Selling banner ads to the specification of 250×250 pixels (also called square banner ads) seem to be the trend right now. Exactly why this is so, I cannot say but you can read about some of it’s advantages here.
What’s apparent is that most of the big name bloggers started using them, and the herd followed. These type of banners have been around forever, but recently most blogger figured they can charge the same for it as they would for other ad sizes, yet fit in up to 8 (even 10) of them on a blog. So, you make more money with the same ad space. Well, at least that’s how the theory goes 
We’ve developed two clean Wordpress themes you can use to capitalize on this trend. As you can see, both these themes have a dedicated ad space that can fit 3 (or more) banner ads neatly above / beside the sidebars, and comes in two colors; blue and red. All the ads are on a separate page called “ads.php” so you can just some banners into that page without having to go through tons of code.
Both themes are free to download, but make sure you’ve created an free account at EasyWordpress.com first as a login and password is required. Just visit the theme pages:
If you like these themes, or have suggestions, please do post a comment on the individual theme pages. It would really help me know if I should continue with these “adspace ready” themes or just do the simple ones. You can also download more free Wordpress themes here.
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Hi Gobala
In relation to the ads.php file in these templates… I notice it is only a very basic display an image behind a link structure.
Are there ANY random banner ad plugins or other methods – preferably with tracking/counters etc – that you would recommend for those of use who want something more than basic?
Cheers
Stephen Spry
PS… also wondering why, in the comment above, I see a smiley face on the RHS… yet I can see my pic in the mybloglog visitors box under Recent Readers.
Any idea why they don’t match up?
How is the pic in the comment generated?
Full of questions I know
Thanks again
Stephen
ok i have a theme that has 4 places to put ad’s, but how do i put ad’s there?