How to Get Started With Meta Campaign Ads in HighLevel

You just promised a new client the world. You have a killer Meta ad strategy mapped out, the creatives are fire, and you are ready to launch a campaign that will flood their pipeline with leads. You log in to Facebook Business Manager to get started, and suddenly, you hit a brick wall.

The client’s page isn’t linking properly. The ad account is buried in some weird sub-menu you have never seen before. You spend three hours clicking around a maze of permissions and settings just trying to get the campaign off the ground. Meanwhile, your client is texting you asking why the ads aren’t live yet. It is frustrating, it kills your agency’s momentum, and frankly, it makes you look like an amateur.

But what if you never had to wrestle with the Meta dashboard again? What if you could hook up their Facebook assets once and manage every single campaign directly inside HighLevel? That is exactly what Ad Manager does. It is the ultimate fix to launch Meta campaigns faster, eliminate setup errors, and keep all your ad management under one highly profitable roof.

Ready to streamline this? Here is exactly how to do it in 60 seconds:

(Quick Prep: Before you start, make sure you are logged into the correct Facebook profile in your browser and that you actually have admin access to the Meta ads account and Facebook page you want to connect!)

Part 1: Open Ad Manager

Let’s get right into the platform.

1. From your left navigation menu, click Marketing.
2. In the top navigation bar, click Ad Manager.

Part 2: Activate Your Ad Workspace

First-time users will see a welcome screen before the magic happens.

1. On the Welcome To Ad Manager screen, simply click the Activate Ads Manager button.

Part 3: Connect Your Facebook Account

HighLevel needs permission to see your ad accounts and pages.

1. On the Get started with Ad Manager screen, find the Manage accounts section.
2. Click Connect Facebook.
3. Follow the standard Facebook pop-up prompts to grant the requested permissions.

Part 4: Select Your Meta Ads Account

Now we tell HighLevel exactly where the ad spend is happening.

1. Back inside HighLevel, scroll down to the Select a Meta ads account section.
2. Click the dropdown menu (or type in the search field) and select the specific Meta ads account you want to use for this sub-account.

Part 5: Connect the Facebook Page

Every ad needs a home base.

1. Look under the “Which Facebook page do you want to connect?” section.
2. Search for the correct client Facebook page in the list.
3. Click Connect.

Part 6: Complete the Setup

You are at the finish line!

1. Confirm that the Facebook page status officially shows as connected.
2. Click Get started to enter your new centralized Ad Manager workspace!
3. (Pro tip: Need to add more pages later? You don’t have to restart this process! Just go to Marketing, click Ad Manager, click Settings, open Platform settings, and use the + Connect Facebook Page(s) button.)

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