Question about affiliate banners and providing psd files?

[Cleo]

When making layered PSD files available to affiliates is it better to put them up zipped or as PSD files?

My browser Safari displays PSD files just like it does a JPG file but wasn't sure how things work in the Windows world.

[amber438]

off hand I'd say I dont remember..post a link

:D

[Cleo]

Here is an example
http://foxy-angel.com/webmasters/banners/banners/psd/horizontal1.psd

[Useless]

I got a box asking me if I wanted to open up Photoshop. So I'm guessing Firefox/Windows doesn't know how to display it.

[Cleo]

Hmmm…
So what happens if you go to this page with multiple PSD files on it?
http://foxy-angel.com/webmasters/banners/psd.php

[Thumbler]

I got a 'There has been a problem' message on the first page so I assume you've taken it down

[Thumbler]

On the multiple page I get the dreaded red x - a few of them :(

[Cleo]

I got a 'There has been a problem' message on the first page so I assume you've taken it down
Oops, fixed

[Thumbler]

Now I get the file download window 'do you want to open or save this file' and it opened it in pictureit for some unknown reason. But at least it worked :)

[Cleo]

Well I don't want anyone to have any problems.

Maybe I should zip them up then so that you can just click on the link to download the zip file.

Silly Windows computers. :D

[Thumbler]

How many affiliates would know what to do with a PSD file, even assuming they could figure out how to download it? Wouldn't it be easier just to say 'PSD files available on request' or something?

[Cleo]

I use PSD files when they are available and I'm seeing more and more affiliates making them available. I like to put the model that I'm using into the banners.

I get enough questions mailed to me already without adding PSD requests to the list.

I think I'm going to put a place holder jpeg with a link to the psd file zipped as this should work with everyone's browser.

[Cleo]

Ok, how does this work?
http://foxy-angel.com/webmasters/banners/psd.php
I made jpeg placeholders and linked them to the PSD file.

[Thumbler]

It works for me. Of course as I don't know how to work with PSD files I'm probably not the best person to be answering but at least I can download them LOL

[PR_Tom]

The psd.php loads up fine for me in Windows/IE.

The raw PSD asks if I'd like to download.

[Cleo]

The psd.php loads up fine for me in Windows/IE.

The raw PSD asks if I'd like to download.
Kewl :)
That should make everyone happy

[Useless]

Works fine for me now, but they are all stacked directly on top of each other like trannies in heat. No space between them, that is.

[Cleo]

Cleo adds some <br>s to the page.
(Best I can tell trannies too close to each other causes cat fights)

[Useless]

Are those banners on top new? They're really nice. I just grabbed some yesterday for my tranny page and I didn't download those ones,but I can't figure out why I wouldn't have.

[Cleo]

Yeah I just put up a new batch of banners that Urb did. He was nice enough to also make the PSD files available.

Not to turn this thread into a spam post I am going to send out a newsletter later today after I also put up some new content for her affiliates to use announcing her new banners and content but first I'm going to drag my fat ass to the gym.

[Shannon G]

You're better off to offer them as zip files so the majority of your people can download them w/out errors. |thumb

[wombat]

I think like Shannon :) offer them as .zip

This makes it also easier if you want to download more than one file at once.

[Cleo]

Zip files it is then :D
www.foxyangel.com/webmasters/banners/psd.php