PTC (Paid2Click, Paid To Click) Ads
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What Are PTC Ads?
Paid to click ads are advertising links listed in your site's ptc section. Users get credited for clicking on the link and viewing the advertised page until te timer expires.
Commonly a PTC ad is linked to a banner image, but it may as well be a text link.
How To Create a Paid To Click Ad
To create an email add go to Main menu -> Ad Management -> Paid2Click Ads
Insert desired details to the fields under "Create New PTC Advertisement"
Option | Description |
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Username |
The advertiser's username |
Ad Description |
Description of the ad |
Ad Group |
You can create a new group by inserting the group's name to the field manually or you can choose existing ad group from the dropdown menu. |
Duration Type |
Choose how the PTC ad will expire. You have four options to choose from:
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Duration |
Duration value, set the value depending the duration type option chosen:
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Cheat Link |
Set to yes if the ad created is a cheat link. See Cheat Links For more details. |
Value |
The amount an user will receive for clicking the paid link and viewing the advertised page until the time expires. Remember to choose if the ad is a point or cash PTC. |
Timer |
How long a member must view the page advertised before the account is credited. Insert the value in seconds, for example 15 for 15 seconds. |
Hours to lock the PTC after it is clicked |
How often repeated clicks for the ad are allowed. For example 12 means user must wait 12 hours before he can click the ad again and receive credit for it. |
Choose if you want to create a Banner/Text Advertisement or HTML Advertisement. The common choise is "Banner Advertisement". You may also want to notice that HTML Ads can not be tracked as easily and require the use of a javascript popup to track the clicks not to mention the use of a timer is pointless as they could still close the advertisers page and get the points anyway. | |
Banner Advertisement, Banner image URL |
Direct url to the banner image. For example: http://youdomain/images/banner.gif |
Banner Advertisement, Image width |
Insert image width. This setting is optional and does not have to be used unles you want to change the image width. |
Banner Advertisement, Image height |
Insert image height. This setting is optional and does not have to be used unles you want to change the image height. |
Banner Advertisement, Site URL |
URL of the website advertised. The url must be completed and include the http:// part. For example: http://example.com To place the username in the url put #USERNAME# where you would like it to appear |
Banner Advertisement, Image Alt Text |
Alternative text for the image. This is optional, but recommended |
Banner Advertisement, Text Ad |
If you are not using a banner image insert the link text here. |
Targeting |
You can target your PTC ads to users from certain countries only. Choose between Everyone, pre determined targetting group or select countries manually. See further details below. |
Click on "Save Ad", Please notice that it will take until the next cron before the ad appears on the ptc page.
PTC Country Targeting
Starting from version 2.11 possibility to target PTC ads to certain countries has been added.
Targeting can be done either by using predetermined target groups.