Graphics

Creating a Mouse Over effect with the eBay (or any) Image

Sometimes it is just the little things that can really set a site apart from the others. Having just a simple little variation in behavior or looks of anything, even something as small as the eBay Image used in Build a Niche Store can mean the difference between a click through and a possible commission and the user losing interest and leaving. I was asked about doing this in the forum and thought I’d go ahead and post it for everyone.

Although the title and instructions are for creating a mouse over on the ebay.gif used in BANS, this can be applied to any image anywhere on your site. I’ll add some additional instructions below on how to accomplish this.

There are a few easy steps you will need to do in order to make this happen. For those that are not quite sure what a mouse over effect is, run your mouse over the ebay image below. The steps I took to make this image flip in this post are the same as listed in setup 2 below.

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