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10-09-2014 11:37 AM #1 nicksolidclix (Member)
New ads platform makes me freak out!

Hi guys,

I have been promoting my campaigns on Facebook for two years, as the restrictions to this ads platform are increasing from time to time, I have no choose but to switch to other platforms.

here goes the platforms i am starting with:

jumptap.com

inmobi.com

Mojiva.com

However, before setting about a new one, there are too many procedures, you know what they are,,,,,,pretty tough... , which really make me freak out!!

Any one who can share some experiences of how to get good traffic platform in a shorter time? Thanks in advance.

10-09-2014 11:39 AM #2 cmdeal (Veteran Member)

Quote Originally Posted by nicksolidclix View Post
Hi guys,

I have been promoting my campaigns on Facebook for two years, as the restrictions to this ads platform are increasing from time to time, I have no choose but to switch to other platforms.

here goes the platforms i am starting with:

jumptap.com

inmobi.com

Mojiva.com

However, before setting about a new one, there are too many procedures, you know what they are,,,,,,pretty tough... , which really make me freak out!!

Any one who can share some experiences of how to get good traffic platform in a shorter time? Thanks in advance.
What exactly is the problem?

10-09-2014 12:10 PM #3 nicksolidclix (Member)

1. it's hard to find the right contact via Linkedin or Skype....so far, Mojiva couldn't be reached out!!
2. the parameters in my promoting links
3. cpm/cpc price..what's the best price for my utility campaigns? my cost is about 0.3$, how much should I put in the test?
4. lots of materials about my company should be forwarded,,,,,

Any master who can help me with this???

10-09-2014 01:21 PM #4 vitalis (AMC Alumnus)

Quote Originally Posted by nicksolidclix View Post
1. it's hard to find the right contact via Linkedin or Skype....so far, Mojiva couldn't be reached out!!
2. the parameters in my promoting links
3. cpm/cpc price..what's the best price for my utility campaigns? my cost is about 0.3$, how much should I put in the test?
4. lots of materials about my company should be forwarded,,,,,

Any master who can help me with this???
I still can't see the problem.

Without clear questions we won't be able to help.

10-09-2014 11:08 PM #5 zeno (Administrator)

Quote Originally Posted by nicksolidclix View Post
1. it's hard to find the right contact via Linkedin or Skype....so far, Mojiva couldn't be reached out!!
2. the parameters in my promoting links
3. cpm/cpc price..what's the best price for my utility campaigns? my cost is about 0.3$, how much should I put in the test?
4. lots of materials about my company should be forwarded,,,,,

Any master who can help me with this???
I think you may have a mistaken grasp on how hard this is.

1. Why do you need contacts? Just register as any other John Doe would and then reach out once they contact you. If they have a form with comments just ask them to get in touch. It literally takes a few minutes to register with most self-serve mobile platforms.

2. You shouldn't need to ask this... join the platform first and look at the support documentation or ask your rep. Attila has also compiled token lists for many traffic sources. http://stmforum.com/forum/showthread...-Source-TOKENS

3. There is no best? No one has a 'best' price for traffic source costs - you may have minimum CPCs you know you need to be below based on historic performance data but if on CPM, all you need is for your CTR, CPM and CVR to line up to give you lower costs than revenues. You will only find that through testing.

If you need particular guidance with a specific traffic source, just ask them. They are there to help.

4. ? Do you mean you need to send info to the traffic source? For what reason? You could be Microsoft for all they care and you could still sign up and run ads with very little effort.

10-10-2014 03:15 AM #6 nicksolidclix (Member)

Quote Originally Posted by zeno View Post
I think you may have a mistaken grasp on how hard this is.

1. Why do you need contacts? Just register as any other John Doe would and then reach out once they contact you. If they have a form with comments just ask them to get in touch. It literally takes a few minutes to register with most self-serve mobile platforms.

