Quick Start Guide - Set Up Click Fraud Protection

Get ClickFortify protecting your ads in just a few steps.

Before You Begin

You will need:

• Access to your Google Ads account (or MCC account)
• One website where you can add a script
• Account owner access in ClickFortify

Step 1: Create Your Space

After signing up and verifying your email, you'll be taken to the onboarding flow. Complete your business profile with the following information:

• Space Name — A name for your workspace (e.g., your company name)
• Business Description — Brief description of your business
• Business Category — Select your industry category
• Emergency Contact Email — Where critical alerts will be sent
• Monthly Advertising Budget — Your approximate monthly ad spend

Step 2: Connect Google Ads

Click Authorize Google Ads to connect your Google Ads account. This allows ClickFortify to:

• Read your campaign data
• Apply IP exclusions automatically
• Track click sources

Step 3: Select the Ad Account

Choose the ad account you want to protect. Optional toggles:

• Set tracking template (recommended)
• Set custom audience

Step 4: Install Tracking

Configure at least:

• Base protection script — add to all pages
• Conversion script — add to success/thank-you pages

<!-- Base protection script -->
<script src="https://tracker.clickfortify.com/cf.js" data-site="YOUR_SITE_ID"></script>

Step 5: Validate Live Data

Open these pages after traffic starts:

• Dashboard — see real-time metrics
• Clicks — review individual click records
• Page Notices — check for any setup issues

Step 6: Set Initial Protection Policy

Set strategy and action mode in Protection: