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Meta campaign launch checklist

What to check before you hit Publish: account, tracking, campaign, ad set, ad, and compliance, plus what to watch in the first 72 hours.

  • meta
  • campaign setup
  • checklist
  • compliance
Type
Checklist
Topic
Advertising
Time
10 minutes
Inside
25 checklist items, 4 list entries, and 1 field note
Added
October 14, 2026

Use this list on every new campaign, right before you hit Publish. Most items are a 30-second check; skipping one usually costs a week of budget. Meta's interface changes often, so menu names may look different in your account. The logic stays the same.

The rest is for members

The rest of this item includes 25 checklist items, 4 list entries, and 1 field note. Members see the full version and can copy any template in one click.

Locked sections

  1. Account and tracking
  2. Campaign
  3. Ad set
  4. Ad
  5. The first 72 hours
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    The PAS framework for health ads

    How to adapt problem-agitate-solve to health ads without fear marketing: a compliance note for each step and two worked examples.

    • ad copy
    • pas
    • meta
    10 min2 templatesMembers only
  • FrameworkAdvertising

    The 4U headline framework for lead ads

    Useful, ultra-specific, unique, and timely: the 4U formula adapted to health advertising rules, plus a bank of 20 headlines for Meta lead ads.

    • headlines
    • lead ads
    • meta
    7 min24 entriesMembers only
  • Copy templateAdvertising

    10 primary-text templates for Meta lead ads

    10 fill-in-the-blank primary-text templates for Meta lead ads, each from a different compliant angle: process, doctor, patient question, decision guide, medical tourism, and more.

    • meta
    • lead ads
    • primary text
    12 min10 templatesMembers only
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