2. You shouldn't need to ask this... join the platform first and look at the support documentation or ask your rep. Attila has also compiled token lists for many traffic sources. http://stmforum.com/forum/showthread...-Source-TOKENS

3. There is no best? No one has a 'best' price for traffic source costs - you may have minimum CPCs you know you need to be below based on historic performance data but if on CPM, all you need is for your CTR, CPM and CVR to line up to give you lower costs than revenues. You will only find that through testing.

If you need particular guidance with a specific traffic source, just ask them. They are there to help.

4. ? Do you mean you need to send info to the traffic source? For what reason? You could be Microsoft for all they care and you could still sign up and run ads with very little effort.
Hi Zeno,

Thanks for your professional advises which helps me a lot, but i still have some confusions here.
1. I've successfully registered in Mojiva, but until now, there is no one comes to contact me.
2. really really appreciate for your sharing of "TOP List of Traffic Source TOKENS",,i think it's fantastic!!
3. no best price,,,ok,I see. ,, I'll make test first and share our statistics here in follow along, hope you can help me out in the future.
4. what did you mean by "you could be Microsoft for all they care and you could still sign up and run ads with very little effort"? would you be more specific? thanks in advance.

10-10-2014 03:26 AM #7 nicksolidclix (Member)

Quote Originally Posted by vitalis View Post
I still can't see the problem.

Without clear questions we won't be able to help.
Hi Vitalis,

My problem is i am new in media buying, so it seems that everything is not as easy as i thought. Anyway, I need to be calm and work harder to overcome the obstacles onward one by one.
I am planning to share my process of media buying in here, and welcome you to follow my post.
I appreciate you are willing to give me a hand.

10-10-2014 09:21 AM #8 zeno (Administrator)

Quote Originally Posted by nicksolidclix View Post
Hi Zeno,

Thanks for your professional advises which helps me a lot, but i still have some confusions here.
1. I've successfully registered in Mojiva, but until now, there is no one comes to contact me.
2. really really appreciate for your sharing of "TOP List of Traffic Source TOKENS",,i think it's fantastic!!
3. no best price,,,ok,I see. ,, I'll make test first and share our statistics here in follow along, hope you can help me out in the future.
4. what did you mean by "you could be Microsoft for all they care and you could still sign up and run ads with very little effort"? would you be more specific? thanks in advance.
1. OK, so do you need help specifically? If so, just contact their support. Some traffic sources will get in touch, some won't. Assume they are getting 1000 registrations per day. If you are absolutely, utterly new and don't know what a tracking system is, they won't be able to help you - that's not their job. However if you want to run volume or need info about their creative types, exchanges they plug into, impression volume, or you just want a hand creating your first campaign, then definitely get in touch.

3. Exactly! On any new source, just bid as you will but use low budgets to avoid disasters.

4. I mean that you don't have to do much to run ads. You register, you create a campaign, they approve it, you get traffic. How complicated you want to make it is generally up to you.

10-10-2014 09:47 AM #9 nicksolidclix (Member)

Quote Originally Posted by zeno View Post
1. OK, so do you need help specifically? If so, just contact their support. Some traffic sources will get in touch, some won't. Assume they are getting 1000 registrations per day. If you are absolutely, utterly new and don't know what a tracking system is, they won't be able to help you - that's not their job. However if you want to run volume or need info about their creative types, exchanges they plug into, impression volume, or you just want a hand creating your first campaign, then definitely get in touch.

3. Exactly! On any new source, just bid as you will but use low budgets to avoid disasters.

4. I mean that you don't have to do much to run ads. You register, you create a campaign, they approve it, you get traffic. How complicated you want to make it is generally up to you.

Hi Zeno,

your useful tips mean a lot to me, I am going to proceeding with my campaigns. thanks!

10-10-2014 10:32 AM #10 lavish (Member)

First off - I wouldn't bother with Mojiva. They aren't concerned with affiliates whatsoever so you're just wasting your time and money just trying with them.

As for Inmobi and Jumptap - they're pretty easy to reach. Support tickets are easy enough, but if you need something specialized, search them on Linkedin and start contacting....

