Deposits
How can I make a deposit?
To make a deposit you can either Click your balance at the top of the page and choose "Deposit funds" from the menu or Click the deposit icon next to your balance In the pop-up window which will appear, you can choose between your user account and all your individual campaigns. You can always top up only your user balance - campaigns will be funded from it automatically.PopularCan I pay with altcoins?
We accept deposits in Ripple, Binance Coin, Tether, NEO, Ether Classic, Tron, Bitcoin Cash, Dash, Dogecoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, ZCash, NEM, and Waves. We plan to add support for other cryptocurrencies as well. You are welcome to use the option. There are a few things to keep in mind, though. We automatically convert your altcoin deposits to Bitcoin (BTC), our primary currency. All the financial calculations will be in Bitcoin. There is a 3% conversion fee for altcoin deposits, and our pFew readersIs there a minimum deposit amount?
The minimum deposit amount is different for each cryptocurrency. It is displayed in the pop-up window of the deposit and is subject to change. So please keep an eye on this and avoid making deposits below the minimum amount. Otherwise, the deposit will not be credited to your account.Few readersCan I pay with tokens?
We support deposits in certain BEP20 and ERC20 tokens: Binance USD (BUSD), Tether USD (USDT.ERC20), USD Coin (USDC), Binance Coin (BNB.BSC), Bitcoin/BTCB Token (BTC.BEP20), BUSD Token (BUSD.BEP20), Tether USD (USDT.BEP20).Few readers
Budget and payment model
What is daily budget?
The daily budget is the amount of money you allow us to distribute between ad units during a day in exchange for a share of their impressions. Note that A-ADS is not a pay-per-impression or pay-per-click advertising network: traffic volume and price are not fixed and depend on supply and demand.PopularWhat are the advertising fees?
We retain 20% of the money that our advertisers spend. The rest of the money is distributed between our publishers.Some readersCan I pay fixed CPM? How do I use CPM bids?
A-ADS offers CPM bids as a secondary payment option, while our primary payment option is the CPD.Few readersWhat is max CPM?
CPM means cost per mille, costing a thousand globally unique impressions. It's counted like: Max CPM means you're not ready to pay higher CPM for the traffic. So max CPM is the maximum price you're prepared to pay for the traffic. It doesn't mean that your actual CPM will equal your max CPM, although it's possible. Our default max CPM is 15 USD. You might want to set a different max CPM. It can be done at https://a-ads.com/campFew readersWhat is the total budget?
"Total budget" limits how much money the campaign can spend. If the limit is specified, the total amount of funds spent by the campaign will not exceed it. Let's say you want to spend a total budget of 1 BTC in 10 days. In this case, you need to set the "Daily budget" to 1 BTC / 10 days = 0.1 BTC or more and the "Total budget" to 1 BTC. When the campaign spends 1 BTC, it will stop. To resume the campaign, you must increase the total budget or leave the field empty to disable the limit.Few readersWhat is the minimum daily budget I can set?
You can set any daily budget, that seems reasonable to you. The only limitation is technical: budgets less than 121 satoshis won’t be spent, but note that the amount would have an impact on the connected ad units, expected clicks, and impressions. We recommend setting a daily budget higher than 0.00001 BTC because our algorithms' rounding errors and probabilistic nature might not be spent or could be spent without a result. Just mind checking the traffic estimations when you set a daily budgeFew readersWhat daily budget is needed?
First of all, it’s needed to understand our main payment scheme — CPD (daily budget): Advertisers set targeting parameters and specify a daily budget — the amount of money they want to spend daily. We sum up all the money spent by advertisers on targeted traffic and give each campaign a share of impressions proportional to its spending. So, actually, spending depends on your expected results. The best way to determine theFew readers
Campaigns
How to fix empty targeting
The status "empty targeting" means that there are no ad units that match your campaign's settings and targeting criteria. The most prevalent causes and solutions: You enabled "Show banners only" but did not upload the banners that correspond to the sizes of the targeted ad units Either disable the Show banners only option or upload the necessary banner sizes. You target expensive traffic sources but did not set a high enough Max CPM value for your CPD-campaign Go to yPopularHow can I see my ads published on your sites?
Actually, there's no easy way to do it, but it can be done. First, you need to know the sites that promote your ads. Go to your "Campaign =Traffic sources =Exclude from campaign" page and see a list of ad units that generate traffic for your campaign (sorted by non-unique clicks). Сlick any of the ad units and check its campaigns at the Ad Unit =Campaigns page. Here you should be able to find yoPopularDownload daily campaigns' stats in xlsx format
If you advertise with A-ADS and have several campaigns in your user profile, you might want to see the statistics for all of them in one place. No problem! You can download the stats for all your campaigns for any period via the link: https://a-ads.com/users/YOURUSERID/campaigns/csvstats?daterange from =YYYY-MM-DD&daterange to =YYYY-MM-DD Replace YOURUSERID with your actual user ID, set correct dates, and you’ll get a CSV file with the data on the impressions, clicks, and spendings forPopularWhat are the accepted ad formats?
