Becoming a Mobclix Ninja: Step 1 – Signing up

April 14, 2011 |  Posted By : Sumit  In : Developer Community, Developer Resources

Master Shifu, Sumit Verma, of the BD clan, will be walking you through (chapter by chapter) how to become a Mobclix Ninja.

Chapter I: 忍者のパス (Signing Up)

You have chosen a noble path, young grasshopper.

The way of the remote controlled farting app and the “It’s Friday” soundboard is truly the way of the warrior, but you have traveled as far as you can on the path of the app.

Once you release it into the vast app store/marketplace ocean, like a glistening koi, your app will attract admirers.

But the only barrier remaining between it and true immortality is a murky cloud of silt that resides in its ripples, known as revenue.

To understand it – conquer it – master it – is to become a Mobclix Ninja.

There’s no reason that all developers can’t become masters of monetization, but only the few trained in the mysterious ways of the RTB Exchange, can reach into the opaque abyss and pull out the shimmering jewel of high eCPMs, with each and every ad call.

Join me and learn the Tao of Mobclix…it is your destiny.

1) Your journey begins here by signing up for an account.

2) Acclimate yourself with the walls of the Optimization Dojo.

• The dashboard is divided up into four main tabs, with two main sections: an active section and a quick links control panel.
  • When you first log in, you’ll arrive at the Overview tab where you’ll see any important announcements, as well as a quick glance at your app’s revenue and usage over the last few days.
  • You’ll also see quick links to download the latest version of the SDK, add or modify applications, and find out what else is going on at Mobclix via our Twitter, Facebook, Flickr stream, and Blog.
• On each tab, be sure to familiarize yourself with links on the right side of the page as these will provide all the granularity and functionality that you’re looking for.

3) Register your WMDs (aka apps).

• While still on the Overview tab click on Applications, alternatively, you can also click on the Account tab and scroll down to arrive at the Applications link as well.
• You’ll notice that you can enter in your app details in one of two ways: by searching for it on the App Store, or by entering it in directly.  If your app hasn’t gone live yet or you’re having trouble locating it on the App Store (i.e. you launched it on an international App Store or are registering an Android app), simply click “Let Me Enter the Details.”

4) Enter in your information like a wise warrior.

• Be sure to be thorough when registering your apps.
  • The more accurate and detailed your app description and details are, the easier it is for us to help showcase your apps and highlight them for targeted campaigns…hence making more money for you.

5) Time to plug into the matrix (aka setup ad feeds).

• Once you’ve registered your applications, you’ll notice their names are populated in a drop down menu located just below the Mobclix logo.
• Select an application and then click on the Services tab.
  • The first time you do this, you’ll be prompted to choose the platform and ad size you’d like to begin advertising.
    • Subsequently, you can always click on an app’s name, followed by the Services tab, and then Setup (located on the right hand side underneath the Advertising section) to edit your existing feeds or add new ones later on.
• No matter what platform and ad unit you select, you’ll be asked a few basic questions regarding it’s setup, including:
  • Whether or not you’d like to run ads.
    • The only time you’d check ‘no’ is if you were setting up a standalone custom or house ad unit and didn’t want to monetize, but rather advertise your other apps/website.
    • Refresh time
      • How often you’d like an ad requested and displayed.
        • This can significantly impact your overall performance and revenue generation.
        • Feel free to touch base with an account manager to help identify what’s the optimal refresh time for your app based on its category, location of your ads, user flow, etc.
    • Rich Media
      • For platforms that are currently running rich media video and autoplay ads, you can select whether you’d like to include these highly engaging and high revenue generating units in your inventory, as well as whether you’d like to ask users to approve these types of ads before viewing them. More info on these types of ads here.
• Once you’ve selected these parameters, simply click save and your ad unit will be ready for network approval.