Members

This is the member support area, which includes leads to sites that are of benefit to those creating, using, or viewing Banners and Internet Advertising. If you find any resources that you think should be listed here, please email us at cmb@xc.org

IN-HOUSE RESOURCES

Introductory FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) - Includes a variety of questions that pre-users would be interested in knowing, before joining the network. Also answers some basic questions that might be of interest to experienced users.
CCBN USER MANUAL - Answers to more of complex questions, in a FAQ format.

CHRISTIAN RESOURCES

All in One Christian Index - The one stop shop for starting your Christian Searches. Includes a Christian Meta-Search (Multi-Index, Multi-Search Engine) as well as a Submit-All for Christian Search Engines. I used this to submit CCBN search data to all the Christian Search engines in less than an hour.
Association of Christian Web Authors - A great starting point for Christian Web page authors. Check out the START page for resources categorized as "Christian & Secular".

OTHER RESOURCES

Creative Connectivity's Online Instant Banner Creator - Need a non-animated banner fast? Make one here in less than 5 minutes. Reasonable selection of fonts, colours and backgrounds.
Animated Banner Creator - Create a Animated Banner online in under 5 minutes. Only really one colour scheme, but it will do in a pinch. Be sure to choose the 400 x 40 option.
Cool Archives - Check out their online Logo Maker. Can make non-animated 400 x 40 banners with a variety of type-faces, and colours.
Banner Tips - These people are serious about Banners. Monthly e-newsletter, and research, yes, I said research on what works and what doesn't in Banner Design. Everything you wanted to know about Banner Design, and probably more.
Internet Advertising Resource Guide - A Directory of Internet Advertising sites, reviewed and categorized.