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Competition website design

Competition Websites Built To Sell Out

Your own prize competition site, designed around your brand and built by hand: ticket sales, instant wins, live draws and an admin that makes running comps simple.

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Ticket salesInstant winsLive drawsFree postal entrySkill questionsWinners galleryEntry list downloadsSpending limitsMobile checkoutSimple admin
Made for comp businesses

Your Brand. Your Prizes. Your Platform.

A competition site lives or dies on trust and speed. Players need to see it's fair, and buying a ticket should take seconds on a phone.

Whether you're launching your first comp or moving on from an off-the-shelf setup, I design and build a site around how you run your competitions, then stay on hand once it's live.

Fair by designRandom draws and public entry lists
Phone firstQuick to load and quick to buy
One personYou deal with me directly
What's included

Everything You Need To Run Comps

The core of every competition site, built in from day one and shaped around the way you work.

01 · TICKETS

A ticket system players can trust

Tickets are allocated at random once a payment has gone through, so nobody can hold numbers in a basket and every player gets a fair shot.

  • Random ticket numbers, issued after payment
  • Per-person ticket limits for each competition
  • Multi-buy bundles and discounts
  • Live "tickets sold" bars and sold-out handling
  • Tickets listed in each player's account
02 · ADMIN

One simple place to run everything

Launch a competition, keep an eye on sales and announce a winner without touching any code.

  • Create comps with prices, ticket counts and end dates
  • Orders, players and sales at a glance
  • Add tickets by hand, for example postal entries
  • Download full entry lists for every draw
  • Pick winners and publish them to the winners page
03 · DRAWS

Draws and winners, out in the open

Show players exactly how each winner was picked. Transparency is what keeps them coming back.

  • Random winner picker you can run on a live stream
  • Countdown timers on every competition
  • Winners gallery with photos and prizes
  • Entry lists published for each draw
  • Automatic close when a comp sells out or ends
04 · CHECKOUT

A checkout made for phones

Most players buy on their phone, often in a few spare seconds. The basket and checkout are built for exactly that.

  • Basket for entering several comps in one go
  • Skill question built into the checkout
  • Card payments through a provider that accepts competitions
  • Site credit and discount codes
  • Order emails with ticket numbers
05 · SAFER PLAY

Responsible play, built in

The tools that protect your players also protect your business. They're part of the build, not an afterthought.

  • Free postal entry route with its own page
  • 18+ age confirmation at sign-up
  • Player spending limits
  • Self-exclusion and account closure
  • Clear terms, rules and prize details on every comp
Ways to play

Games That Keep Players Coming Back

Start with prize draws and add more ways to win as you grow. Pick the ones that suit your audience.

Prize draws

The heart of the site. Set the prize, price, ticket count and end date, then draw a winner at random.

Instant wins

Hide prizes behind chosen ticket numbers. Players find out the moment their tickets are issued.

Scratch cards

Digital scratch cards with odds you control, a quick extra game alongside your main draws.

Spin the wheel

A prize wheel for bonus spins or promotions, with the prizes and chances set by you.

Rolling jackpots

A prize pot that grows with every entry, giving players a reason to check back each week.

Free-to-enter comps

Giveaways for followers and newsletter sign-ups, handy for growing your audience between paid draws.

Every game is built to your spec and included in your quote, so you only pay for what you'll use.

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Click Around A Real Example

Lucky Thistle Competitions is a working demo I built for a Scottish-themed comp brand. Try it the way a player would.

  • Competitions with live ticket counts
  • Instant win prizes
  • Basket, skill question and checkout
  • Free postal entry page
  • Staff admin area
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Why custom

Off The Shelf vs Built For You

Plugin and theme setups can get you started. Here's what changes when your site is built around your business instead.

Plugin & theme setup
Design
A theme that hundreds of other comp sites already use
Designed from scratch around your brand and prizes
Speed
Stacked plugins can slow pages down, often at your busiest moments
Lean code with only the features you use
Tickets
Ticket handling depends on how the plugin was written
Random tickets issued after payment, never held in baskets
Changes
An update to one plugin can break another
Changes are tested on a preview before they go live
Features
You work around what the plugin can do
Built around how you actually run your comps
Support
Support tickets with several different plugin makers
One person who built it and knows it inside out
How it works

From Idea To First Draw

Five clear stages, with you signing off at each one.

  1. Talk

    We go through your brand, your prizes and how you want comps to run.

  2. Plan

    A feature list, payment setup and fixed quote, agreed before work starts.

  3. Design

    Page designs for the homepage, comp pages, basket and account area.

  4. Build & test

    The site on a preview link, with test orders and test draws run end to end.

  5. Launch

    You go live with your first comps, and I show you how to run the admin.

FAQs

Questions? Answered

Can't see yours here? Send me a message and I'll get back to you.

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How long does a competition website take?
It depends on the features you need and how quickly content and prizes come together. You'll get a timeline with your quote, before any work starts.
How much does it cost?
Every project gets a fixed quote after our first chat, based on the features you actually need. Extra games can be added now or later.
Which payment providers can I use?
Not every card provider accepts prize competition businesses, so we'll confirm yours is happy to work with you before the build. I then connect it to the basket and checkout.
Will my site follow UK competition rules?
The site comes with the tools UK comp operators typically use, like a free postal entry route, skill questions, age checks and clear terms. I'm not a lawyer though, so it's worth having a specialist check your setup and terms before you launch.
Can I add competitions myself?
Yes. The admin lets you create comps, upload prize photos, set prices and end dates, and announce winners. I'll walk you through it at launch.
Do you sort out hosting?
I can set up hosting and your domain for you and look after them, or work with the provider you already have.

Let's Build Your Comp Site

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