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SourceKnowledge as a Traffic source


The following document describes how to track SourceKnowledge traffic with Voluum.

I. Create a campaign in Voluum

A. (Optionally) Create an affiliate network element. Read the Add an Affiliate Network to Voluum article to learn how to do that.

B. Create an offer element. Read the Add an Offer to Voluum article to learn how to do that.

C. (Optionally) Create a lander element. Read the Add a Lander Element article to learn more.

D. Create a traffic source element. Voluum provides you with the SourceKnowledge traffic source template, so you can use it and skip most of the manual setup. In order to use this template, perform the following steps:

  1. In Voluum, go to Traffic sources.
  2. Click the Create button and select the Traffic source option from the drop-down menu.

  3. Select the SourceKnowledge template from the list of available templates.
  4. Click the Next button. The New traffic source form will appear.
  5. You can change or adjust any option in the New traffic source form. Once you have done so, click the Save button.

E. Create a campaign

In Voluum, go to Campaigns, click the Create button and select the Campaign Simple or Campaign Advanced option from the drop-down menu.

  1. In the New campaign form, select the Private Workspace that you want this campaign to be assigned to from the Workspace drop-down menu.
  2. Select the SourceKnowledge traffic source that you have just created from the Traffic source drop-down menu.
  3. Provide a name for the campaign in the Campaign name text field.
  4. (Optionally) Select a lander you have previously created from the Landers drop-down menu.
  5. Select an offer that you have just created from the Offers drop-down menu.
  6. Click the Save button.

  7. Click the Copy button next to the campaign URL to copy it to the clipboard and paste it to any text editing tool.
  8. Click the Done button.

II. Create a campaign in SourceKnowledge

  1. In SourceKnowledge, create an advertiser. You will be prompted to do so after the first login on you can initiate that from the dashboard.

  2. Provide advertiser's details and click the Save button.

  3. Click the +Create new campaign button.

  4. Provide campaign details and click the Save button.

You are all set. The traffic source postback URL is already configured!

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