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Getting Started

Welcome to Optimise network​

We are delighted to have you onboard. Now its time to get you started and earning commission. We have designed this guide to show you how to get yourself setup and live on campaigns and, importantly, how to optimise and maximise those campaigns.

First Steps​

  • When you first log into Optimise Insights, you’ll arrive on the Dashboard. It provides a useful overview of your performance and an easy to navigate left-hand menu, including reporting, campaigns, tools and billing.

  • You can view your settings at the top right via the Settings Icon icon. Here you can change the reporting currency, access FAQs and contact us via the support pages.

  • Throughout Insights you’ll see Help Icon icons. Click these to view help specific to the page or card you’re viewing.

Dashboard

Adding bank details​

Firstly, you need to add your bank details to your account, this is so we are able to pay you your commission. Please make this a priority.

  • Add or edit your bank details via Admin in the left-hand menu. Select Company Details and click the Financial tab.

Verifying a Website​

  • Before you can sign up to any campaigns you need to add your Website, Mobile App or Social Profile so we can verify that you are the owner.
  • Navigate to Admin > Media, you’ll see your Media listed
  • Click the Verify Website icon and select one of the three verification methods.
  • Once your website is verified by the system its status will change to Live

Verify Website

Please see below help videos:

Applying for and joining Campaigns​

Now that you have your website verified and bank details added you'll need to join some campaigns.

  • Navigate to the Campaigns page via the left-hand menu.
  • Select the Available Campaigns tab and use the filters to find campaigns which are most relevant to you. Use the Save Preferences toggle so that your chosen filters remain for the next time.

Key information on each campaign can be found here. The user-friendly design shows clearly the campaign Vertical, Payout Type/Amount, Earnings per Click (EPC) and Validation Period.

All conversions will need to be validated by the advertiser before you are paid – see more in the Validations section below.

  • Apply to one or many campaigns. Your application will then be reviewed by our team and you’ll receive an email to notify you of the outcome
  • Get your unique tracking URL so we can track and report any conversions you generate for your campaigns. Tracking URL
  • Once you are live on your chosen campaigns you can access the advertiser’s creatives.
  • Select the specific campaign via the Your Campaigns tab or, alternatively, through selecting Banners/Ads via the left-hand menu.
  • Once live on a campaign you can choose to receive postbacks to give you greater visibility of tracked activity. Please speak to your Account Manager if this is something you'd like to set up.
  • Come back here at any point to see new available and current live campaigns

Now you’re up and running...​

Dashboard​

The Dashboard is your Insights home page. Its brand-new design provides a streamlined experience, easy navigation and an at a glance overview of your performance.

Your performance data is presented in cards, each with a date range quick select to change the reporting period and, where relevant, advertiser and campaign filters.

Each card has its own Help - these help icons feature throughout our platform and provide guidance for using each function.

The terminology we use to describe our performance metrics is consistent throughout Insights. We’ve created a helpful guide for you of those key metrics. Familiarising yourself with this will really benefit you when navigating our platform.

  • Conversions - A transaction following a click, to an event such as a sale, install etc. They can be Pending, Validated or Rejected, depending on current status.
  • Commission - The sum of the Validated and Pending Commission.
  • Pending Commission - Conversion commission that has not yet been through the validation process and currently has a status of Pending.
  • Validated Commission - Commission that will be due where the status is Validated (this include clicks, and events such as installs).
  • Order Value - Sum of the value of all the orders in the period.
  • AVG Basket Value - Order Value/Conversions.
  • AVG Conversion Rate - The % of clicks which are converted, calculated by Total Conversions/Total Clicks.

See the Glossary for more terms.

On the Dashboard you'll also find commission that you've earned (the sum of your pending and validated commission), your conversions broken down by status, the device type of the user and the time of day it occurred.

Below that you'll see the top performing advertisers and the amount of conversions which were assisted by another publisher.

This insight provides you with a comprehensive overview of your performance. Use the Reports to see more detail on any aspect of it.

The validation process​

The payment process​

Tools to optimise your campaigns​

Deeplinking is used to send a user to a specific page on a website or location in a mobile app. This is an important way to make your campaigns as effective as possible.

We have created a deeplink generator which you can find in the Tools section. Click on the for guidance on using it. Deeplinks can be generated without logging into Insights.

Download our Chrome browser extension.

Find out more about deeplinks

Find out more about Linkables - a easy way to omplement deeplinks on your website

API’s​

We have a number of APIs you can call and comprehensive documentation to help you.

https://knowledge.optimisemedia.com/api-docs/

Product Feeds​

Some advertisers provide data feeds of their product inventory for use across your media. Feeds are available in XML or CSV format and are primarily updated daily.

You can access the product feed via the Tools section of the navigation; to download a product feed click Get Feed URL. (Need a Pic) Download the datafeedr tool to get live updates of product feeds why?

Find out more on Product Feeds

Voucher Codes​

Advertisers sometimes provide Voucher Codes and Discount Offers for Publishers to promote. You can view these via the Voucher Code page under Tools. This tool provides easy access to any discounts and vouchers/coupons which an advertiser provides. The list can be downloaded as a CSV which can be imported into any third-party software. Any exclusive offers you are provided will be visible in this data feed.

Find out more on Voucher Codes