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Step 1 – Login<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 2 – Get to the Cloud<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 3 – Pick a Quick Start<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 4 – Publish Content<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1 – Login<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Welcome to Ion!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’re excited to help you get up and running within your Ion console!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You should have an email in your inbox from Ion with a link to create your credentials and log into your console. Simply click this link to set up your User ID<\/strong> and Password<\/strong> to get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your Ion console will have an admin URL like the one below. You can go to your admin URL to log into the console using the User ID and Password you have just created. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/yourcompany.postclickmarketing.com\/admin <\/pre>\n\n\n\n
We have a new Login page<\/strong>, not only prettier but also more user-friendly! Now you can login with your existing username, in case you already have an account, or<\/em> with your email address!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You also get to see your Password as you type it (in case you want to check it) by clicking the eye icon next to it. Then you can either press Enter<\/em> or click on the Log in button to validate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By enabling the “Stay Signed In<\/strong>” option, you will be automatically logged into your Ion console on the next visits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Forgot Your Password?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
You will find a “Forgot Your Password<\/strong>” link below on your Ion console’s login screen. If you forget your password, simply click this link and enter your User ID (username or email address) on the next screen. The platform will send you an email with a link prompting you to reset your password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Step 2 – Get to the Cloud<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The Quick Start Cloud<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Your ion console has the Quick Start Cloud which is an ever-growing collection of flexible Quick Start creative experiences ready to publish and launch! These creatives will give you a big head start when building your marketing experiences by giving you a template which can be branded, modified and quickly taken live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Get to the Cloud<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Quick Starts can be downloaded into any campaign. If you are logging into your ion console for the first time, you’ll want to navigate into your console’s Sandbox portfolio to play around before taking something live for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To get to your Sandbox, you’ll first navigate into your console’s Portfolio tab. From here, click into the Sandbox portfolio and then into your Sample campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Browse the Cloud<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once you’re in the Sample campaign, click the green \u201cNew creative\u201d button in the top right corner to add a new creative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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From here, click the Quick Starts Category dropdown menu to browse our collection of high-performance creatives organized by content-type and usage. For example, you have “Landing Pages,\u201d \u201cQuizzes,\u201d and \u201ceBooks and Whitepapers\u201d categories, to name a few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We encourage you to experiment with Quick Starts! A great way to get started is to use the Quick Start Cloud as a jumping-off point to build your own creatives. With a few updates you should be ready to go live in no time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Step 3 – Pick a Quick Start<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Now you get to pick your Quick Start!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Go to the “Easy Quick Starts” category in the drop-down and pick out one of these two Quick Starts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n