span allowed me to forget about it until I ran across it again last week.
As you would expect, the peel away ads site has the same old sales copy: blah, blah, blah, but, they have a “special offer” page where you can get the peel away ad script for only $17. I don’t have any problem spending a little money if it’s going to help me make more in the long run, so I thought: “What the hell; go for it!” …and I did.
Right after my purchase, I immediately received the download link for the peel away script and a series of very well put together videos that outline the configuration and installation process. They also provided several other script examples for rotating the ads, different (or all) corner placement, and even a pre-configured peel for their affiliate program. Sweet!
Within a half an hour of watching the videos and setting up my own custom peel, I had the script live on my game site.
Take a look at my implementation: http://www.freegamepad.com/
I’m no expert at this affiliate marketing stuff, but these are the reasons I think peel away ads may help me improve the conversions on my niche websites:
- Peel away ads are not in your face like popups, popunders, or banner ads.
- Visitors might be more apt to click through to the offer out of curiosity.
- Peel aways are relatively new to the scene, so ad blindness should be minimal.
If you’re interested in using the peel away ad script on your site, make sure you order from the special offer page to get it for $17 and save yourself $10.
Sounds like a very interesting ad system
Hmm… Nice to read the post. I didn’t know much about this. Thanks for the post. really nice one,
It certainly is very interesting. I’m in the process of adding it to some of my other sites now, so I’ll post an update after a month or so.
Thanks for the Post.
I’ve never hear of this ad system. Seems legit enough. Nothing ventured nothing gaineds.
That is very interesting, you will have to keep us updated on how well it performs.
I have seen a lot of these being used lately, I was wondering if they actually worked. How successful have they been for you so far?
I have thought about using them on a few sites but I wasn’t sure if they would get on the readers nerves, have you had any complaints?
I’ll have to check back and see if you have an update on those.
I think it’s still a little too early to tell how successful these ads will be, but it’s looking good so far.
My click throughs have already improved by about 50% and my ad conversions are steadily increasing.
One of my sites is not doing anything with these ads, but it may have to do more with the ads I’ve placed rather than the peel page itself.
So far, I haven’t heard any complaints about these ads and they don’t appear to affect the page load speed.
That’s very intriguing. Thanks for giving me something interesting to read.
I do like their execution. The script looks good. But for the love of all that is good and holy, that squeeze page is the absolute epitomy of hard sell squeeze pages that turns off savvy webmasters/advertisers the instant it loads.
Robb: I couldn’t agree with you more, the sales copy on that site is brutal.
Does anyone really read all that stuff? I know I didn’t, I just skimmed the page because I was ready to buy anyway.
well i look forward to seeing your results I hope you do a post in the future about the results.
I think this is intriguing because it gives the viewer the choice to view the ad or not. It takes the pushy used car salesman attitude out of pop-up ads.
Jed: I couldn’t agree with you more! That simple fact is what lead me to buy peel away ads in the first place.
Nice article you’ve got there. Very informative.
Thanks!
Thanks for the great article!
Interesting… I still think they’re a bit intrusive but better than pop-ups.
Ahhh! I love it!
Popup ads are the bane of my existence!
The peelaway ads are discreet, but effective.
ADQ
yeah!! peel away ads look better. the other wierd ads take up a lot of screen time when u cud be doing a lot of other work. thanx for such a nice insight.
Anything that gets rid of popup ads is a good thing. I like the faded, see though ones though. They get your message across, give a option to close it without being intrusive and you know that if someone clicks on it, they are somewhat interested in whatever you are promoting
I’m intrigued. This sounds like a very good way to do advertising without ruining the design of a site. That is the number one reason that I haven’t used any ads on my site.
You should definitely check them out and see if they are a good fit for your site. I’m happy with the performance of my ads so far.
Now, I’m trying to find some higher paying offers to promote and see if do as well with those.
I’m very pleased how positive most of your comments are regarding peel ads. It just goes to show that a good number of people don’t mind these type of ads.
Not as annoying as popups…but almost as annoying. I’m a bit leery of these.
Thanks, I didn’t know about this Peel Away Ads. I’ll try to see how it works..
works great for me, it really increases my sales since i use this peel away ads.
