How to configure an AdUnit?

If you have already added a website on Coguan AdShare, then you should have also configured some AdUnits. However, you can always modify those AdUnits or add new ones whenever you need them. To do this, click on ‘My AdUnits’ on the left side of your user panel after you have logged into your account.

Configure your AdUnits

The system will shown you the AdUnits already configured on your website. You can edit them by clicking on the button ‘Edit’ next to each AdUnit or add a new one by clicking on the yellow button ‘Add a new AdUnit’.

AdUnit configuration

The online tool will show a menu to define and select the features of your AdUnit. Firstly, you can choose among different banner ad formats available on the platform. After that you have to give a name to the AdUnit. We recommend using a concise and descriptive name, as it will be key information to attract advertisers. For example, you can use the field “Name” to offer info such as the location of the AdUnit on the website. You can be more descriptive with a name such as “Bottom-left skyscraper ad” compared to simply naming it “skyscraper ad”.

The next step is to select the payment model with three different options: CPC (cost per click), CPM (cost per mille) and Sponsorship. Remember to consider several payment models to attract more offers from advertisers. As a result of that, you can configure several AdUnits in the same location of your website by only changing the payment model to attract more advertisers.

Then, it’s time to describe the location of the AdUnit within your website. If you move the mouse over the button on top of the button in the column ‘position’ you will see a box with the different option and then select one position.
The next step is to define the price for the payment model you have selected. This will vary depending on whether you select CPM, CPC or monthly sponsorship models.

Advanced options

Once you have specified the AdUnit features, Coguan AdShare gives you the option to accept automatically all of the offers sent at the asking price you determine, or to receive information via email so that you can check and accept the offer manually.

If you choose the first option, the ads will appear automatically on your website, but if you don’t want that ad you will always have the option to reject the ad later on from the user panel.

In the next step you can select what you want to see on your website until an advertiser sends you an offer for your AdUnit and you accept it. In this case, you can choose from the following options: don’t show any ads, show a banner with the message “your ad here” which redirects potential advertisers to the Coguan AdShare website to buy the ads , or use an alternative ad code on the space indicated.

Finally, you have to answer the question: do you have your own ad server?

Click on ‘Save’ and you will have configured your new AdUnit. Repeat the process to add more AdUnits.

In our tutorial you can see the whole process:

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