HOQU on EOS: Getting Started
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Dear community!

The HOQU platform version on EOS is already running on the main network!

HOQU is an ecosystem for affiliate marketing that integrates webmasters, advertisers and the network into a single platform.

Key features and benefits of the HOQU platform on EOS:

The ability to create or register your network on the HOQU platform;

A common base of webmasters and advertisers, thanks to which advertisers and webmasters have the opportunity to interact with almost all networks on the platform;

The transparency and honesty of the actions of all platform participants through the use of smart contracts, as well as transaction security.

Low commission (0.5% of the reward for a confirmed lead)

Transparent rating system.

Registration on the platform

Registration on the platform is available via the following link: login.hoqu.io

Select the registration application appropriate for your role:

Webmaster

Advertiser

Network

The following authorization methods are available for registration in each application:

Registration by email

2. Sign Up with Scatter

Registration by email

To register using email, you must fill in the data in the window that appears.

The account name must be 12 characters long.

Note: EOS allows you to use unique names (account names) for token transfers.

If an account with the name you entered already exists on the EOS network, then you will see an error indicating that this account is already registered.

Accordingly, if the given name for the account is already taken, then it is necessary to choose another combination of characters.

If you want to use an account that already exists on the EOS network to work with the platform, then we recommend using Scatter to register with the application.

After successfully filling in the form, you must proceed to the next step.

2. Next, you need to generate keys and link them to your account.

Note: To use an EOS account as a wallet (for payment), you must bind at least one pair of private-public keys to it.

On the page that opens, click Generate Key, after which a pair of keys will be automatically generated, which will be associated with your EOS account upon completion of registration.

The generated key pair must be securely stored. Then click Register.

3. Email Verification

To complete the registration, you must confirm the email by following the instructions sent to the address you specified during registration.

After the email is confirmed, the account will be sent for approval. Why is this step necessary? To work with the HOQU platform on EOS, you must have an account registered on the EOS network. Therefore, after and in case of approval of the account being created, the HOQU team will independently create for you an account on the EOS network with the same name. Then you get full access to the application.

Note: Use Scatter to register an account on the platform by skipping the approval step. You will thus be creating an account on your own.

In the future, you will also be able to log in to the platform using your email address to log into an account that you have already registered.

Scatter

Scatter is an analogue of MetaMask for the EOS network. It creates a secure access to the wallet without the need to show the private key each time.

To work with Scatter, you must have an account on EOS with keys attached to it. We will describe the scheme of working with Scatter below in more detail.

Install and run:

Follow the link, download, install and run Scatter.

When you first start, you need to think up and enter the password twice, which you will need later to enter Scatter.

Next, Scatter will generate 12 words that need to be copied and stored securely.

After agreeing to the terms of use, you will be asked to make a backup, with which you also need to agree.

2. Import the keys.

To get started, Scatter will ask for a key, which you also need to agree on by providing one of the keys.

Click Add Keys →Import key →Text →Enter the private key from the key pair → Confirm.

After successful import of the key pair, a window will open where you can view information relating to these keys, as well as carry out settings.

The Key name field will contain the automatically generated name for the key, which, if desired, can be easily changed, as was done in the example.

Click on the Back button, which is located in the upper left corner, and go to the main window. In the field to the left, you will see the Key name of the key just imported. The number of linked accounts will be indicated below.

Scatter allows you to work simultaneously with multiple accounts. If you need to add another account, click: Add Keys →Import key → Text → Enter the private key of the key pair associated with the account you want to add.

3. Creating an account in the HOQU app using Scatter.

Select Scatter as the authorization method.

If at least one account is configured in Scatter, a window will appear allowing you to select an account for authorization. If Scatter remembers your account, then this step will be skipped.

For authorization, you must click on login near the selected account.

Thus, if the account is used for authorization for the first time, then after authorization it will be associated with the role under which you have entered. For example, if you are logged in as a merchant for the first time, then this account can later be used only for authorization as a merchant. To enter another application / role, you will need to create another account.

After selecting the account in the window that appears in the Scatter, click Allow.

Note: secret is a random number generated automatically at each authorization. Used by internal platform logic to verify account ownership.

After you give permission, the application that interests you will open.

How to change an account to access another application.

With successful authorization, Scatter will remember your authorization. If you open Scatter, you will find information about it on the main application window.

This means that Scatter remembered the account that was used for actions on login.hoqu.io.

