Competition Website Design
Run Your Own Competition Website
Online competitions have become a big business in the UK. Cars, cash, holidays and tech are given away every week by companies that started with one Instagram account and a website. For a competition business the website is the business: it sells the tickets, asks the skill question, issues the ticket numbers and shows the draw, so it has to work every time and stay on the right side of the rules.
InfaCloud designs and builds competition websites for UK prize draw businesses. We build on WooCommerce, the shop software behind millions of online stores, with a dedicated competition system on top, so ticket sales, skill questions, ticket numbers and winners all sit in one place that you own and control.
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How A Project Works, Step By Step
We start with how your competitions will run: the prizes, ticket prices, how many tickets, how winners are drawn and how you’ll take payment. Not every payment provider will accept a competition site, so we talk about that first, before anything is built.
Then we design the site in your branding, set up the competition system, add your terms, competition rules and free postal entry route, and test the whole journey from picking a ticket to the confirmation email. You get a test version to try out before anything goes live.
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Everything Your Website Needs, In One Place
Every competition gets its own page with photos, a countdown to the draw, the number of tickets left and a skill question that has to be answered before a ticket counts. Entrants can pick their own numbers or have them picked at random, and every ticket is logged against their order and their account.
We can add instant win prizes, ticket bundles and discount codes, email marketing so past entrants hear about new prizes first, and a winners page for every draw. If you run live draws on Facebook or YouTube, the full ticket list for each competition is ready to export for whichever random number tool you use.
Why Competition Businesses Choose InfaCloud
Competition websites get busy all at once. A big prize can bring in hundreds of entries in the last hour before a draw, so the site has to stay quick when it matters most. We host every site we build on servers we manage ourselves and keep an eye on them around the clock.
We designed and built Prize Comps, a UK competition website on WooCommerce. Every competition has a skill question, random ticket numbers and a countdown to the draw, with card payments through Stripe.
The owner can add a new competition in a few minutes and the site handles the rest, right through to picking the winner. You can see more of our work in our portfolio.
- FAQ’s
Competition Website Questions
Is A Competition Website Legal In The UK?
Yes, as long as it’s run as a prize competition and not a lottery. Under the Gambling Act 2005 that means a genuine skill question that stops a fair number of people entering or winning, or a free entry route, usually by post, that’s treated the same as paid entries. We build both into the site. We’re not solicitors, so get legal advice on your terms and rules, and we’ll build the site around it.
Which Payment Providers Work With Competition Sites?
Not all of them. Some won’t take competition websites at all and others want to approve your business first. We’ll help you check with your provider before the build starts and then set up whichever one approves you. Prize Comps takes card payments through Stripe.
Can Entrants Pick Their Own Ticket Numbers?
Yes. You can let entrants pick their numbers from a grid, have them picked at random, or offer both. Every ticket is recorded against the order, so you always have a full list for the draw.
How Are Winners Drawn?
Many competition businesses draw live on Facebook or YouTube with a random number tool, using the ticket list from the site. The site can also pick a winner automatically when the countdown ends. Either way, the winner is shown on the competition and on your winners page.
Can The Site Cope With A Busy Draw Night?
Yes. We host competition sites on servers we manage ourselves and set them up for sudden rushes, with caching on the pages that don’t change and nothing slowing down the checkout. We monitor every site around the clock.
Can I Add New Competitions Myself?
Yes. Adding a competition is like adding a product: photos, description, ticket price, ticket limit, end date and the skill question. We’ll show you how, and you can have one live in a few minutes.