Getting Started


Account & Access

Account & Access

Create an account as Advertiser

Summary

Create your Advertiser account on DAO.AD to start launching advertising campaigns.

Before You Begin
Steps
  1. Open the DAO.AD homepage and click Registration.
  2. At the top of the registration form, select Advertiser. The selected role will be highlighted in red. 

     

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  3. Enter the following information Email, Password, Password Confirmation, Telegram.

Note: We use your Telegram contact to reach you quickly if needed.

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4. Complete the "I'm not a robot" CAPTCHA and check the box to accept Privacy Policy & Terms of Use. create_adv_acc_form_params_2_v18052026.png

5. Click Register.

Verification

After successful registration, an activation code will be sent to your email address. Enter this code to verify your account and activate access to the platform.

Account & Access

Account verification

Summary

Verify your account using the activation code sent to your email address.

Before You Begin
Steps
  1. After completing Registration, a confirmation email will be sent to your email address.
  2. Check your inbox and make sure the sender name is DAO.AD Robot and the email address is no-reply[@]dao.ad.
  3. Click the verification link in the email.

Important: Never share your activation link or activation code with anyone. DAO.AD managers will never ask for your confirmation codes or passwords.

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4. After successful verification, you will be redirected to the Authorization page.

Troubleshooting

Issue: Activation code not received

Solution: If you have not received the activation code, check your Spam folder. If the email is still missing, contact DAO.AD Support.

Issue: Incorrect account type selected

Solution: If you selected the wrong account role during registration, contact DAO.AD Support for assistance.

Account & Access

Two-factor authentication

Summary

Log in to the DAO.AD Dashboard using Two-Factor authentication (2FA).

Before You Begin
Steps
  1. After entering your email address and password, a 2FA code will be sent to your email address.
  2. Check your inbox and make sure the sender is DAO.AD Robot and the email address is no-reply[@]dao.ad.
  3. Copy the authentication code from the email.

Important: Never share your authorization code with anyone. DAO.AD managers will never ask for your confirmation codes or passwords.

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4. After successful authorization, you will be redirected to the DAO.AD Dashboard.

Troubleshooting

Issue: Authorization code not received

Solutions: If you have not received the authorization code

Issue: Authorization code expired

Solution: Restart the authorization process and request a new code.

Account & Access

Password recovery

Summary

Recover your DAO.AD password if you forgot or lost access to it.

Before You Begin
Steps
  1. Enter the email address associated with your DAO.AD account. password_recovery_v280526.png
  2. Check your inbox and Spam folder. The recovery email will be sent from no-reply[@]dao.ad.
  3. Click to the recovery link in email.

Important: Never share your recovery link with anyone. DAO.AD managers will never ask for your confirmation codes or passwords.

4. Enter your new password, complete the “I’m not a robot” verification, and click Restore.

Password should contain at least 6 characters.

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Troubleshooting

Issue: Recovery link not received

Solutions: If you have not received the authorization code

Issue: Authorization code expired

Solution: Restart the authorization process and request a new code.

First Campaign

First Campaign

Create a push campaign

Summary

Create your advertising campaign and start buying traffic on DAO.AD.

Before You Begin
Steps
  1. In the top menu, go to Campaigns → Push.new_campaign_push_v280526.png
  2. Click the "Create Campaign" button.
  3. Enter the campaign name and select the campaign mode.
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Information: All newly created campaigns are set to Paused by default to prevent unintended traffic spending.

4. Scroll down to configure the remaining campaign settings and save the campaign.

Troubleshooting

Issue: Campaigns menu is missing

Solutions: If you do not see the Campaigns menu, your account may be registered as a Webmaster account. Contact DAO.AD Support for assistance.

Issue: Unable to select a different campaign mode

Solution: DAO.AD Push campaigns currently support only the CPC pricing model.

First Campaign

Create an in-page push campaign

Summary

Create your advertising campaign and start buying traffic on DAO.AD.

Before You Begin
Steps
  1. In the top menu, go to Campaigns → Push InPage.new_campaign_inpage-push_v280526 (1).png
  2. Click the "Create Campaign" button.
  3. Enter the campaign name and select the campaign mode.
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Information: All newly created campaigns are set to Paused by default to prevent unintended traffic spending.

4. Scroll down to configure the remaining campaign settings and save the campaign.

Troubleshooting

Issue: Campaigns menu is missing

Solutions: If you do not see the Campaigns menu, your account may be registered as a Webmaster account. Contact DAO.AD Support for assistance.

Issue: Unable to select a different campaign mode

Solution: DAO.AD Push In-Page campaigns currently support only the CPC pricing model.

First Campaign

Targeting by country

Summary

Country targeting allows you to receive traffic from specific countries or predefined country groups. 

Before You Begin
Steps
  1. On the campaign creation page, locate the Targeting section and the Country block.
  2. You can configure countries using one of the following methods.