10-10-2014 09:15 PM #11 deondup (Member)

All 3 those networks rely heavily on the support from your AM. None of them are really "self serve"which can make it a real pain in the butt to deal with. You can set up campaigns yourself but you will need an AM to do optimizations for you. A good AM will help you cut through the crap traffic from day one which makes a HUGE difference.

Getting started with them is the hardest part because unless you drop some $$$ they don't take you seriously. I would recommend a phone call instead of an email. But, like the distinguished Dr. Lavish said, they don't care much for affiliates. Set yourself up as an "agency" and you have a better chance.

Mojiva is expensive but they allow 120 day post-pay (with up to 15% discount when you pay on time) which is great for cash flow. They are tough to deal with though.

10-11-2014 06:03 AM #12 nicksolidclix (Member)

Quote Originally Posted by lavish View Post
First off - I wouldn't bother with Mojiva. They aren't concerned with affiliates whatsoever so you're just wasting your time and money just trying with them.

As for Inmobi and Jumptap - they're pretty easy to reach. Support tickets are easy enough, but if you need something specialized, search them on Linkedin and start contacting....
Hi lavish,

thanks for your reply.
about MOjiva, i decided to quit this company.
as for Inmobi, we already reached out them and are making test on its platform, the result will be shared in follow along later.
I am looking forward to any help you can provide

10-11-2014 06:11 AM #13 nicksolidclix (Member)

Quote Originally Posted by deondup View Post
All 3 those networks rely heavily on the support from your AM. None of them are really "self serve"which can make it a real pain in the butt to deal with. You can set up campaigns yourself but you will need an AM to do optimizations for you. A good AM will help you cut through the crap traffic from day one which makes a HUGE difference.

Getting started with them is the hardest part because unless you drop some $$$ they don't take you seriously. I would recommend a phone call instead of an email. But, like the distinguished Dr. Lavish said, they don't care much for affiliates. Set yourself up as an "agency" and you have a better chance.

Mojiva is expensive but they allow 120 day post-pay (with up to 15% discount when you pay on time) which is great for cash flow. They are tough to deal with though.
1.here are three selected ads platform: Admob, BuzzCity and Inmob. About Mojiva, I couldn't get any contact from it, I'd be pretty appreciated if you are willing to giving me the contact infor. of Mojiva.
2. I should set myself up as "agency", thanks for your suggestion.

i'll put my test result in this three platform later here, hope you can give me some good advises.

10-11-2014 08:29 AM #14 zeno (Administrator)

What kind of traffic do you want?

Admob is huge. BuzzCity does a lot of Asian/African/etc. traffic but have a crappy platform and are a dog to optimise. There are so many traffic sources, just register and get access. Decisive, Millenial, TapIt!, Leadbolt, etc.

You don't really need to appear as an agency for any particular reason, just do this if/when you get in touch and put your agency details in when registering or filling out a profile.

10-12-2014 07:49 AM #15 nicksolidclix (Member)

Quote Originally Posted by zeno View Post
What kind of traffic do you want?

Admob is huge. BuzzCity does a lot of Asian/African/etc. traffic but have a crappy platform and are a dog to optimise. There are so many traffic sources, just register and get access. Decisive, Millenial, TapIt!, Leadbolt, etc.

You don't really need to appear as an agency for any particular reason, just do this if/when you get in touch and put your agency details in when registering or filling out a profile.
I am buying cpm,cpc traffic for my cpi -oriented utility offers,
Admob is optimizing my traffic.
I am wanting for BuzzCity's reply to prepay a little money and make test on Monday.
As for Decisive, Millenial, TapIt!, Leadbolt, you introduced, I am going to try them next week.
"You don't really need to appear as an agency for any particular reason", I am not sure about this tip you provided? can you explain that a bit more?
I am very grateful for all the tips you gave.

