Guides
Running a contest is mostly decisions you make before anyone enters. How many prizes, how winners get picked, what happens when one doesn’t reply, and what you’ll show people who ask whether it was fair. These guides cover those decisions. They’re about running promotions well, not about using Raflia, so they’re useful whichever tool you end up with. We’ve been running draws since 2009 as RandomPicker.com, and most of what’s here comes from watching where campaigns go wrong.
What to ask entrants, and what to skip
Which fields belong on a contest entry form, which ones cost you entries, and how to collect only what you will actually use.
How to run a company prize draw at a live event
Running a staff raffle or company prize draw live: letting people pick prizes, one win per person, unclaimed prizes, and the reveal at the event.
How to run a two-stage campaign
Running instant win prizes alongside a grand prize draw: eligibility rules, timing, and whether instant winners stay in the final draw.
How to judge a contest fairly
How to build a scoring rubric, choose how many judges you need, handle ties, and keep bias out of a judged contest.
How to run an instant win campaign
How instant win campaigns pick winners, how to avoid awarding more prizes than you budgeted, and what to publish before you launch.
How to prove your giveaway was fair
What “provably fair” means for a giveaway, why a random number generator isn’t proof, and what to publish so your audience can check the result.