BBQ Contest Website

grindstaff3 · 12-06-2017, 10:33 AM

Any direction on where to go to build a website for our BBQ contest? I tried a DIY solution but ran into a ton of road blocks.

enasnidx · 12-06-2017, 11:32 AM

Find a sponsor that might be willing to cover the cost of a professionally developed site.

porkingINpublic · 12-06-2017, 12:53 PM

just make a facebook page and have downloadable links on it to your entry forms etc.

EricD · 12-06-2017, 02:22 PM

GO Daddy .com?

grindstaff3 · 12-06-2017, 02:27 PM

enasnidx, thought about doing that to cover that initial cost.

porking, so a dedicated page isn't a deal breaker for teams to show or not?

Eric, go daddy is what I had been using. There are probably tons of features I don't know about but it just seems limited for things like fillable forms, payments, maps, etc.

ITBFQ · 12-06-2017, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by porkingINpublic

just make a facebook page and have downloadable links on it to your entry forms etc.

I would do this. Use Google's available tools (forms, docs, sheets, maps, etc.) with links on the facebook page.

MikeJ65 · 12-06-2017, 03:00 PM

I've made the suggestion to KCBS that, at a minimum, they require contests to submit an information page and an application page that would be hosted on the KCBS site with links from the event page, but nobody seems interested in doing it. It could be a simple pdf for each.

While it is great if a contest has a website and online signup, it is by no means a deal breaker if they don't. A facebook page with a downloadable entry form is perfectly fine. They only thing that gets to me is a contest with just an email that doesn't respond in a timely manner.

CBQ · 12-06-2017, 08:54 PM

What roadblocks did you run into? Some of the DIY sites like WIX are pretty capable.

sanch10 · 12-06-2017, 09:55 PM

I have assisted folks with their comp sites, happy to assist if needed. Send me a PM and we can work out the details.

thunderalley3 · 12-06-2017, 10:30 PM

Something to consider is that there are people who do not Facebook.

I have personally not participated in two contests this year as the only way to get information and sign up was on Facebook. Sorry but I do not Facebook, and will not. I contacted both organizers asking to have links to the applications or to have them sent to me so I could register. One told me that they would email me the application link and never did. The other suggested that I "get with the times and join Facebook",,,I will never participate in any events of theirs.

sanch10 · 12-07-2017, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by sanch10

I have assisted folks with their comp sites, happy to assist if needed. Send me a PM and we can work out the details.

Here is a clean simple beta site I created: http://betabbq.blackmarketbbq.net/

Cost is minimal and you can use year to year to develop some search value over time.

Clone the site and drop in your content, I handle it all easy. Site build, hosting and updates if needed.

SS

EngineeredBBQ · 12-07-2017, 10:19 AM

I have a great web developer I am using in India. If you want information let me know.

porkingINpublic · 12-07-2017, 11:19 AM

As long as you have an email out there for people to contact you for information you should be good. I don't know that I've ever cooked in a contest with a dedicated page.... kcbs just has a link to the persons email and I always email them for an entry form...

Hogdog · 12-07-2017, 12:24 PM

I want to be competitive!i have never done this before! I'm all in or nothing!how do I post pics?

Hogdog · 12-07-2017, 12:32 PM

I want to be competitive!i have never done this before! I'm all in or nothing!how do I post pics?

12-06-2017, 10:33 AM	#1
grindstaff3 On the road to being a farker Join Date: 02-10-09 Location: Farmington, MO	BBQ Contest Website Any direction on where to go to build a website for our BBQ contest? I tried a DIY solution but ran into a ton of road blocks.

12-06-2017, 11:32 AM	#2
enasnidx Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 05-23-11 Location: Central MN	Find a sponsor that might be willing to cover the cost of a professionally developed site. __________________ 🔥 🔥 The Docfather BBQ Team 🔥 🔥 www.facebook.com/TheDocfatherBBQ

12-06-2017, 12:53 PM	#3
porkingINpublic is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-30-11 Location: Beebe, ar	just make a facebook page and have downloadable links on it to your entry forms etc. __________________ Myron Mixon Smoker 60 h2o

12-06-2017, 02:22 PM	#4
EricD is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-08-14 Location: Framingham, Taxachusetts	GO Daddy .com? __________________ 22" Weber Kettle black, 18" Weber Kettle black,Weber Genesis S-310 Stainless Gasser, Weber Genesis Silver Edition Gasser, 22" Weber Smoky Mountain, 28" Blackstone Griddle, Blackstone Pizza Oven, The Big Easy, Anova Immersion Cooker, PizzaQue, Kettle Rotisserie, Infrared temp gun, Maverick ET-732, ThermaPop, Grillaholics Grill Mats

12-06-2017, 03:00 PM	#7
MikeJ65 is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-03-12 Location: GRETNA	I've made the suggestion to KCBS that, at a minimum, they require contests to submit an information page and an application page that would be hosted on the KCBS site with links from the event page, but nobody seems interested in doing it. It could be a simple pdf for each. While it is great if a contest has a website and online signup, it is by no means a deal breaker if they don't. A facebook page with a downloadable entry form is perfectly fine. They only thing that gets to me is a contest with just an email that doesn't respond in a timely manner. __________________ Mike Chief Cook - When Pigs Die CBJ - KCBS

12-06-2017, 02:27 PM	#5
grindstaff3 On the road to being a farker Join Date: 02-10-09 Location: Farmington, MO	enasnidx, thought about doing that to cover that initial cost. porking, so a dedicated page isn't a deal breaker for teams to show or not? Eric, go daddy is what I had been using. There are probably tons of features I don't know about but it just seems limited for things like fillable forms, payments, maps, etc.

12-06-2017, 08:54 PM	#8
CBQ is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 01-11-09 Location: Cumberland, RI	What roadblocks did you run into? Some of the DIY sites like WIX are pretty capable. __________________ Chris Rhode Hog BBQ "The Most Dangerous Team in BBQ" - Jon Vallone KCBS, KCBS CBJ, NEBS

12-06-2017, 09:55 PM	#9
sanch10 Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 08-14-15 Location: Laguna Beach	I have assisted folks with their comp sites, happy to assist if needed. Send me a PM and we can work out the details. __________________ Webmaster: RadFondoBBQ.com - Brisket Cook • Hunsaker Vortex Drum

12-06-2017, 10:30 PM	#10
thunderalley3 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 11-20-12 Location: Daytona Beach, Florida	Something to consider is that there are people who do not Facebook. I have personally not participated in two contests this year as the only way to get information and sign up was on Facebook. Sorry but I do not Facebook, and will not. I contacted both organizers asking to have links to the applications or to have them sent to me so I could register. One told me that they would email me the application link and never did. The other suggested that I "get with the times and join Facebook",,,I will never participate in any events of theirs.

12-07-2017, 10:19 AM	#12
EngineeredBBQ Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 08-01-15 Location: Gillette	I have a great web developer I am using in India. If you want information let me know.

12-07-2017, 11:19 AM	#13
porkingINpublic is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-30-11 Location: Beebe, ar	As long as you have an email out there for people to contact you for information you should be good. I don't know that I've ever cooked in a contest with a dedicated page.... kcbs just has a link to the persons email and I always email them for an entry form... __________________ Myron Mixon Smoker 60 h2o

12-07-2017, 12:24 PM	#14
Hogdog Got rid of the matchlight. Join Date: 11-18-17 Location: Chipley,fla.	All new to me! I want to be competitive!i have never done this before! I'm all in or nothing!how do I post pics?