10-12-2014 08:08 AM #16 zeno (Administrator)

What I mean is, while it is good to be professional and operate under a business name, there's sometimes no advantage from this (in terms of relationship with the traffic source) or from contacting reps immediately. When you fill out your profile you can put your business details, but there's no need to be overzealous. I'm not sure what you currently do, but it sounds like you get into testing reasonably quickly.


In general, consider several things:

1) Are they purely self-service?

2) Can you get extra functionality/options/bid modes/etc. unlocked by talking to a rep?

3) Can the rep provide information that is not readily accessible through their platform, planner if available, help documentation, Googling, or asking here at STM?

4) So, do you need their help?

5) Overall, is there any advantage to you corresponding with a rep immediately, or will this just waste time when you could be testing their traffic?


The point I'm trying to get across is that you should act like a business but only reach out to reps when it is to your advantage, or is required.

10-15-2014 12:16 PM #17 nicksolidclix (Member)

Quote Originally Posted by zeno View Post
What I mean is, while it is good to be professional and operate under a business name, there's sometimes no advantage from this (in terms of relationship with the traffic source) or from contacting reps immediately. When you fill out your profile you can put your business details, but there's no need to be overzealous. I'm not sure what you currently do, but it sounds like you get into testing reasonably quickly.

In general, consider several things:

1) Are they purely self-service?

2) Can you get extra functionality/options/bid modes/etc. unlocked by talking to a rep?

3) Can the rep provide information that is not readily accessible through their platform, planner if available, help documentation, Googling, or asking here at STM?

4) So, do you need their help?

5) Overall, is there any advantage to you corresponding with a rep immediately, or will this just waste time when you could be testing their traffic?


The point I'm trying to get across is that you should act like a business but only reach out to reps when it is to your advantage, or is required.
Hi Zeno,

Firstly thanks for all the tips you gave me.
1)some sources are self-service, others are not. but all creatives should wait for strict and time-cost approval
2)as I am lack of the experience in media buying, I don't know what extra functionality/options/bid modes.
3)the rep couldn't provide any information that is not readily accessible through their platform.
4) I need them to help me optimize the traffic, the traffic performance is not good.
5)I just thought it might be good to contact a rep and get the help from them as long as I encounter any problem

10-15-2014 06:38 PM #18 nicksolidclix (Member)

Due to over-strict approval of native ads, I decided to quit inmobi temporarily and chose buzzcity and tapit as targets. for buzzcity, I am trying to optimize the traffic, as for tapit, I am still waiting for their approval of creatives. does media Buying mean testing many traffic sources? I think it,s kind of time and money-consuption

10-16-2014 02:22 AM #19 zeno (Administrator)

Media buying just means buying media, usually display advertising.

BuzzCity will be hard to optimise as they don't really do pubID tracking unless you drop $$ on their platform.

TapIt! is more friendly in this respect.

If you think testing multiple traffic sources is too time and money consuming, then you should seriously reconsider what you think internet marketing involves.

It involves hard work. Testing. Spending money and time. And failing, a lot. You can't just pick a random RTB source like BuzzCity, Decisive, TapIt!, etc. and expect everything to work perfectly on the first platform you picked.

10-17-2014 12:50 PM #20 nicksolidclix (Member)

Quote Originally Posted by zeno View Post
Media buying just means buying media, usually display advertising.

BuzzCity will be hard to optimise as they don't really do pubID tracking unless you drop $$ on their platform.

TapIt! is more friendly in this respect.

If you think testing multiple traffic sources is too time and money consuming, then you should seriously reconsider what you think internet marketing involves.

It involves hard work. Testing. Spending money and time. And failing, a lot. You can't just pick a random RTB source like BuzzCity, Decisive, TapIt!, etc. and expect everything to work perfectly on the first platform you picked.
for buzzcity, I heard its best traffic comes from South-east Asian, so I re-test and chose some of this regions.
Tapit! is more friendly than others.

I'll keep testing on all kind of good sources.

thanks for all the advises you gave.

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