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Since the average project receives well over 100 entries, it's understandable that you might have trouble picking just one. But don't worry, now - just as in real life - you can add the opinions of your friends into the mix! That's right, now you can pick your favorite 10 entries and ask your friends, family and coworkers to comment and vote on their favorites. It's like having your own little focus group. You can launch a vote at any time in your project - although we recommend you wait until near the end of the project when you've already received all your favorite entries. Anyone is eligible to vote as long as they have the special voting URL we'll provide to you. Users do not need to register on crowdSPRING to vote, but please keep in mind that there's only one anonymous vote per IP address (we do this to prevent voting fraud). So if you are inviting a group of people who share the same IP address to vote on your project, you might recommend that they register an account before voting (it takes just one minute). Below, we'll walk you through the steps of setting up a vote (three simple steps).

Step 1: Select your favorite entries

To start the process, just click the VOTING tab in your project (you'll see the tab only when you're logged in and in your own project).

You'll be able to select up to 10 entries for voting. We'll let you sort by score, date submitted, creative name, and a few other ways - including your top 30 scored entries.

Just click on the blue "Add me!" flag you'll see in the top left corner of each entry to add that entry.

After you click on the blue "Add me!" flag, the flag will turn pink and you'll see "Selected" for that entry.

Want to un-select an entry? Just move your mouse over the pink "Selected" flag on that entry and you'll see "Remove". Click on the "Remove flag and you'll un-select it from the vote.

When you're done (you can pick up to 10 entries), click the "I'm done picking" button which you'll see at the top of the page (and also at the bottom).

Step 2: Add a message.

Next, you'll be able to add a message that everyone will see when they come to vote on your project.

Step 3: Review and launch.

Now you'll have a chance to review your message and the entries you selected for voting. Once you're happy, click the blue "Open voting" button.

Once you launch the vote, you'll see a page which helps you invite people to vote, allows you to share the voting link on Facebook or Twitter, and allows you to copy the link so that you can share on other social networks or via email.

That's it! Here's what people whom you invite to help you will see when they visit the link you'll share.

Once a person votes, they'll be able to see the current results in the vote.

And you'll be able to keep track of all votes, including comments, on your own page - and stop the voting at any time. Keep in mind that people will vote on a 5 star scale (5 stars is best). To help you assess the cumulative votes, we'll show you the average score for each entry (we calculate this by taking the total number of people who voted for an entry and dividing this figure by the total stars assigned to that entry by all voters).

That's it! Voting is a great way to get an opinion from your family, friends, colleagues, customers, and potential customers.

Last updated: 13-Dec-10 6:04 p.m. GMT

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