How To Set-Up Contest On ShowbizPlus.com
Go to www.showbizplus.com. Use Facebook, Google or Email Address, to Log-In.
Assuming you have Log-In to www.showbizplus.com: Click Contest on the menu, click Create A New Contest and you are ready to Start A Contest. Or
Assuming you have Log-In to www.showbizplus.com/contest, click on Create A New Contest and you are ready to Start A Contest. 
Category:
Select the category, sub-category that best describe your contest.
Contest Name:
Enter the name of your Contest.
Contest Type:
We have 4 contest types - (Blog/Text, Photo, Video and Music/Audio).
Blog/Text: Is for blog, essay, poem, poetry, writing, creative writing contest.
Photo: Is for photo, photography, image, art, creative and graphic design contest.
Video: Is for all kind of video captured contest.
Music/Audio: Is for music, audio, speech, spoken words and podcast contest.
Select the contest type you want to create.
Main Description:
Describe everything about your contest in details. Including the idea/story behind your contest, aims and objectives, the type of talent you are looking or searching for. Everything you want the participants “contestants and voters” to know about the contest. Communication all messages related to the contest. You can even add or attach more photos images, posters, banners, flyers etc, file types and size are listed.
Short Description:
Give a short description of your contest.
Awards/Prizes Details:
What are the Prizes for Winners? List them here.
Terms and Conditions:
Every contest must have rules and regulations / guidelines.
Photo:
It could be an image carrying information about your contest (Flyer) file types and size are listed.
Contest Video:
Add a one-minute video details about your contest. Supported files types are listed or enter a Video link.
Contest Duration:
Start date/time must be earlier than Submit Entries Duration start date/time. End date/time must be later than Voting Duration end date/time.
Submit Entries Duration:
Start date/time must not be earlier than Contest Duration start date/time. End date/time must not be later than Voting Duration end date/time.
Voting Duration:
Start date/time must not be earlier than Submit Entries Duration start date/time. End date/time must not be later than Contest Duration end tdate/ime.
Maximum entries a participant can submit:
Enter the number of entries a single user can submit or enter “0” for unlimited entries.
Fee for Submitting An Entry:
Enter an amount for users to pay to Submit An Entry or enter “0” for free Entry.
Set entries automatically approved:
Check the box to approve entries automatically or leave uncheck to manually approve entries later. With this, you can screen entries before they go live.
Voting: Types of Vote option.
Types of Vote: 4 Voting Options.
* Pay to Vote for Entry, * Name Your Fee to Vote for Entry, * No Voting for Entry and * Free to Vote for Entry options.
Select the option you want for your contest. 2 fields; “Fee per Vote:” and “Number of Votes:” will appear below, depending on the option you select.
* Select Pay to Vote for Entry, means you want users to pay to vote for entry.
* Select Name Your Fee to Vote for Entry, means user can enter fee higher than the listed fee to vote.
* Select No Voting for Entry, means you do not want users to vote for entry.
* Select Free to Vote for Entry, means you want users to vote free for entry.
Fee per Vote:
Enter a Fee for users to pay per a vote for "Pay to Vote An Entry” or minimum Fee for "Name Your Fee to Vote An Entry”
Number of Votes:
2 options: 1. Enter a number, or 2. Leave the field blank, for Pay to Vote for Entry or Name Your Fee to Vote for Entry or Free to Vote for Entry option.
* Enter (1, 2, 3, 4, 5 -100 or more) number of Votes per a single user, per a contest. User can vote many votes at a time and 1 vote at a time. They can vote for more than one entry, depending on number of votes/times a single user can vote.
* Leave field Blank; User can vote 1 vote at a time and 1 vote per Entry. Can vote only once for an Entry and can vote for more than one entry.
Allow other members to vote for an entry without joining the contest:
Check to allow and uncheck to disallow.
Make Voting Progress Private:
Public is default, it is off. Users can see the voting progress and who users are voting.
When switched it on is Private. Users cannot see the voting progress nor know who users are voting. Only you can see the voting progress in contest detail page, if on Private mode.
At the end of contest, you can switch to “Public” to reveal the voting progress and winners.
Number of Winner(s) From Entries:
(add the number here) Enter 1, 2, 3 or more winners. You may want First only or First and Second or First, Second and Third or more.
Country:
Enter your location. Country – State – City – Address – Zip/Postal Code. (map)
Privacy:
You can select who can see your contest. You can even customize specific users who can see your contest.
Save as Draft:
When you create a contest and you are not yet ready to publish it, you can save as draft.
Publish:
You can publish you contest for free or pay to publish, depending on your class of user.
Cancel:
This will cancel your unpublished contest.
Publishing Fee:During publishing make payment using one of the listed payment gateways. Register Services: Optional payments.
Ending Soon Contest: - To alert you when the contest is ending.
Feature Contest: - Make your contest more visible.
Premium Contest: - Make your contest a Premium Contest.
You can pay for register services when publishing a contest or pay later. Promote Contest:
After the Contest is Published, click on Promote menu on the left side-block on the contest detail page. Copy the code and post it on external site including all your social media accounts/platforms. Promote Entry:
To help contestant Promote their entry, copy the Promote Entry link below opened Entry, post it on external site including all your social media account. - You can approve entries that are not automatically approved. Click on the entry to Approve it. - If contest voting progress is Private, you can switch the voting progress to Public.