How to setup your Direct Advertiser Campaign in Swaarm
When you as a network working with a direct advertiser using the Swaarm SDK, the setup is straightforward and easy to accomplish. Since you will be receiving a direct tracking URL from the Advertiser, you will need to set a campaign up manually instead of pulling it from an API. We will go through the steps below from creating the Advertiser, the offer, and testing.
Create the Direct Advertiser
Go to Advertisers Overview page
Click +Create in the top right corner
Input a Name for the advertiser
Select the account manager responsible for this advertiser
Input the advertiser's Address
Select the advertiser's Country
Select the Account Type Direct (since it is a direct advertiser)
This is only a tag used for internal purposes, it does not affect traffic
Set the status to Active (or else campaigns will not receive any traffic)
Click Save
Go to the Postback Links tab on the Advertiser you just created
Copy the postback link needed and send it to your Advertiser
Setting up the Direct Campaign
Go to the Offers Overview page.
Click +Create in the top right corner
Here is an article on Offer Creation
Select the direct Advertiser you have created
You will need to ask your Advertiser for the Tracking URL and input this in the Tracking URL field - Tracking URL Modifier Guide
The rest of the fields you can find more details in the article beneath
Click Save and you will see other tabs at the top appear
The main tabs to focus on are events, payouts, and budgets
Once you have created your manual offer you can return to the Offer Details page and begin to add publishers to the offer. Here is an guide on the Publishers Tab. Once you have added your publishers and the offer is set to active, you will soon receive traffic.
Testing the Offer
To make sure that everything is setup you can easily use the scan tool or send over a test link to your advertiser. We have guides on both: