Trade Ads
You can now reach new traders in Bugs+ with a not-annoying ad
As a Bugs+ Trader looking for people to exchange Trading Cards with and wants to expand their reach, With Trade Ads, you can now display a small ad in the Trade Directory of Bugs+ that is not annoying. This makes it so you can help others learn about Bugs and learn more about Bugs yourself.
As a normal Bugs+ user or trader, when looking at the trading directory, you can see small Trade Ads at the top and in the middle. They show on the first Load More / Next Page click, but they also show again at the top every 4 clicks of the next page button, and in the middle of some of those.
And they are very small so they can help you find traders that actually want a trader to trade with them, since the normal trade directory is random.
Ad Approval
Note that trader’s Trade Ads accounts must be approved with Level 1 Approval, which means the trader’s first Trade Ad (anyone that is the Approver level or higher) if no other approval levels are automatically applied. If the Trade Ad contains text, it will need Level 2 approval (only Admins can approve) regardless of if the account has been approved or not. Also, trader‘s Trade Ads that usually set off the Enhanced anti-scam system, or users with a low trading score, it will also require Level 3 Approval which means only Super Admins can approve It.
These are different to Anti-Scam levels, but Anti-Scam levels can also help decide the Trade Ads Approval Level other than only using it for Anti-Scam detection in trades.
If your Trade Ad needs approval, the final result if the ad will be approved or rejected may take up to 7 days.
Change Trade Ads frequency
It is possible to change the frequency of Trade Ads or remove Trade Ads altogether. The Trade Ads frequency configuration only applies to one device so logging out will clear the configuration. Here is how to do this:
Go to the Account tab (the person icon)
Press Settings
Press Trading
Press Trade Ads Settings
Select a new frequency. Frequency options are shown as below:
Default Trade Ads Experience - The default Trade Ads experience every trader starts with. With this configuration, small Trade Ads show on the first Load More / Next Page click, but they also show again at the top every 4 clicks of the next page button, and in the middle of some of those. This aims for a smooth experience, while seeing trade ads which help you on finding a user to send a trade request to that actually wants it while getting the organic random suggestions.
Extra Trade Ads Experience - Find the Trade Ads helpful? With this Opt-In Experience you will be able to see more Trade Ads while looking at the Trade Directory. If you choose to opt in, Trade Ads will show more often, showing ads at the top every time you load more, and the middle ads are still there.
Less Trade Ads Experience - Don’t want as many trade ads, but still find them a bit useful? With this Opt-in Experience, less trade ads will show. Your trade ads frequency will be changed to every 6 Load More clicks and showing on the first page as well, with less Middle page Ads.
Disable Trade Ads - This option will remove Trade Ads from the Trade Directory. However, users with a current Trade Ads campaign running will still show if they are chosen in the random order, but their displayed Trade Ad won’t show in the Trade Directory on your screen.
Create a Trade Ad
If you want to create a new Trade Ad, you can follow the following steps to do so:
Open the Trading Tab (the handshake icon).
Press the Trade Ads button on the page. You can also open this by going to New Trade then Manage Trade Ads.
Press Manage & Create Trade Ads.
Press New Trade Ad.
Select if you want to use Bug Points or use a Trade Ad Voucher.
Select an ad style and type from the list and then press Next.
If you want to add any text to your ad, feel free to add it. Note that this requires approval even if you already got approval before. The text for the small ad must be short, but on the Ad Info (when people click on Learn More or Send Trade Request on the Trade Ad) text can be longer.
You can also add a small trade items recommendation that appears when people want to Trade with the user who created the Trade Ad.
Choose a audience target. You can choose General Users, or Advanced Users. General allows anyone to see that ad, while Advanced Users mainly focuses on experienced users, but sometimes uses anyone.
Choose a ad name for your reference and for display. This will show when people click Learn More on the trade, and as small text on the small ad, and also shows when you go to the Ad Management screen.
At this point in the setup process, you can also take a moment to preview your Trade Ad.
Choose the Ad Duration, how common the ad should be (if you have use Trade Ad voucher, you can make it more common than the most common option), and if it is chosen, if it should show at the top, middle or if it should choose a random position on the page each time. Note that you need to use Bug Points to publish the Trade Ad. The Bug Points price for publishing a Trade Ad will is based off the ad configuration (just like how the Shop items are chosen based off how good the item is and how rare it is). You can choose from trade ad durations as short as 3 Days and as long as 1 Month. If you use a Trade Voucher, you can add as long as 2 Months.
The Bug Points price will be chosen. Make sure to review it and make sure if it is right. This won't show if you chose to use a Trade Ad Voucher.
When you are ready, press Publish. It will also tell you if approval is needed. If it gets rejected, you will also get a Bug Points refund if it is not a major offense.
Cancel an ad that I manage
If you no longer want a Trade Ad that you own to be displayed anymore, you can cancel it.
Open the Trading Tab (the handshake icon).
Press the Trade Ads button on the page. You can also open this by going to New Trade then Manage Trade Ads.
Press Manage & Create Trade Ads.
Select Manage a Trade Ad
Enter the Ad ID. It shows next to the Trade Ads on the Trade Ads list, and in the notification that your trade ad has been approved, rejected, published, or is pending review.
Press Cancel Ad
Trade Ad Vouchers
To further support the Trade Ad’s goal of Trading helping people look at the insect facts on the Trading Cards and learn more about bugs for both of the traders, we have Trade Ad Vouchers. This makes it easier for people to use Trading to learn more about bugs and help other people. This allows the user to display a Trade Ad for free and also allows the user to choose longer ad durations and more common rarities.
These are usually received from quest rewards or giveaways, but you may also be able to get them from gift boxes that you unlock by progressing though the game alongside the other rewards in the gift boxes, if the gift boxes contains a Trade Ad voucher.
Other Info
More information is coming soon, including more info on managing Trade Ads.
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