Text links v's Banners?

[T.J.]

I've always been under the impression that text links out perform banners
do others share this view?
Just recently though I have noticed that a banner on page with 4 or 5 text
links is doing a lot better than the text links.
Ha anyone ever done any research as to which are best?

[dunklk]

Text links every time in my opinion, with few exceptions. People dismiss banners as advertising but see text links as personal recommendations.

[CompareStore]

Even outbound text links help with SEO too!

[T.J.]

Got to agree with you both.
It might just a one off and more to do with the positioning. But my page has
4 text links on to 4 merchants and 2 banners. And the merchants with the
banners seem to be doing a lot better.