Donovan, I don’t see the peel away ads on freegamepad.com? Did you remove them, or does my browser not let me see them?
I am running Firefox on Ubuntu Linux.
It seems to me that this isn’t really “the next generation of marketing” since it’s still subscribing to interrupting/distracting the internet user.
Haven’t the statistics shown that banner ads are in serious decline? It would seem to me that people are tired of being interrupted.
That said, it is a very interesting post. Keep it up!
I love peel away ads, they work really well on my blog.
Thanks for an excellent post!
this is a really interesting post. peel away ads are kind of a new thing to me, thanks for this.
nice explanation … but I am already becoming “blind” to them aswell… almost dislike them as much as I do the popups… There is only so much advertisement we can take in …
I tried that siote. Found one very interesting.
Good information. Nice work. It was very helpfull for me.
Nice article.Waiting dorr update your information.
Thanks for the info. It sounds interesting and I look forward to reading more.
I personally don’t like the peel aways as I believe they take away from your content because they move and pulse up in the corner.
To each his own methinks
awesome post.. thanks for the info than u provided on the post.. now i learn more from your peel away ads explaination
another way to get revenue other than relying on adsense only. Good for bloggers out there. Check it out!
I’ve seen these ads on quite a few sites, adds a nice alternative and they are not in your face which is cool.
Do you have any update on if it has been a success for you?
A new way to market, however, I hate when they get in the way when using a seach box right newxt to it!
I really dislike these ads. They keep getting in the way, and usually they slow down the loading of the pages. On my blog, I prefer the small line on top of the page that moves down when you scroll donw.
I guess that’s why I installled in on my blog
Olivier.
I like the faded, see though ones though. They get your message across, give a option to close it without being intrusive and you know that if someone clicks on it, they are somewhat interested in whatever you are promoting
I agree with you..Peel Away Ads are much better than banner and pop up ads…because it is more effective especially now that people have this tendency to ignore pop up and banner ads..^^..this is what they call banner blindness.
Peel away ads are not in your face like popups, popunders, or banner ads. I feel the same way. I’m so tired of the ads that are always there. I think this is a great idea. It gives the person a choice if they want to look at the ad or not.
thanks for your blog. We’ll check into these ads.
I run a small but successive Norwegian SEO company located in Bergen. I always keep looking for articles, posts, comments and other inspiring materials to motivate me and my colleagues to provide not only the best SEO, but also to continue to educate and rise our understanding of old and new techniques in the SEO field. We also deliver Google Adwords campaigns for our customers together with Yahoo Search Engine Marketing. Other ads systems are always interesting and I appreciate to read your article. We are always looking for ways to improve convertion rates and are always open for new ideas like this!
Thanks!
I forgot to tell that Joomla does have some very nice functions to implement peel away ads. I have used this on several websites before but have not really looked into the effects before reading this post. The ads are converting better in fact
Are those adds give us any irritating feeling when ppl see them?
I have use Adtoll’s peel away ads but was not satisfied with the performance so removed it
leme try the script u mentioned here i will let u know about its performance in 2 weeks
In wordpress there is plugin peel ads but conflict with script using flash or player plugin.
Good article. Nice Job
I work for a media buying company and we have been using peel aways for a few months now. While we all really like the “out of the way” aspect of it, our ctr has been fairly low. We might need to evaluate the types of pages that these are going onto as that could be the problem. We have gotten responses that people like these ads though as they aren’t intrusive. The accidental hover rate seems to be high too as people hit the peel trying to access the scroll bar.
That’s definitely worth trying out. I have seen these lately and really like them. They are not as obtrusive as most ads. The ads that expand when you hover are taking over to the point that you can’t put your mouse anywhere on the page without an add filling the screen.
This is a great idea! Interesting for a prank idea
I’m so tired of the ads that are always there. I think this is a great idea. It gives the person a choice if they want to look at the ad or not.
thanks for your blog. We’ll check into these ads.
I’ve had crappy luck with peel away ads. Good luck to the rest of you!
I have seen these but have been hesitant to use them. For $17, I might give it a shot!
I need to look into doing ads on one of my websites. Hopefully it’ll pay off.
After converting something the original quality is very tough to maintain.This is true.
