Quick Start Guide
Go from zero to tracking in under 10 minutes. No prior experience required.
Have you ever wondered where your best customers actually come from? Or why some ad campaigns crush it while others drain your budget?
You're about to find out.
By the end of this guide, you'll have a fully operational tracking system that captures every customer interaction and tells you exactly which ads are making you money.
What You'll Build
In the next 10 minutes, you'll set up:
| Component | What It Does |
|---|---|
| Conversion Tracking | Captures every purchase, add-to-cart, and page view |
| Customer Journey Mapping | Shows the complete path from ad click to purchase |
| AI Recommendations | Get automatic suggestions to improve ROAS |
The result? You'll finally know which ads deserve more budget and which ones to kill.
Prerequisites
Before we start, you'll need:
- An AdsMAA account (sign up free)
- Access to your website's code (or a platform like Shopify/WooCommerce)
- About 10 minutes of focused time
Don't have a website yet? No problem. You can still explore the platform with our demo data. Just skip to Step 3.
Step 1: Connect Your Store
First, let's tell AdsMAA where to send your data.
For Shopify Users
- Go to Settings ā Integrations ā Shopify
- Enter your Shopify store URL (e.g., mystore.myshopify.com)
- Click Connect and authorize the app
- Done! Shopify will automatically send order data to AdsMAA
Pro tip: Enable "Historical Import" to pull in your last 90 days of orders. This gives the AI more data to learn from.
For WooCommerce Users
- Go to Settings ā Integrations ā WooCommerce
- Copy your unique Consumer Key and Consumer Secret
- In WordPress, go to WooCommerce ā Settings ā Advanced ā REST API
- Create new key with Read/Write permissions
- Paste the credentials back in AdsMAA
For Custom Websites
Skip to Step 2 - you'll install our JavaScript SDK directly.
Step 2: Install Tracking
Now let's capture what visitors do on your site.
The 60-Second Install
Copy this snippet and paste it in your website's <head> section:
****`html
<script> (function(w,d,s,o,f,js,fjs){ w['AdsMAA']=o;w[o]=w[o]||function(){(w[o].q=w[o].q||[]).push(arguments)}; w[o].l=1*new Date();js=d.createElement(s);fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; js.async=1;js.src=f;if(fjs&&fjs.parentNode)fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs); }(window,document,'script','adsmai','https://cdn.adsmai.com/sdk.js')); adsmai('init', 'YOUR_API_KEY'); adsmai('pageview'); </script>****`
Where to find your API key: Go to Settings ā Developer ā API Keys and copy your tracking key.
Platform-Specific Instructions
| Platform | Where to Add the Code |
|---|---|
| Shopify | Themes ā Edit code ā theme.liquid ā Before </head> |
| WordPress | Plugins ā "Insert Headers and Footers" ā Header section |
| Webflow | Project Settings ā Custom Code ā Head Code |
| Squarespace | Settings ā Advanced ā Code Injection ā Header |
| Custom HTML | Any page's <head> section |
Step 3: Verify It Works
Let's make sure everything is connected.
The Quick Test
- Open your website in a new browser tab
- Navigate around (view a product, add to cart if possible)
- Come back to AdsMAA and go to Tracking ā Live Events
You should see events appearing in real-time:
****
ā
PageView /products/blue-shoes 2 seconds ago ā
ViewContent SKU-12345 5 seconds ago ā
AddToCart SKU-12345 12 seconds ago ****Not seeing events? Check our troubleshooting guide. The most common issue is ad blockers - try in an incognito window.
Checking Event Quality
Go to Tracking ā Diagnostics to see your Event Match Quality score:
| Score | Status | What It Means |
|---|---|---|
| 8-10 | Excellent | You're capturing rich data |
| 6-7 | Good | Consider adding more user data |
| 4-5 | Fair | Add email/phone at checkout |
| 1-3 | Poor | Review your implementation |
What's Next
Congratulations! You're now tracking customer behavior. Here's where to go from here:
| Your Goal | Recommended Next Step |
|---|---|
| Understand which ads work | Customer Journey Analysis |
| Get AI recommendations | AI Autopilot Setup |
| Connect Meta Ads | Meta CAPI Integration |
| Add your team | Team & Permissions |
Recap
Here's what you accomplished:
- Connected your store to AdsMAA (or prepared for custom integration)
- Installed tracking with a single code snippet
- Verified events are flowing in real-time
Total time: ~10 minutes
You're ready to start understanding your customers. The AI will begin generating insights as soon as you have 10+ conversions.
Questions? Contact our support team - we typically respond within 2 hours.
Key Takeaways
- 1Complete setup in under 10 minutes
- 2No coding experience required for basic setup
- 3Start seeing data within 5 minutes of installation
- 4Works with Shopify, WooCommerce, or any website
Frequently Asked Questions
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