We offer non-intrusive advertising. That's why we support only text and graphic banners embedded on sites, mobile apps, browser extensions, etc. We do not serve popunders nor popups. Moreover, our ads don't contain javascript and don't leave cookies (until visitors click the ads). Accepted banner sizes are: 120x60, 120x600, 125x125, 160x600, 200x200, 240x400, 250x250, 300x250, 300x600, 320x50, 320x100, 336x280, 468x60, 728x90, 970x90, 970x250. We support graphic files in PNG, JPEG, and GIF foFew readersHow to move money from a user balance to a campaign balance?
You don't need to do it. A started campaign with a non-zero daily budget will be automatically funded from your user balance unless there is enough money on the campaign balance. In most cases, funding user balance is more comfortable than funding campaign balances, because all campaigns within a user account can receive funds from a user balance without additional actions.Few readersHow to start advertising with A-ADS? How to create a campaign?
To start, please, create a campaign. Most campaign settings are available on a campaign page after you make one. You can choose site categories, geo-filtering, or other options if necessary. You can also see the detailed guide here.Few readersWhat is CPM for my campaign?
Please check our blog to receive a ground answer. What is CPM for my campaign?Few readersHow can I track my campaign’s statistics?
A-ADS provides detailed statistics as to how your campaign is performing. You simply click the 'Stats' tab in your campaign's dashboard to check your stats.Few readersHow to change the campaign's targeting?
If you want to change the campaign's targeting, you can do it on the Campaign page =Traffic sources => Selection criteriaFew readers
Moderation and ad ratings
Ad acceptance policy
We accept only legit services ads that don't violate any country's laws. Ads that promote illegal services or activities will be rejected. Ads with sensitive content will receive appropriate ratings: Investments, Gambling, NSFW, and Risky. More info about ratings is in our blog article. You cannot use A-ADS to advertise: Drugs Weapons Violence Child porn Scam General rules We reject: Ads with tg-groups whPopularWhat are advertisement ratings? My campaign is marked as Risky. What should I do?
Unless your campaign is marked Risky, you should do nothing. :) Whether it is or not,, you might want to check the info about ad ratings in our blog.Few readers
How to advertise on Crypto sites?
If you want to advertise a crypto-related business, you might be interested in the following categories: Bitcoin, Earning online, and possibly Business and Finance. You can choose them on your Campaign -Traffic sources -Selection Criteria page. The full list of publishing websites is available in the catalog.Few readersCan I show banners only, not text ads?
Yes, you can. To do that, click the "show banners only" checkbox on the campaign page: You should add as many banner sizes as possible before doing this. At the time of writing this note, the most popular sizes were the following: It would be best if you had at least 300x250, 728x90, and 320x100 sizes, asFew readersWhat is goal tracking?
Goal tracking allows advertisers to analyze the traffic sources that bring visitors to their sites and optimize the advertising campaigns. When you switch the "Goal tracking" option, A-ADS adds a suffix to your ad link. This suffix allows you to identify the publishers that generate sales for you. You can reward those publishers via the goal tracking API and get more impressions from them. Goal tracking cFew readersI paid for a campaign but it doesn't generate impressions
There might be several reasons for that. For instance, your advertisement might be rejected or not yet activated (it takes up to 4 hours to verify and approve the ad, although usually ads are moderated rather quickly). Another possible reason might be that your daily budget is too low. Campaigns with a daily budget of less than 0.00000100 won't spend. Yet another possible reason might be that your campaign doesn't contain enough traffic sources. Also, it could be a bug. First of all,Few readersWhat are the available payment models?
Our main payment model is a daily budget. CPM bids are also available, but the daily budget is preferable.Few readersHow to fix a high bounce rate?
Sometimes our advertisers are unhappy because they see incredibly high bounce rates for A-ADS traffic. Tracking systems might show a bounce rate of up to 99%, while the bounce rate for other networks might be something like 25 - 70%. This difference is since A-ADS is not a pay-per-click network: advertisers pay a fixed daily budget and get a share of all the targeted traffic. Since advertisers don’t pay for clicks, there is no need to filter them. Wrong clicks may increase the bounce rate, buFew readersHow do I optimize my traffic?
In our experience, it's best to deactivate the ad units that don't work for you and run some experiments. For example, using different settings, you can use a small daily budget to test the rate at which traffic will convert. Then you can decide how to configure your campaign based on the results of your experiments. Please, note that goal tracking is advised. For more information on goal tracking, visit our blog article (https://a-ads.com/blog/2019-10-16-advertisers-why-do-i-need-goal-tracFew readers