Getting Started Account & Access Create an account as Advertiser Summary Create your Advertiser account on DAO.AD to start launching advertising campaigns. Before You Begin Role: Advertiser Required information: Email address Password Telegram username Estimated time: 5 minutes Steps Open the DAO.AD homepage and click Registration . At the top of the registration form, select Advertiser . The selected role will be highlighted in red.   Enter the following information Email, Password, Password Confirmation, Telegram. Note: We use your Telegram contact to reach you quickly if needed. 4. Complete the "I'm not a robot" CAPTCHA and check the box to accept Privacy Policy & Terms of Use. 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. Related Account verification Password recovery Create a push campaign Create an in-page push campaign Account verification Summary Verify your account using the activation code sent to your email address. Before You Begin Role: Advertiser Required information: Confirmation code Estimated time: 1 minute Steps After completing Registration , a confirmation email will be sent to your email address. Check your inbox and make sure the sender name is DAO.AD Robot and the email address is no-reply[@]dao.ad. 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. 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. Related Two-Factor Authentication Password recovery Two-factor authentication Summary Log in to the DAO.AD Dashboard using Two-Factor authentication ( 2FA ). Before You Begin Role: Advertiser Required information: 2FA code Estimated time: 2 minutes Steps After entering your email address and password, a 2FA code will be sent to your email address. Check your inbox and make sure the sender is DAO.AD Robot and the email address is no-reply[@]dao.ad. 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. 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 check your Inbox and Spam folder; make sure you entered the correct email address and password; try logging in using a different browser; contact DAO.AD Support Issue: Authorization code expired Solution: Restart the authorization process and request a new code. Related Password recovery Account verification Fund Your Account Password recovery Summary Recover your DAO.AD password if you forgot or lost access to it. Before You Begin Role: Advertiser Required information: Email address Estimated time: 3 minutes Steps Enter the email address associated with your DAO.AD account. Check your inbox and Spam folder. The recovery email will be sent from no-reply[@]dao.ad. 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. Troubleshooting Issue: Recovery link not received Solutions:  If you have not received the authorization code check your Inbox and Spam folder; make sure you entered the correct email address; try logging in using a different browser; contact DAO.AD Support Issue: Authorization code expired Solution: Restart the authorization process and request a new code. Related Two-Factor Authentication Account verification Create an account as Webmaster First Campaign Create a push campaign Summary Create your advertising campaign and start buying traffic on DAO.AD. Before You Begin Role: Advertiser. Required information: Campaign name Campaign pricing model Estimated time: 7-10 minutes Steps In the top menu, go to Campaigns → Push. Click the "Create Campaign" button. Enter the campaign name and select the campaign mode. 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. Related Create an in-page push campaign Targeting by country Blacklist and Whitelist Targeting Create Creative Push and Inpage Push Create an in-page push campaign Summary Create your advertising campaign and start buying traffic on DAO.AD. Before You Begin Role: Advertiser. Required information: Campaign name Campaign pricing model Estimated time: 7-10 minutes Steps In the top menu, go to Campaigns → Push InPage. Click the "Create Campaign" button. Enter the campaign name and select the campaign mode. 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 . Related Create a push campaign Targeting by country Blacklist and Whitelist Targeting Create Creative Push and Inpage Push Targeting by country Summary Country targeting allows you to receive traffic from specific countries or predefined country groups.  Before You Begin Role: Advertiser Required information: country names, ISO country codes, or predefined country groups Estimated time: 1-3 minutes Steps On the campaign creation page, locate the Targeting section and the Country block. You can configure countries using one of the following methods. Option 1: Enter country names or ISO codes enter one or more country names or ISO two-letter country codes separated by commas, then click Apply. Update the country set by selecting one of the following options: Add items - adds the selected countries to the current list; Replace items - replaces the current list with the selected countries. Option 2: Use predefined country groups select one of the predefined country groups available in the system Update the country set by choosing Add items or Replace items Option 3: Select countries from the dropdown list Select countries individually from the dropdown list   changes are applied automatically 3. Enter the bid value for the selected country set. Price per 1000 clicks 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 verify the country's ISO two-letter code. make sure the country name is entered in English using Latin characters. Issue:  Selected countries are not receiving traffic Solution: Verify that the campaign status is Active. Check your bid amount. Make sure the selected countries contain available traffic. Review other targeting restrictions such as OS, browser, or whitelist settings. Related Targeting by operating system Traffic volume and bid recomendations Targeting by vertical Micro-bidding Tool 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 Role: Advertiser Required information: selected operating systems Estimated time: 1 minute Steps On the campaign creation page, locate the Targeting section and the User OS block. Select one or more operating systems from the dropdown list. Select one or more operating systems. 