How to Add Your Banner Free on SEO Stack Hub (3-Hour Free Spot)

Category: SEO Guides · Last updated: 5 November 2026 · Reading time: 7 minutes

Quick answer: Open the SEO Stack Hub homepage, click “Add your banner here, free”, enter your website, email, meta title and description, and upload a 990 × 110 px banner. It is approved instantly and stays live for 3 hours, with a countdown timer under it.

Most small websites never get seen by the right people. You write good content, you build a few links, and you wait. A free banner spot gives you a faster way to put your brand in front of site owners, SEO teams and marketers who visit SEO Stack Hub every day.

This guide shows exactly how the free banner spot works, what you need before you submit, how the queue and timer work, and how to get the most clicks from your 3 hours. You can also check your banner with the free checker below before you upload it.

What is the SEO Stack Hub free banner spot?

The free banner spot is a 990 × 110 pixel space on the SEO Stack Hub homepage, right under the backlink packages. Any website owner can use it to promote a site, a tool, a service or a new blog post.

Free: no payment, no sign-up and no approval wait.
3 hours live: each banner gets a full 3-hour slot.
Fair queue: if a banner is already live, yours goes into the queue and starts automatically when the one before it ends.
Live timer: visitors see a countdown, and you see exactly when your slot ends.
Email updates: you get an email with your start and end time as soon as the banner is approved.

Example 1A freelance web designer launches a new portfolio. She uploads a clean 990 × 110 banner that says “Fast WordPress websites for small businesses” and links it to her contact page. For 3 hours her banner sits on a page visited by people who already care about websites and SEO.

Free vs monthly vs yearly: which banner plan fits you?

The free slot is great for testing an idea or promoting a launch. If you want your banner to stay up without waiting in the queue, you can book a paid spot.

Plan	Price	How long it stays live	Approval	Best for
Free	$0	3 hours (queue order)	Instant	Launches, tests, new posts
Monthly	$50 / month	30 days, no queue	After payment	Agencies, tools, services
1 Year	$350 / year	365 days, no queue	After payment	Brands that want steady visibility

Hook pointYour banner is shown to people who are actively looking for SEO tools, guest posts and agencies. That is a warm audience, not random traffic.

How does the free banner work, step by step?

Step 1: Open the banner spot

Go to the homepage and scroll to the “Free banner spot” box below the backlink packages. Click “Add your banner here, free” or the “Add free banner” button. The form opens right there.

Step 2: Fill in your website details

Enter four things:

Website URL: the page you want people to visit, starting with https://.
Your email: the approval email with your live time goes here.
Site title (meta title): 5 to 70 characters. This shows in bold under your banner.
Short description (meta description): 20 to 160 characters. This shows under the title.

Step 3: Upload your banner

Your image must be exactly 990 × 110 pixels, in JPG, PNG, GIF or WebP format, and no bigger than 500 KB. If the size is wrong, the form tells you straight away so you can fix it.

Step 4: Submit and check your email

Click “Submit my free banner”. Your banner is approved instantly. If the slot is free, it goes live at once. If another banner is live, yours waits in the queue, and the homepage shows a “starts in” timer for every banner in line.

Check your banner before you upload it

Use this quick checker to test your image, title and description. Everything runs in your browser, and nothing is uploaded.

Free Banner Ready Checker

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How to design a banner that gets clicks

You only have 3 hours, so your banner has to be clear at a glance. A wide, short banner like 990 × 110 works best with one message and one button.

One message: say what you offer in 4 to 7 words.
Big text: use at least 26 px for the headline so it reads on mobile too.
A clear button: “Try free”, “Get a quote” or “See plans” on the right side.
Strong contrast: white text on a bold colour, or dark text on a light colour.
Safe margins: keep text 25 to 30 px away from every edge so nothing gets cut.

Example 2A small SEO agency tested two banners. The first had a long sentence and three services. The second said only “Local SEO for dentists” with a “Book a call” button. The short one was easier to read in one second, which is all the time most visitors give a banner.

SEO Stack Hub tipLink your banner to a focused landing page, not your homepage. Send people straight to the offer, the tool or the post you are promoting, and you will get more value from the same 3 hours.

Who should use the free banner spot?

Bloggers promoting a new guide or resource.
Freelancers showing their SEO, design or writing services.
SEO agencies that want more visibility. You can also list your agency for free.
SaaS and tool makers launching a new feature or free trial.
Small businesses testing a message before paying for ads elsewhere.

What are the benefits?

Free brand exposure on a page about SEO, guest posts and agencies.
Instant approval, so you can promote a launch the same day.
Your title and description appear under the banner, which gives visitors context before they click.
A simple way to test which headline gets attention before you spend money on ads.

Rules and limits you should know

To keep the spot useful and safe for everyone, a few rules apply:

Blocked niches: loans, CBD, crypto, casino or betting, adult and other grey-niche or illegal sites are not allowed. The system checks your details and your website title and meta tags.
Anti-spam limit: each person can add 2 banners, then must wait 10 minutes before adding another.
Nofollow links: banner links use rel="nofollow sponsored", as Google asks for paid and promoted links. The spot is for visibility and clicks, not for passing link equity.
Exact size: only 990 × 110 px images are accepted, so every banner looks sharp and nothing is stretched.

Try this todayMake one 990 × 110 banner with a short headline and a button, test it in the checker above, then submit it on the homepage. It takes less than five minutes.

How to get started in 5 steps

Pick the page you want to promote and write one short headline.
Design a 990 × 110 px banner under 500 KB.
Run it through the Free Banner Ready Checker above.
Open the free banner spot on the homepage and submit your details.
Check your email for your live time, then share the homepage link while your banner is up.

Add your banner free →

Frequently asked questions

Is the banner spot really free?

Yes. The free plan costs nothing and needs no account. Your banner stays live for 3 hours.

Why do I have to wait for my banner to show?

Only one free banner is live at a time. If another banner is running, yours joins the queue and goes live automatically when the earlier one ends. The homepage shows a timer for each banner in line.

What size should my banner be?

Exactly 990 × 110 pixels, in JPG, PNG, GIF or WebP format, and under 500 KB.

Will the banner link help my SEO rankings?

Not directly. Banner links are nofollow and sponsored. The value is visibility, clicks and brand awareness. For links that support rankings, look at the guest post marketplace.

Can I keep my banner up longer?

Yes. Choose the Monthly plan ($50 for 30 days) or the 1 Year plan ($350 for 365 days) in the same form. We email you payment details, and your banner goes live once payment is confirmed.

Which sites are not allowed?

Loans, CBD, crypto, casino or betting, adult, and any other grey-niche or illegal sites.

Final takeaways

The free banner spot puts your brand on the SEO Stack Hub homepage for 3 hours at no cost.
Use a 990 × 110 px banner with one short message and a clear button.
Banners go live in queue order, with a live timer and an approval email.
For longer visibility, book a monthly or yearly spot.

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