This is certainly a very intriguing post. Would you consider guest posting on my blog some time?
Mikael
http://shatteredparadigm.blogspot.com/
Page peels are definitely a better option than pop ups. People don’t feel as threatened by something that they chose to look at. I think the best part about page peels is the user doesn’t have to click on anything, just mouse over to view what it is about.
The consensus seems mixed about these. Does anyone have any hard numbers about how effective they are? $27 isn’t a ton of money if they work, but if they annoy people or the ctr’s are dismal then it wouldn’t be worth it.
good tips, thaks a lot
not as bad as popups but i still think peel aways are annoying and are rapidly becoming internet Kitsch.
Thanks
nice work man
i’ve seen these ads as well. i like that they’re subtle, but at the same time, they can still catch a person’s attention.
I saw this type of ad when I was doing some research for my free online games website and I was really intrigued by it. Of course, my gnat-sized attention span allowed me to forget about it until I ran across it again last week. As you would expect, the peel away ads site has the same old sales copy: blah, blah, blah, but, they have a “special offer” page where you can get the peel away ad script for only $17.
I wonder what kinda of conversion these types of ads can bring. I seem them on websites more and more nowadays, but… they are kinda of hidden away on the right side of a page.
thanks for your discount information. i saved 10 USD today.
would you share with us how is this type of ads performing
would you share with us how is this type of ads performing
He who has seen present things has seen all, both everything which has taken place from all eternity and everything which will be for time without end; for all things are of one kin and of one form.
I cam across a website that gave away the open source code to do Peel Away Ads but I forget what the heck it is right now….thanks for advertising this paid sight
not bad at all.good.
I am looking them on websites more and more nowadays, but they are kinda of hidden away on the right side of a page.
He who has seen present things has seen all, both everything which has taken place from all eternity and everything which will be for time without end; for all things are of one kin and of one form.
Sound interesting.
Perhaps Peel Away Ads will be the next gen for online advertising
Although it is better than pop-ups I think it is still a little bit intrusive. When without wanting it the cursor gets sticked to it is very annoying.
Ads have been a great revenue model for most website owners. I need to look into doing ads on one of my websites. Hopefully it’ll pay off.
works great for me. thank for sharing
This is an innovative age and new technologies are being introduced on a regular basis and advertisement surely lets people know what is in it for them.
People are becoming blinded to all forms of online advertising - not sure if “Peel Away Ads” can avoid this problem. If it’s tucked away in the corner, all the more convenient for people not to notice it
It amazes me that Google haven’t really changed the way they deliver ads. This might be because “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” but ad blindness is a real thing, and not varying the way you deliver ads just speeds up the blindness.
I actually like the peel-away ads - they’re tactile and non-obtrusive.
I didn’t realize there was such a thing. Thanks for sharing.
This script is available free. It was very good advertising method when it was just introduced.
Yes, it’s available for free. I think it works well because it’s actually moving which attracts the human eye.
Great script, and another outside of the box thinking idea. I can’t believe this script is free, when someone could charge tons for it.
Less obtrusive and low maintenance, a win win.
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nice thanksss.
I have actually seen this type of marketing/advertising before. It caught my attention on the site it was on. I like the strategy. What company you use?
Nate
Thanks
Sound interesting.
Perhaps Peel Away Ads will be the next gen for online advertising
Thank you very much for this useful information.
Please keep on blogging.
I am looking forward to read your next great article.
Best regards…
very interesting, I’ll look into peel away ads.
Excellent… very nice post…
Excellent… very nice post. Thanks
I figured out about these not too long ago.. My click thru is pretty impressive. Wonder how long it will last?
Very interesting blog…
I’ve been familiar with peel away ads for sometime now. I have the older version, which has been stored on my pc for some time now, and I have yet to try it…I know, typical of an internet marketer.
very funny… thanks
Excellent Article.
Peal away addvertising is becoming more prevalent now. I think it is the future as people are fed up of popups.
Very informative post you have.
Another great advertising site. thanks for the idea you’ve given.
I’ve never hear of this ad system. Seems legit enough. Nothing ventured nothing gaineds
Great advertising site
Great ideas, and informative post. Thanks for sharing! 
This is indeed very helpful. Cheers for this one 