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: Verify that the campaign status is Active. Check your bid amount. Make sure traffic is available for the selected operating systems. Review other targeting restrictions such as countries, browser, or whitelist settings. Related Targeting by browser Traffic volume and bid recommendations Targeting by country Targeting by browser Summary Browser targeting allows you to receive traffic from users who use specific web browsers. Before You Begin Role: Advertiser Required information: selected web browsers Estimated time: 2 minute Steps On the campaign creation page, locate the Targeting section and the User Browser block. Select one or more browsers from the dropdown list. Troubleshooting Issue: Selected browsers are not receiving traffic Solution: Verify that the campaign status is Active. Check your bid amount. Make sure traffic is available for the selected browsers. Review other targeting restrictions, including operating system , GEO targeting , and whitelist settings. Related Targeting by vertical Traffic volume and bid recommendations Targetting by operating system Fund Your Account Targeting by vertical Summary Use vertical targeting to receive traffic from publishers whose audience matches selected verticals. Before You Begin Role: Advertiser Required information: selected verticals Estimated time: 1 minute Steps On the campaign creation page, locate the Targeting section and the Vertical field. Select one or more verticals from the dropdown list. Troubleshooting Issue: Unable to select multiple verticals Solution: to target multiple verticals, select Mix at the bottom of the dropdown list. Related Targeting by country Traffic volume and bid recommendations Targeting by operating system 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 Role: Advertiser Required information: subscription age range available for Push campaigns only Estimated time: 1 minute Steps On the campaign creation page, locate the Targeting section and the Age of subsciption field. Select one or more subscription age ranges from the dropdown list. 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: only the predefined subscription age ranges available in the dropdown list can be selected. Verification After saving the campaign, the selected categories and traffic quality levels will appear in the campaign targeting settings. Related Targeting by country Targeting by operating system Targeting by vertical 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 Role: Advertiser Required information: traffic quality traffic category Estimated time: 1 minute Steps On the campaign creation page, locate the Targeting section and the Category field. Select one or more categories from the dropdown list.   Information: Racy content may contain sexually suggestive material but is generally less explicit than Adult content. Select one or more traffic quality levels from the dropdown list.   We recommend using High or Premium traffic quality for better performance. Troubleshooting Issue: My creatives were rejected due to prohibited content. Solution: if your creatives contain adult or sexually suggestive content, make sure the appropriate traffic category (Adult or Racy) is selected. Verification After saving the campaign, the selected categories and traffic quality levels will appear in the campaign targeting settings. Related Traffic Type Targeting by country Targeting by operating system Targeting by vertical Create an in-page push 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 Role: Advertiser Estimated time: ~2 minutes Steps Locate the Limits section at the bottom of the page. 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   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 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: Push notifications are not always delivered instantly. Users may still generate impressions or clicks after a campaign limit has been reached. For this reason, small budget or traffic overruns may occasionally occur. Verification After saving the campaign, the configured limits are applied immediately. Related Traffic volume and bid recommendations Micro-bidding Tool Automatic Rules for Blacklisting Targeting by operating system Targeting by traffic quality and category Campaign delivery time Summary Define the days and hours when your push notifications can be delivered. Before You Begin Role: Advertiser Estimated time: ~1 minute Steps Locate the Show to User at Time section in the Targeting settings. Select the days and hours when notifications should be delivered based on the user's local time zone.    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: Push notification delivery depends on user availability. If a user's device is offline or disconnected from the network during the scheduled delivery time, the notification may be delivered later when the device reconnects. Verification After saving the campaign, the configured schedule is applied immediately. Related Campaign Limits and Frequency Capping Traffic Volume and Bid Recommendations Targeting by Country Micro-bidding Tool