With the upgraded self-managed platform, you now have more tools to make sure that your campaigns hit their mark. The overall process is short and intuitive, and this guide will help you create effective campaigns in as little time as possible. Let’s get started!
1. After you've verified the account, click Create Your First Campaign and choose the desire ad format.
2. Traffic type - You can choose from 3 available traffic types: # Domain Redirect (Zero Click) # Pop #Push
3. Campaign information - Start with naming your Campaign Group and your first Campaign name.
4. Audience targeting - The following targeting options are available:
# Geo
#Device #Operating System #Browser #Connection Type (carriers)
#ISP blacklist
5. Campaign Targeting - You can choose RON or Keyword targeted campaign. A run-of-network campaign targets ALL the Publisher websites within our Network.
RON is far reaching and represents a good value for Advertisers interested in increased traffic. It has a wide reach and easy campaign management.
A Keyword campaign offers a more targeted and relevant audience. It is recommended for campaigns promoting a specific niche. You can choose to target by keyword, domain or sub-domain. Take advantage of our keyword tool, Check Keyword targeted campaign - Guidelines, to make the best out of your keyword campaign.
6. Campaign Optimization - Before you set up your bid, check the inventory to see the average bid and average available volume per Geo/OS. We've recently lowered the bids for 150 Geos.
Bid optimizer campaign (default option)
Our algorithm considers the following parameters:
Learning phase:
Min learning bid - the minimum bid of the traffic source on the learning phase
Max learning bid - the maximum bid of the traffic source on the learning phase
Learning budget per source - the budget of each source for the learning phase
Optimized phase:
Max optimizing bid - the highest bid you are willing to bid for the optimized phase.
CPA goal - desired price per conversion
(for more information about the Bid Optimizer click here)
Non optimizer campaign - set up your bid according to your preferences
7. Daily budget - Set up your Daily budget and limit your daily budget per source.
8. Campaign offer - Set up your Destination URL.
9. Conversion tracking - Post-back URL, a.k.a. Conversion Pixel or Pixel, allows you to track the success of your campaign by reporting back an action that the user has completed on your website after arriving through your ad. Once conversion pixels are placed, you will be able to see how many conversions are generated from each site. Check How can I track conversions using Postback Url?
SelfAdvertiser.com makes tracking performance and per-traffic-source optimization possible by using dynamic URL tags and Auto-Optimizer. Here You can see the full list of available macros and Auto-Optimizer explanation
10. Campaign Delivery - Set "pause campaign" if you don't want it to start immediately upon approval.
Frequency capping helps to control the maximum number of times that you'd like each visitor to see your ad within 24 hours.
Traffic Distribution - In every new campaign setup you will find 2 options for traffic distribution: Evenly throughout the day (Suggested to start with As soon as possible.
Day Parting - Control the time your campaign is active.
You're ready to go! Send your campaign for approval and watch the magic happen 🔥🔥🔥
For any questions, as always we're here at support@selfadvertiser.com