Whether you're organizing a reader's choice or a best-of competition, this step-by-step tutorial will help you seamlessly set up your new ballot.
Log in to your Best of platform.
On the right side of your screen, locate and click on the "New Ballot" button.
After clicking the button, a pop-up will appear, prompting you to choose the type of campaign you want to build. Select between a "Standard Ballot" or a "Photo Ballot."
Standard ballots are suitable for a variety of readers’ choice competitions
Photo ballots are designed for photo-based submissions and voting, such as reader-submitted photo contests.
Click on the "Create" button
Name your Ballot: provide a name for your ballot. It must be unique in your account.
An auto-generated slug for the URL will also be created based on the name you input
Choose your ballot setup:
“Groups and categories” allows for categories to be grouped based on broader qualities (e.g., eating out, dining, city living, services).
“Categories” will give you one big list of categories from which to vote on
Submission Fees: Decide whether to require submission fees.
For most competitions, submission fees are not required.
Determine the voting style:
Choose "Don't allow write-ins" if you prefer pre-populated choices.
Choose "Allow write-ins" if you want participants to nominate their favorites.
Configuring Voting Frequency:
If you want to have one vote per person, leave this switch off. If you want users to vote once per day, hit the radio button to turn that feature on.
Once you're satisfied with your settings, click "Create Ballot."
After creating your ballot, you're ready to load groups, categories, and other supporting visual assets.
Congratulations! You have successfully created a new ballot on our "Best of" platform. If you encounter any challenges or have questions during this process, feel free to contact our support team for assistance at support@cityspark.com. Now, go ahead and enhance your reader's experience by setting up engaging and exciting competitions. Happy balloting!