2015

Quick Guide to
use Video Contest
This document is a step by step
Manual to use Video Contest

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Video Contest is a tool that helps you run contests and share it on any of the top
social networking sites. With Video Contest you can create viral video contests within
minutes. Rapidly build your list of targeted and responsive leads
Create engagement and increase brand awareness. Totally automated traffic
generation and sales. Complete social media integration – google+
facebook, linkedin, Pinterest, instagram, tumblr.

This document is a quick guide to use this tool with 18 simple

Step 1: Click on Create Contest

Step 2: Select either Video Template or Image Template

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Step 3: Select Template (Exe: Video Template)

Step 4: Enter your Contest Name

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Step 5: Enter your Contest title

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Step 6: Setup Description, Terms and Conditions, Rules and Regulations and personalize the
Background and Text color

Step 7 & 8: Setup the Video and Embed Code:

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Step 9, 10 & 11: Entry Layout Settings
- Personalize the Entry Background Color and Text Color
- Set up the Total Entry count
- No. of Ways to Enter
- Live Leaderboard

Displays:
Total Entry Count

No. of ways to Enter

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Live Leaderboard

Step 12 & 13:

Timer Settings:
- Setup the Start time and End time of contest.
- Set the Timezone
- Message before or after the contest

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Language Settings:
If you wish to set up a contest that’s not in English, you can set it here.

The blank fields are meant for the translated word. Enter the translated word of the words on the
left side in the text field next to the words.

Step 14: Login Settings

- You can define how the user can participate in the contest.
- Choose from the three options and select atleast one.

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Step 15: Prize Settings
- Set up the Headline of the contest
- Description
- Numbers of Winners
- Thank you description

Before you proceed to the Entry Settings, make sure to save the changes by clicking on Update
found on the upper right corner of the page.

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Step 16: Entry Settings
A. General Contest
B. Social Share Contest

A. General Contest:

A. Questions – Answer a Question, Choose Image, Single Choice List, Multiple Choice
Checkboxes

Answer a question - By answering this question participant will get entry points.

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Image contest - Participant can select image from this option to get entry points. If you are
trying to choose the best interior for your store or the better logo for your business, this option
will be useful!
Single choice question - Participant can select a single choice answer from this option to get
entry points. This is like a survey. You may ask for your customers/prospects opinions about
your product or services.
Multiple choice question - Participants can select multiple choice answers from this option to
get entry points. Now if your question has more than 1 option to choose from, it can be
handled.

B. Visit External Page

C. Viral Share
By sharing the contest participant will get additional points.

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2. Social Share Contest

1. Google+
You can increase your Google + followers with this contest.

2. YouTube
• Subscribe to a channel - Award points to competitors if they subscribe to your channel on
YouTube.
• Watch a video on YouTube - Award points to competitors if they watch the video that you
post. Please note that the participant have to watch video fully to entry points.

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• Submit a video on YouTube - You can also request the participant to submit videos from
YouTube to get entry points.
3. Instagram
Follow on Instagram – By following an Instagram page participant will get entry points.

4. LinkedIn

Visit on Linked In - By visiting a Linked In account, the participant will get entry points.
Now you can provide interesting information on Linked In and make sure your participant
regularly visit your page.
5. Tumblr
Post on Tumblr – By posting on Tumblr, participant will get entry points.

6. Facebook
Visit on Face book - By visiting a Face book page, the participant will get entry points.
Now you can provide interesting information on Face book and make sure your participant
regularly visit your page.
7. Twitter
Retweet a Tweet – Popularize your tweet on Twitter using this feature. By retweeting your
tweet, the participants get points.
Tweet – By tweeting participant will get entry points.
Hashtag – By hashtag tweet participant will get entry points. You can have a hashtag like
#iluvsociacontest and ask your participants to tweet this hashtag and their tweet on why
they love Video Contest eg., #iluvvideocontest because it is a cool tool!
Follow on Twitter – By following a twitter page participant will get entry points.

8. Pinterest
Pin Image on Pinterest - Increase the visibility of your Pins on Pinterest. Request
participants to pin your image on the board.
Follow on Pinterest - Increase the number of followers on Pinterest by making them follow
your board on Pinterest in exchange for the contest points.

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 Make sure to save the settings before you proceed to the next step.

Step 17: Email Notifications

You can select any of the email notification. Video Contest will automatically send out emails
when someone signs up to your contest.

Note: In every change, make sure to click on Update on the upper right corner of the page before
you proceed to the next window to avoid losing the changes that you’ve made.

Step 18: Publish Settings

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1. WordPress - Simply log in to WordPress and publish this page using a plugin.
2. Contest URL - Every Contest created with Videocontest™ is automatically hosted by videocontest.io and you
can start using it immediately. You can get the unique URL of the contest here.

3. Launch as a Pop up – use the contest as a pop up on your site.

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a. On Load – this will open the pop up once the page loads.
b. On Click – Pop up appears once you click anything on the page.
c. Exit Popup – Pop up appears as you click on X or Close button.
d. Exit Intent – Pop up appears as soon as the mouse pointer hovers near the exit button.

4. Launch as a Widget – Set up the Contest as a Widget of your website.

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5. Embed in a Webpage – If you wish to publish the contest to your own server.

6. Install On Facebook Page – Allows you to integrate the Contest to your own Facebook
Fanpage as a tab.
a. Select Tab to be added to Facebook Fanpage.
b. Install Page tab and login to your Facebook account.

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