Therefore, if you want to use another account, then you need to delete this data from Scatter. To do this, just click on the symbol that resembles a basket next to the saved authorization method.

How to get started with the platform

HOQU for Affiliates

To work with the platform, you need to:

1. Fill in the profile data (Account → Profile).

2. Join the network (more details in the Affiliate Networks section).

3. Create an advertising campaign for a specific offer of the network.

After the campaign is created, the affiliate will receive an affiliate link to which the traffic is sent as part of this campaign. Users following this link to the merchant’s website will take actions, including targeted ones, and the affiliate will receive rewards for them.

Leads in the HOQU platform will be recorded at the time the target action is performed with its parameters being determined in the conditions of the offer.

HOQU for Merchants

To work with the platform you need to:

1. Fill in the profile (Account → Profile).

2. Join the network (more details in the Affiliate Networks section).

To join the affiliate network, you must select a network and send a request to join the network. The application will be immediately sent to the representatives of the selected network. After the network approves the application, the network manager will contact the merchant.

3. Provide data for creating offers

The network you joined creates an offer for you. The merchant must provide all the materials to create an offer.

4. Confirm the offer created by the network, to activate the offer.

5. Conduct integration, or add integration codes from the HOQU platform to your resource. Integration instructions will be available later in the Help center, as well as on the offer card.

6. Have a positive balance on your wallet.

HOQU for Affiliate Networks

To start working with the platform you need to:

Fill in the network data.

To work on the HOQU platform, the network owner must fill in the network data.

2. The network can set up special settings for joining, as well as add managers to its network.

You can view all applications for joining your network in the Participants section and accept the merchant’s / affiliate’s application, or reject it altogether.

3. Only the network can create an offer in the system, which subsequently becomes attached to a specific merchant. The offer itself is created on the basis of information provided by the merchant. Before the offer is made available to affiliates, it must first be confirmed by the merchant.

After the offer is activated, the affiliate will be able to create an offer campaign and get an affiliate link. Information about existing campaigns can be found in the Campaigns section.

When creating an offer, the network can indicate in the settings Working conditions: Publicity. In this case, when the affiliate creates the campaign, the campaign will first be moderated. The network conducts moderation and only after that the affiliate gets an affiliate link.

Key sections of the application

1. Leads

A lead is a target action of a potential client, which is defined in the offer.

To view information about leads, go to the Leads section. This page will display a list of your leads with such data as: ID, status, date, offer, payout.

The merchant/ affiliate/ network can view information on leads in the “Leads” section and reports on this section by day and by offers.

2. Dashboard

The merchant/ affiliate/ network can view basic information in the Dashboard section, which shows general information on the system in the form of graphs (earnings / payments / merchant’s costs/ affiliate’s earnings / conversion) and tables.

3. In the Analytics section you can see the earnings / payments and conversion analytics.

4. Offers

The offer is an merchant’s advertising offer, which is entered into an affiliate network.

The offer is created for the merchant via an application to the network.

The offer includes:

Basic data (name, category, type, description, rules)

Links

Conditions of work (level of publicity of the offer, Level of the affiliate, waiting time)

Settings (country, status, traffic sources, logo, targeting, limits)

5. Affiliate networks

How to join a network?

To join a network, go to Networks → All networks.

In the general list of networks, it is possible to view information about each network and join the one of interest. In order to join a network, you must click on the Join button on the network card. If the network has the Auto Confirmation setting, then the merchant automatically joins the network. If this setting is not present, then the application for connection will be immediately sent to the network. The merchant can work with different networks.

The network can set the settings for joining. If you do not meet the requirements of the network to join, you will not be able to join this network.

How to disconnect from a network?

In order to disconnect from the network, you must select Networks → My Networks.

On the network card you want to leave, click on the “Leave” button.

If you already have offers on the network you want to leave, then all active offers will be deactivated when you disconnect from the network.

6. Tickets

If any questions arise, the merchant/ affiliate can ask the network using the ticket system (you can create a ticket using the side menu of our interface: Support →Tickets section). In addition, each affiliate or merchant is assigned a network manager, whose contacts are displayed in the Support → Personal Manager section, which can also be contacted to resolve issues.

All questions relating to the operation of the platform, suggestions and comments can be sent to the email support@hoqu.com. In addition, for a quick consultation, the affiliate networks can use the chat in the application for networks,that will be available in the near future.