> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://anchors.in/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Activate Campaign
> How checkout works on anchors, what you pay for, and what happens the moment your campaign goes live.
Once you click **Activate Campaign** on the Review Details page, you move to checkout. This is the last step before your campaign goes live — it takes about 2 minutes.
Nothing is charged until you click **Pay** at the end of the checkout page. You can still go back and make changes before that.
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## The Checkout Page
The checkout page has two sides. The left shows what you're paying for. The right shows the final billing breakdown.
### Left Side — Campaign Details
| Field | What it shows |
| --------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| Campaign amount | Total cost of the influencer pool you selected |
| Number of influencers | How many creators are in this campaign |
| Collaborations count | Total collaboration slots being used |
| Collaboration charges | anchors platform fee per collaboration |
### Right Side: Order Summary
This is where the final payable amount is calculated.
| Line item | What it means |
| ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Campaign amount | Base cost for your selected creators |
| Collaboration charges | anchors fee for facilitating each collaboration |
| Collaboration Credits applied | Credits deducted from your available Collaboration Credits balance |
| anchors Credits applied | Credits deducted from your anchors Credits balance |
| Subtotal | Amount after all credits are applied |
| GST | Tax applied to the subtotal |
| **Total payable** | **The final amount you pay** |
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## Using Credits at Checkout
If you have credits in your account, they show up under **Available Credits** on the left side of the checkout page.
anchors has two types of credits:
| Credit type | What it's used for |
| ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Collaboration Credits** | Applied toward collaboration charges (the per-creator platform fee) |
| **anchors Credits** | Real cash value — applied toward the campaign amount itself |
Both are applied before GST is calculated, so using credits also reduces your taxable amount. The page shows your available balance and what will remain after this campaign.
If you have credits sitting unused in your account, always apply them at checkout. They reduce what you pay out of pocket and lower your GST, too. Credits don't expire with platform use — spending them now is always the right call.
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## Payment Options
anchors gives you two ways to pay:
| Option | What it means |
| ------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Full amount** | Pay the entire payable amount in one transaction (Recommended) |
| **Partial payment** | Pay a portion now, the exact split is shown on the checkout page |
Partial payment is useful if you're running a large campaign and want to manage cash flow. The remainder is due before the campaign can go fully live — you'll see the breakdown clearly before confirming.
Once you've reviewed the order summary and chosen your payment option, click **Pay** to complete the transaction.
On the Free Trial plan, you can complete checkout and go live. To upgrade [See pricing](https://www.anchors.in/linkedin-influencer-marketing-platform/) to find a plan that fits.
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## Campaign Activated
After payment is confirmed, your campaign moves to active status and you land on the **Campaign Activated** page.
This page confirms your campaign is activated and shows you exactly what happens next so you're not left guessing after you pay.
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## What Happens After Activation
Your campaign moves through four stages. anchors handles all notifications and coordination automatically — your only job is to review drafts when they come in.
Your campaign is registered in the system and all selected influencers are notified immediately. No action needed from you at this point.
Creators review the campaign invite and accept it. Once they accept, they move into the draft submission stage. You'll get notified as creators confirm.
Creators write their posts and submit drafts for your review through the platform. You'll be notified when a draft is ready. This is where your next action happens — reviewing and approving content.
Once you approve a draft, the creator is cleared to publish. You then set the go-live date for each creator and the post goes live on LinkedIn on that date.
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## Things to Keep in Mind After Activation
**Review drafts quickly.** Once a creator submits a draft, don't leave it sitting. Delays in review push back go-live dates and can affect the whole campaign timeline.
**You have a limited number of revision rounds.** Each creator gets a set number of change request rounds. Use your feedback clearly the first time so you don't run out of revision cycles before the content is right.
**Stagger your live dates.** When setting go-live dates after draft approval, spread them out over a few days. Multiple creators posting on the same day signals a bulk campaign and reduces organic performance.
**Track from day one.** Performance data starts syncing from LinkedIn as soon as posts go live. Open the campaign dashboard to monitor impressions, engagement, and budget utilisation in real time.
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## Finding Your Active Campaign
After activation, your campaign appears under the **review** tab in **All Campaigns**. Click **review** on any activated campaign to open its dashboard.
From the dashboard, you can see how many creators have submitted drafts, approved, and added suggestions.
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## Next Steps
How to review creator drafts, suggest changes, approve content, and set live dates for each influencer.
What gets tracked after your campaign goes live and how to read the numbers.