Getting started for Advertisers. Part 2: Handling MetaMask and SMT token
You have already learned how to create a SocialMedia.Market profile and create ad campaigns in our previous guide. This second guide from the series of materials on how to work with SocialMedia.Market will tell you how to conveniently pay for your secure ad campaigns on the platform via the MetaMask extension.
As an advertiser, you will need to store and transfer SMT to pay for advertising campaigns and the creation of smart contract. MetaMask allows storing tokens as well as your ether and making SMT transactions in one place, providing a personal wallet and helpful integration with SocialMedia.Market. Learn more about the MetaMask extension.
MetaMask is supported by Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and the new Brave browser. We’ll tell you how to install the extension to each of them, create an account, and add tokens to your balance.
Adding MetaMask to Your Browser of Choice
It only takes as much as two simple steps at the most to get the MetaMask payment extension up and running in your browser of choice:
Step 1. Select an extension for your browser on the MetaMask official webpage or use the direct link:
Step 2. If you’re using Brave, you have already installed the extension and can move on to other steps. In the case of any other mentioned browser, you have now opened the MetaMask product page in the respective Web Store — click ADD TO CHROME/Firefox/Opera in the the MetaMask pop-up window and allow the addition of the extension to the browser:
That’s it! You have added the extension to your browser and its icon is now visible to you in the upper right corner of the browser interface. Use it to launch and use MetaMask.
Creating the MetaMask account
Once you’ve installed the MetaMask extension in your preferred browser, you can move on to setting up your personal MetaMask account and start using the extension.
When you click on the newly-appeared MetaMask icon in the browser for the first time, you’ll see an announcement offering you to try working with the updated beta version. Unless you’re interested in taking part in the beta testing, select No thanks, maybe later to simply start working with a stable version of MetaMask:
After that, you have to read and accept privacy policy and terms of use and move on to the following steps to create your new account:
Step 1. Set a password — come up with a reliable password and enter it in both fields. Click CREATE to proceed:
STEP 2. Save 12 key words for restoring access to your account in the case you lose or forget your login or password.
IMPORTANT: copy the key words in a text file on your computer and save them somewhere safe — make sure only you have access to them and that they are reliably stored, as only these words can help you restore your Metamask account access. You can also choose SAVE SEED WORDS AS FILE to get an automatically created text file with your key words.
Made sure that your keywords are safe and secure? Click I’VE COPIED IT SOMEWHERE SAFE. to finish the creation of a MetaMask account:
Starting to Use MetaMask
To start using your MetaMask account for online token transactions, you need to replenish your balance SMT balance with ether to pay for advertising campaigns and the smart contract creation. You can add tokens to your account in two following ways:
Use existing tokens
If you already have SMT tokens stored in another wallet, you can import it to your MetaMask account with the help of your Private Key or a JSON file in the following way:
Add tokens to the newly created account.
You can also add tokens to the balance of your personal MetaMask account:
Step 1. Open MetaMask and click Add token to add SMT:
Step 2. Fill in the token details:
- Token Contract Address: 0x78eb8dc641077f049f910659b6d580e80dc4d237
- Token Symbol: SMT
- Decimals of Precision: 8
Step 3. Click Add — now, the added SMT with its precise balance in ether and USD is displayed in your token list and you can use it to pay for ad campaigns on the platform:
Where to get SMT?
You can buy SMT on the СobinHood exchange — here to purchase it for ETH and here to get it for BTC.
TIP. You can refill your ETH balance via any exchange service you wish. MetaMask conveniently displays your current balance, it updates after every replenishment both for SMT and ETH:
Hint. Your MetaMask balance will also be visible in your SocialMedia.Market dashboard so that you can always keep it in check. If the contract address or balance aren’t available in the dashboard, you should reauthorize MetaMask in your SocialMedia.Market profile:
MetaMask is very accessible and convenient when it comes to managing your ad campaign budgeting balance. It is efficiently integrated with the SocialMedia.Market platform and offers secure means of token transactions to pay influencers for their job. We hope this guide helps you set up and start using the MetaMask extension so you can move to the next step with SocialMedia.Market.
If you still have any questions left, our support will help you resolve any issue and explain any aspect at all times.
Stay tuned for the next part of the guides series on Smart contract essentials, where you’ll find out how to create and configure a smart contract.
