Creating your first event

A step-by-step guide to setting up a voting, ticketing, or hybrid event on voteMe.live.

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Applies to all plan tiers

Getting your first event live on voteMe.live takes about 10 minutes. This guide walks you through each step.

Step 1: Choose your event type

On the New Event page, you choose between three event types:

Voting — online voting with categories and contestants. Can be paid (awards-style), election-style, or free (hot).
Ticketing — sell event tickets with multiple tiers. No contestants or voting.
Hybrid — combines voting and ticketing on the same event.

You cannot change the event type after creation. Plan this carefully.

Event name — this becomes your URL (e.g. voteme.live/events/your-event-name)
Bio — a description of the event shown on the public page
Hero image — the banner image (recommended 1920×1080)
Event logo — shown top-left on the event page
Provider/organiser name — your name or organisation

Choose your vote type:

Paid (awards-style) — voters pay per vote. Set the price per vote and currency.
Election-style — registered voters get one free vote per contestant. Set the security check level.
Free (hot) — anyone can vote, unlimited, no payment.

Optionally schedule a voting window with start and end times.

Choose whether voter registration is free or paid. If free, remember the 25-voter limit — upgrade slots are available if you need more.

For paid events, review the revenue share (10% for paid voting, 5% for ticketing, nominations, and paid registrations) and accept the terms.

Click Publish to make your event visible. Or save as a draft and come back later. A draft event is not visible to the public.

If you get stuck at any step, use the contact form at voteme.live/contact. Our team is based in Accra and responds within one business day.

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