This means that you don\u2019t have to search for tokens manually or to configure the Postback URL<\/strong> manually, you will have everything you need to get started quickly inside the CPV Lab ad tracker.\u00a0The cloud version of CPV Lab is affiliate tracking software CPV One<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are 6 different campaign types<\/a> in CPV Lab<\/a> which are designed to cover all scenarios that you may need, from simple direct link campaigns, to lead capture campaigns and complex multi-level funnels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For your first campaign<\/strong>, we recommend that you choose a Direct Link & Landing Page<\/a><\/strong> campaign which is the basic campaign setup and the starting point for all other campaign types.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Before starting a campaign you need to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Traffic Source is the network that will bring traffic to your campaign. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Traffic Source also sends details about visitors in the form of Tokens<\/a> that get placed in the Campaign URL. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You can have a single traffic source in your campaign, but you can also receive and track organic traffic to your campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Offer Source<\/a> or Affiliate Network<\/a> is the network that provides the offer pages and the one you will send traffic to and receive payouts from. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You can have multiple offers from different Offer Sources in the same CPV Lab<\/strong> campaign. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Note: If you promote your own offers, then you can skip this step.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Go to the “LPs & Offers”<\/strong> management menu and select LPs Management<\/strong>.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n There you need to add your landing pages so you can use them easily inside your campaign. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You can group them in different groups for easier management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also, go to the Offer Management <\/a>menu to add the offers you want to promote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Make sure that you select the right Offer source<\/strong> for each offer so you get accurate reporting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For each Offer, we need to add the URL adjusted with the Each network has different parameters for the You can find the exact format of the Offer URL in the Offer Template field for each network and it contains the Choose to create a new Direct Link & Landing Page campaign<\/a> and you will be redirected to the campaign setup page. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This page can be intimidating at first because it offers many options and customizations, but for your first campaign you only have to define some of the options and leave everything else to the default values:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Note: You should only select the information that you want to see here, it is not mandatory to capture all tokens provided by the Traffic Source.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Below the save button from the campaign setup page<\/a> you will see the Here you will find the 2 changes that needed to be done in your landing page HTML code in order to integrate with the CPV Lab tracker<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Step 1:<\/strong> you need to change the links from the Landing Page that point to the offer page and replace them with the Step 2:<\/strong> you need to include the 3 lines of code provided at Step 2 in the HTML code of your landing pages.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Step 3:<\/strong> An extra step is needed if using a Traffic Source that requires parallel tracking (like Google Ads, Microsoft Ads). <\/p>\n\n\n\n In order to pass back conversion details from your Affiliate Network to CPV Lab you need to setup either the tracking pixel or the Postback URL<\/strong> in your network interface. <\/p>\n\n\n\n To track conversions in your tracker from the affiliate network, use the Postback URL.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n The preferred option is to use a Postback URL as this offers more accurate results, so first check if your affiliate network supports Postback URLs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If they do, then take the Postback URL for your specific Offer Source<\/a> and submit it to the network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Otherwise use one of the 3 versions of the Tracking Pixel (image, iframe, or script) and add it to the affiliate network interface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In order to test the landing page tracking campaign, you need to take the Campaign URL <\/strong>provided on the campaign setup page and load it in a browser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can also see non-aggregated data about incoming visitors from your campaigns on the Visitor Stats <\/a>page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once you have tested the campaign and everything works well, you are ready for real traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once you have the first campaign working, you can start exploring other campaign types available in CPV Lab or CPV One, each adding unique tracking capabilities. This experience with various campaign types can be advantageous when applying for approval in CPA networks<\/a>. Demonstrating your proficiency in using sophisticated tools like CPV Lab or CPV One shows CPA networks that you’re serious about your affiliate marketing efforts and capable of handling diverse campaigns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I hope these details were useful and that they offered more details about campaign setup in CPV Lab<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you prefer cloud based version of CPV Lab we have solution for you: CPV One<\/a> is the cloud-based version of CPV Lab ad tracker integrated with over 200+ ad platforms and traffic sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Let us know<\/a> if you have any questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Author: Radu Draghici<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Radu is the CTO of CPV One<\/a> & CPV Lab<\/a> ad tracker. He has 20+ years experience in software development and 10+ years experience in affiliate marketing. Combining these 2 fields, he started developing an ad tracking platform that helps marketers with multiple reports and relevant stats in order to optimize their campaigns.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
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