EntrySprout
A custom domain giveaway feels like part of the campaign
Put your brand in the address bar and give every social post, creator mention, print piece, podcast read, and email one memorable place to point. A dedicated domain keeps the experience unmistakably yours from first click to final entry.
Bring any Pro campaign home to its own domain for CA$5 a month. Add one for a flagship launch, use several across different brands, and keep each campaign’s destination as distinctive as its creative.
- Use a contest hostname that matches your campaign or organization
- Keep the EntrySprout campaign experience and management workflow
- Follow connection, verification, and TLS activation states in the dashboard
- Use a dedicated domain or a subdomain such as win.example.com
From your domain to a live campaign
Choose the hostname that fits the campaign and let EntrySprout guide the connection. Add the provided record at your domain host, and the dashboard follows the journey from DNS verification through secure activation.
Once the domain is live over HTTPS, it is ready for every channel in your launch plan. Connection and certificate status stay visible in the campaign workspace while DNS completes its journey.
- 1. Add: enter the custom hostname from the contest workspace.
- 2. Configure: create the displayed DNS record with your domain provider.
- 3. Verify: allow DNS to propagate and check the connection state.
- 4. Activate: confirm the hostname and TLS certificate are ready before promotion.
Choose a domain entrants can trust
Clarity beats cleverness. A subdomain such as giveaway.yourbrand.com preserves the connection to an established brand. A standalone campaign domain can be useful when it is short, easy to spell, and repeatedly identified as the official entry destination.
Use the exact same hostname everywhere. Inconsistent URLs create uncertainty and make impersonation easier. Include the official domain in launch posts, reminder messages, creator briefs, and scam warnings. Explain that winners will only be contacted through named channels.
Make it yours for CA$5/month. Add a custom domain to Pro, or launch with the included hosted URL and website embed.
Custom domains strengthen campaign continuity
A custom domain can improve campaign recognition and keep the entrant journey visually consistent. Search visibility and conversion will continue to reflect the offer, source of traffic, page clarity, performance, and audience trust.
If organic discovery is important, keep evergreen campaign education on your main website and use the contest hostname for the active entry experience. After a campaign, clearly close the entry page and direct visitors to the next relevant destination.