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Running a Photo or Video Contest with ViralSweep

Written by Rafael Felsemburg
Updated yesterday

ViralSweep’s Contest App lets you easily create and manage photo and video contests on your website.

You can either:

  • Embed the contest directly on your website, or

  • Use a hosted contest link provided by ViralSweep.

This flexibility allows you to launch contests quickly while keeping them fully integrated with your site and marketing tools.


What You Can Do with the Contest App

The Contest App includes a wide range of tools to help you collect submissions, manage entries, and engage your audience.

Collect Photo and Video Submissions

Participants can submit:

  • Photo uploads

  • Video uploads

  • Video URLs from supported platforms

Supported platforms include:

  • Facebook

  • Instagram

  • YouTube

  • TikTok

  • SoundCloud

  • Twitch

  • Vimeo

You can also allow direct video uploads using our built-in video upload feature.


Collect Custom Entry Information

Using our form builder, you can collect any information you need from participants, such as:

  • Name

  • Email address

  • Location

  • Custom questions

  • Any additional fields you choose to add

This makes it easy to gather marketing data or information needed for judging.


Display Entries in a Public Gallery

All submissions can be displayed in a beautiful, embeddable gallery on your website.

The gallery allows visitors to browse contest entries and interact with the submissions.


Allow Entrants to Share Their Submissions

Each entrant receives a unique shareable link for their submission.
This makes it easy for participants to promote their entry on social media and encourage others to view or vote.


Moderate Submissions

Our moderation tools allow you to review every entry before it appears publicly.

You can:

  • Approve submissions

  • Reject submissions

  • Control which entries are visible in the gallery

This helps ensure your contest content stays appropriate and aligned with your brand.


Enable Voting

You can enable voting on contest submissions to encourage engagement.

Two voting options are available:

Public voting

  • Anyone can vote without entering information.

Verified voting

  • Voters must enter their name and email address to submit a vote.


Integrate with Your Marketing Tools

The Contest App integrates with email marketing platforms and CRMs, allowing you to automatically sync entrant data with your existing marketing systems.


Embed Your Contest Anywhere

You can easily embed your contest on any webpage, making it simple to integrate contests into:

  • Landing pages

  • Campaign pages

  • Blog posts

  • Promotional pages


Track Performance with Analytics

ViralSweep provides real-time analytics and social data so you can monitor how your contest is performing.

This includes insights into engagement, submissions, and sharing activity.


See the Full Feature List

For a complete breakdown of available capabilities, see:
Contest App Features


Need Help?

If you have any questions, our support team is happy to help.

Click the chat icon in the lower-right corner of the page to start a conversation with us.

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