Option 1: Enter country names or ISO codes

Option 2: Use predefined country groups


Option 3: Select countries from the dropdown list

3. Enter the bid value for the selected country set. Price per 1000 clicks

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You can create up to 10 country sets within a single campaign. Use Add Country Set to assign different bids to different GEO groups.



Troubleshooting

Issue: Country not found

Solutions: If you can not find country name

Issue: Selected countries are not receiving traffic

Solution:

First Campaign

Targeting by operating system

Summary

Targeting by Operating System allows you to receive traffic from specific users who have targeted operational systems.

Before You Begin
Steps
  1. On the campaign creation page, locate the Targeting section and the User OS block.
  2. Select one or more operating systems from the dropdown list.
  3. Select one or more operating systems.

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Information: Use All Desktop OS to target all desktop operating systems. Use All Mobile OS to target all mobile operating systems.


Troubleshooting

Issue: Selected operating systems are not receiving traffic

Solution:

First Campaign

Targeting by browser

Summary

Browser targeting allows you to receive traffic from users who use specific web browsers.

Before You Begin
Steps
  1. On the campaign creation page, locate the Targeting section and the User Browser block.
  2. Select one or more browsers from the dropdown list.

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Troubleshooting

Issue: Selected browsers are not receiving traffic

Solution:

First Campaign

Targeting by vertical

Summary

Use vertical targeting to receive traffic from publishers whose audience matches selected verticals.

Before You Begin
Steps
  1. On the campaign creation page, locate the Targeting section and the Vertical field.
  2. Select one or more verticals from the dropdown list.

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Troubleshooting

Issue: Unable to select multiple verticals

Solution:

First Campaign

Targeting by age of subscription

Summary

Subscription age targeting allows you to receive traffic from users based on the age of their push subscription.

Before You Begin
Steps
  1. On the campaign creation page, locate the Targeting section and the Age of subsciption field.
  2. Select one or more subscription age ranges from the dropdown list.

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Information: you can target users with subscription ages of 1-3, 4-7, 8-15, or 16+ days. Subscription age is calculated from the date when a user subscribed to push notifications.

Troubleshooting

Issue: Unable to select custom subsription age.

Solution:

Verification

After saving the campaign, the selected categories and traffic quality levels will appear in the campaign targeting settings.

First Campaign

Targeting by traffic quality and category

Summary

Traffic Quality targeting allows you to select the quality level of incoming traffic. Category targeting allows you to filter traffic sources by content category, such as Mainstream, Racy, or Adult.

Before You Begin
Steps
  1. On the campaign creation page, locate the Targeting section and the Category field.
  2. Select one or more categories from the dropdown list.

     

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    Information: Racy content may contain sexually suggestive material but is generally less explicit than Adult content.

  3. Select one or more traffic quality levels from the dropdown list.

     

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We recommend using High or Premium traffic quality for better performance.

Troubleshooting

Issue: My creatives were rejected due to prohibited content.

Solution:

Verification

After saving the campaign, the selected categories and traffic quality levels will appear in the campaign targeting settings.

First Campaign

Campaign Limits and Capping

Summary

Use campaign limits to control your budget and traffic volume. DAO.AD allows you to configure daily and total limits for clicks, impressions, and campaign spend.

Before You Begin
Steps
  1. Locate the Limits section at the bottom of the page.
  2. Available settings:
    - Frequency Capping - сontrols how many times a unique user can see your push advertisement within 24 hours;
    - Limit on charge - total budget for this ad campaign
    - Limit on shows - maximum number of impressions for this campaign
    - Limit on clicks - total clicks for this ad campaign

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    Information: We recommend setting limits slightly higher than your target values. Push notifications may still generate impressions or clicks after delivery has already been initiated

  3. The following daily limits can be configured:
    - Limit on charge - total budget for this ad campaign
    - Limit on shows - total impressions for this ad campaign
    - Limit on clicks - total clicks for this ad campaign

Feature: You can also configure click and budget limits for individual traffic sources.

Troubleshooting

Issue: campaign spend exceeded the configured budget

Solution:

Verification
After saving the campaign, the configured limits are applied immediately.
First Campaign

Campaign delivery time

Summary

Define the days and hours when your push notifications can be delivered.

Before You Begin
Steps
  1. Locate the Show to User at Time section in the Targeting settings.
  2. Select the days and hours when notifications should be delivered based on the user's local time zone. 

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Feature: To select a specific hour across all days, click the hour column header. To select all hours for a specific day, click the day name on the left. 

Note: Delivery schedules define when notifications may be sent. Actual delivery depends on the user's device being online and able to receive push notifications.

Troubleshooting

Issue: My push notifications are delivered at the wrong time.

Solution:

Verification
After saving the campaign, the configured schedule is applied immediately.