A good video contest gives people a clear reason to join in and an easy way to enter. With Vloggi, you can collect entries through a branded upload page, review them privately, and publish approved videos in an optional gallery for public voting.
1. Start with a clear idea and an incentive
Ask for something specific: a favourite travel moment, a creative product demonstration or a short story about someone making a difference. Tell entrants what to film, how long it should be and what makes a strong entry. Keep the effort realistic for someone filming on a phone.
Choose an incentive that fits your audience. It might be a product bundle, an experience, a featured spot in your campaign or recognition from your community. Explain exactly what is on offer and how the winner will be chosen. A relevant prize gives people a better reason to participate than a vague promise to “win big”.
2. Build the entry page
Set up your project and build the contributor form under Collect → Video Form Builder. Add your branding, a short welcome message, the entry instructions and the details you need from each contributor. Explain where their video may appear and collect the relevant permissions before submission.
Choose a Contribution for one file per submission, or a Collection when entrants should send several files together. See how many files contributors can upload for the project-type settings and the eight-file maximum.
Review the contributor language in Configure → Overview & Settings. Translate your own welcome copy, rules and privacy information separately; interface localization does not translate your campaign text.
3. Set the deadline and explain the rules
Set the project’s submission deadline or expiry in its settings, and repeat the closing date, time and time zone on the entry page. If voting ends later than submissions, show both dates clearly. Include when and how you will announce the result.
Make the rules easy to find: who can enter, what they can submit, the number of entries allowed, the prize, the judging criteria and how you will contact the winner. Explain whether public votes determine the result or help a judging panel make its decision. Keep the published rules consistent with the settings you choose.
4. Decide whether people can discover your contest
Set the project to Public if you want people beyond your existing audience to discover it. Public projects can be found through search at contest.vloggi.com or upload.vloggi.com. Use a descriptive title and a clear introduction so someone finding it for the first time knows why and how to enter.
Public discovery is separate from publishing submitted videos. It helps people find the contest; a Public Video Gallery is where you choose which approved entries viewers can watch and vote on.
5. Share the submission link where your audience already is
Copy your entry link from Collaborate → Shareable Upload Link. Use this link when asking people to submit a video, rather than sending them to the voting gallery.
Facebook: share the invitation on your page and in relevant groups where promotion is welcome. Instagram: use a profile link or a Story link sticker, supported by a short Reel showing the idea. You can also share the link through your newsletter, website, partner channels, community groups and event QR codes.
For a more focused campaign, consider targeted adverts aimed at the audience and locations eligible to enter. Give each advert one clear message: the challenge, the incentive, the deadline and a link to enter. Start with a manageable budget, review the response and refine the creative before increasing spend.
You can also embed the submission form on your own landing page so people can enter without leaving your website. Schedule a launch announcement, a useful example and a closing-date reminder rather than repeating the same message throughout the campaign.
6. Review entries and open a public voting gallery
Review submissions under Curate → Project Video Library. Check that each video meets your rules and has permission for the intended public use before displaying it.
To add a gallery, open Collaborate → Public Video Gallery and use Enable Gallery. Complete the publication checklist, including the Contest organizer legal entity, Privacy Policy URL and project-specific Report / takedown contact email. Add your welcome text, voting rules, commenting policy, moderation policy and gallery terms.
Approve the clips you want to show using each clip’s Public gallery setting. This is separate from Feature clip, which controls example content in the submission experience. Save your gallery and share its viewer link when inviting people to watch and vote.
For the voting options and the difference between public participation and invited judging, read How contest voting works in Vloggi.
7. Keep the contest active, then close the loop
Monitor new entries, questions and reports throughout the campaign. Share approved highlights, remind people of the deadline and apply your moderation rules consistently. At the end, close submissions as planned, complete judging or voting, contact the winner and announce the result through the channels you used to promote the contest.
With the agreed permissions, your contest can leave you with more than a winning entry: a useful library of customer stories, community voices and campaign footage you can put to work afterwards.