In order to keep track of different advertising platforms, you may want to create more than one network in Broadstreet. To fully understand what a network is, see the article on Understanding Networks.
Creating a network for the first time is meant to be a simple process, there are other options to manage and adjust once a network has been created. For more information about other network settings that can be adjusted, see the article on Update a Network.
The directions below will walk you through how to create a new network in Broadstreet.
Quick Create a Network
Navigate to the drop down option at the top of the screen next to the left menu. You will see the name of your network in the dropdown box. Click the dropdown .
In the dropdown options select New Network. This will open up the New Publisher Setup. If you simply want to create a network as soon as possible, enter a name for your new network in the center field. The name must be at least 3 characters long. When finished, click Skip and Create Network in the bottom right.
This will bypass entering any further optional information and let you get started with your new network’s dashboard and advertisements.
For information on how to later add details to a network, see the documentation on Update a Network.
Create a Network with Details
To set up a network with all of the optional information entered is a three step process. The directions below walk you through them.
Navigate to the drop down option at the top of the screen next to the left menu. You will see the name of your network in the dropdown box. Click the dropdown .
In the dropdown options select New Network. This will open up the New Publisher Setup. Enter the name of the new network you are creating and then select Next in the bottom right of the screen.
The next section will contain a couple fields for you to enter additional information. None of this information is required, if you do not know, or do not want to fill in information for a section you can leave the field blank. The following fields are available to fill in:
Home URL
This is a space to enter the URL of the website that the ads for this network will be running and where the zones will be placed.
Company Logo
Here you can upload an image to attach to a network by clicking Choose a file.
Enable Light Mode
Light mode is simply a color scheme for the software. By default, Broadstreet displays with a black background on the web pages with gray and white font, all Broadstreet documentation contains screenshots using that display method. Switching to light mode will reverse that color scheme.
Once you have entered the desired information, click Next at the bottom right of the screen.
The last screen will now have the name you entered for the new network as well as the optional information you entered. Make sure that all the information is correct and then select Create Network in the bottom right.
You will be brought to your new network’s homepage as soon as it has been created.