# Create a Site Source

##### Summary

A Site source allows you to monetize traffic from a website that you own or manage. To create a Site source, you must provide your website URL, verify ownership, select the appropriate category, and submit the source for approval.

##### Before You Begin

- Role: Webmaster
- Required information:  
    \- Website URL  
    \- Website traffic statistics  
    \- Access to website files or source code
- Estimated time: 3-5 minutes

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##### Steps

1. <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Navigate to the </span>****Sources****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> section and select the desired ad format.</span>
2. Click Create Source.![website_1 (2).png](https://wiki.dao.ad/uploads/images/gallery/2026-06/scaled-1680-/website-1-2.png)
3. <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Enter the </span>****Source name****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> and choose </span>****Site****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> as the source type.</span>![website_1_v210626.png](https://wiki.dao.ad/uploads/images/gallery/2026-06/scaled-1680-/website-1-v210626.png)
4. <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Select a </span>****Landing ID****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> and specify your </span>****website URL****.
5. Select the appropriate category:  
    \<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">- </span>[Mainstream](https://wiki.dao.ad/books/terms-l-o/page/mainstream "Mainstream")  
    \<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">- </span>[Racy](https://wiki.dao.ad/books/terms-p-t/page/racy "Racy")  
    \<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">- </span>[Adult](https://wiki.dao.ad/books/terms-a-c/page/adult "Adult")
6. Verify website ownership.  
    DAO.AD requires website ownership verification before a source can be approved.  
    You can verify ownership by:  
    \- Uploading the verification file to your website root directory, or  
    \- Adding the provided meta tag to your website header.  
    ![website_4_verif.png](https://wiki.dao.ad/uploads/images/gallery/2026-06/scaled-1680-/website-4-verif.png)
    1. Provide traffic statistics  
        Enter your website traffic information.  
        Supported statistics sources:  
        \<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">- </span>[Google Analytics](https://wiki.dao.ad/books/terms-g-k/page/google-analytics "Google Analytics")<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> (provide traffic statistics to the moderation team for </span>[Approval](https://wiki.dao.ad/books/getting-started-QiA/page/siteapp-approval "Approval"))  
        \<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">- LiveInternet (to approve source, share your site visits statistics </span>****Only URL to detailed statistic****)  
        \- Other analytics platforms  
        Provide:  
        \<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">- Daily </span>[Visits](https://wiki.dao.ad/books/terms-u-z/page/visits "Visits")  
        \<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">- Statistics </span>[URL](https://wiki.dao.ad/books/terms-u-z/page/url "URL")  
        \- Statistics access details (if required)  
        ![website_2_stats.png](https://wiki.dao.ad/uploads/images/gallery/2026-06/scaled-1680-/website-2-stats.png)
7. Click Save to submit the source for moderation.  
    After submission, the moderation team will verify the provided information and approve or decline the source.

##### Troubleshooting

****Issue:****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> Website ownership verification fails.</span>

****Solution:****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> Make sure that:</span>

- The verification file is accessible from your website root directory, or
- The verification meta tag has been added correctly.

After updating the website, try saving the source again.

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Related

- [Site vs Link](https://wiki.dao.ad/books/getting-started-QiA/page/site-vs-link "Site vs Link")
- [Site/App Approval](https://wiki.dao.ad/books/getting-started-QiA/page/siteapp-approval "Site/App Approval")
- [Create a Link Source](https://wiki.dao.ad/books/getting-started-QiA/page/create-a-link-source "Create a Link Source")
- [Traffic Type](https://wiki.dao.ad/books/terms-p-t/page/traffic-type "Traffic Type")