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Hi ,
I am starting a new online community , it mainly discuss hardware related topics , and i am realy not an advanced developer and mainly all the development made on my website was by the help of friends ....
and right now i need to know alot of information about controling my addz ......

1-Is there a software package or somethiong that can help me manage banners and adwords , so i can just enter the image and link and choose its size and location on the site (instead of using HTML codes)...........Looking through almost every website i found that advertisment system is almost the same , banners with diffrent location and sizes , so i guess may be there is an advances p to mange things like this.

2-If i have a client who is making ads on my site , either by pay-per-click ad or per impression , how to prove my statistics and to keep it clear for both me and them.

3-Is there a contract that should be made before putting ads on my website , or just wait and if he doesnt pay i should stop his ads .

4-How often should i ask a client to pay for his ads , and what is the best method of payment should i use.

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Following 's phpAdsNew suggestion and 's note about integrating an external ad server with vBulletin, the remaining points to close the loop are reliable tracking, simple insertion-order terms, and practical billing options.

Ad tracking and proving stats
Keep both raw event logs and aggregated counters. Raw log fields should include: timestamp, zone_id, creative_id, event_type (impression/click), request_id, remote_ip (hashed for privacy), user_agent, and referrer. Aggregate hourly/daily totals for fast reporting. Provide advertisers a verifiable CSV export such as:

date,zone_id,creative_id,impressions,clicks,unique_visitors,ctr
2006-10-09,12,34,15000,120,9000,0.008

Document how counts are measured (server-side vs. client-side), how bots and duplicate clicks are filtered, and retain raw logs for dispute resolution.

Basic contract/insertion order items
Include advertiser name, campaign ID, creative specs (sizes, file limits), start/end dates, target zones, billing model (CPM/CPC), price, guaranteed impressions (if any), reporting cadence, payment terms (prepay or NET30 with deposit), makegood policy, cancellation terms, click-fraud policy, and an authorized signature line. Recommend legal review for formal templates.

Billing and payment workflow
For unknown advertisers: require prepayment or a deposit. For repeat business: invoice monthly with NET30 and an initial deposit. Use instant-payment options (credit card processor or PayPal) for small campaigns and wire/ACH for larger clients. Issue numbered PDF invoices that reference campaign IDs and include a clear due date and late-fee policy.

vBulletin integration and operational notes
Place ad calls in templates or via a vetted mod and test on a staging copy to avoid caching or HTML-escaping issues. Enforce file-size limits, serve static creatives efficiently, enable frequency capping, and monitor for ad-blocker impacts. For modern audiences, add a privacy/cookie-consent notice where required (GDPR/CCPA considerations).

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Check out phpAdsNew - it's a free ad management system. I don't know of any that primarily deal with bidding and cost-per-click campaigns - most are for banner campaigns, in which case, payment is usually made in advance.

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i have downloaded this software and instaled it on the server , and it works great thanks so much , but i still have one question i can't install it on a vbulletin forum.......
is there other ways to make ads on a vbulletin form with similar features as the one you told me about

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You can use phpAdsNew and create the campaign on there and then setup your site as a publisher and then you will need to get the invocation code which I use is the remove invocation for javascript. and then you just need to take the javascript code that phpAdsNew gives you and insert it into a template where you want it on your vbulletin installation and you shouldn't have to touch it again. If you want to change the ads all you do is add new advertisor or campaign to that publisher.

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