Do you have a poll site or basically just running a poll for something? A lot depends on number of votes but that does not mean things cannot be manipulated. There are a lot of ways by which the votes for the polls can be increased in ethical way adopting organic means.
If you are wondering if this is actually possible, it actually is. There are ways how you can increase the total number of votes during any of the polling session. This is one of the best ways how you can organically the number of votes for a polling competition.
1) Post on social media forums
Let say you have entered a competition and want to increase the number of votes. The online voting part plays a critical role and the company who conducts a poll has a bigger motive behind the entire session of polls. One of the best ways is to post online.
There are many social media profiles where you can post the link for votes. It is a crystal clear and fair way where you ask your friends and acquaintances to vote for you. It helps in increasing the total number of polls without much hassle due to increased visibility.
2) Request Friends and Family
This is sort of self promotion that you can also do without the use of social media. There are a lot of people who do not use social media or might not be active on the same. In such cases you can request family and friends to vote for the poll.
It might take some time for the thing to be done but when it comes to friends and family, they would not deny the vote. You can also include your colleagues or peers for the same. Show them or send them the link so that they don’t have to go through everything.
3) Use Your Email contact
Do not underestimate the power of email and the impact it can have on increasing the number of votes during online voting or poll. Send all the email contacts in your address book an email and make sure you address the reason for sending the email.
It is not guaranteed that everyone will vote but there will be good number of people who will happily add your votes. Make sure that you include in the email that they reply back as voted or done once they cast the vote so that you know about it.
4) Post on Forums
There are different forums that are dedicated for a particular interest or a hobby. Most people join the forum based on a common interest. If your poll is related, it is best to post on forums because millions of people will view post and help to hook the vote count.
Make sure you join forums which are related because posting on unrelated forums will make your post as spam. Make sure you check the guidelines or rules for posting and write a strong plea for the votes. Make the message impressive and attractive enough.
5) Use it in content
This is basically for those who run their own blog or website and with a good number of traffic it becomes easy to actually get good votes. Make sure you write a small blog post on the same and include information like why it is important for you to win.
As you make a blog post regarding the same and post it on your site, this becomes very easy for you to gain some attention and get the votes in the most organic way. If you have a good number of followers, it is piece of cake to allure the audience.
6) Request Subscribers List
If you have a blog or website, send a message to all your subscribers requesting for a vote. However, if you don’t have your own site, you can also request a friend to do so on your behalf and it might help you get organic votes.
Apart from asking for votes all by yourself, you can also ask your friends and family to promote you. This is a great way to gain more attention and get organic votes as there are multiple resources publicizing your link for voting.
7) Giveaway Tactic
Now, this is a tactic that has worked all the time because there is a gift involved in it. If you are contesting for a competition and it requires online voting, you can use the giveaway trick. You can encourage people to vote by organizing a small giveaway.
Make sure that the content rules include casting for the vote. However, make sure you read the rules of the content because if it is not allowed you might get disqualified from the entire competition. Even if you giveaway small gifts, you can amass number of voters.