Ultimate Guide to 99designs Contests — Webbroi

Right after you launch your project, find designers that you like and invite them to your project. I search for Winners and Finalists for similar projects and invite them to my project until I hit my maximum invites for the day. Then, the next day, I do it again. You want to get as many quality designers working on your project as you can.

If the designer has submitted more than one design, you only get to own the design that you have chosen as a winner. Although, you can negotiate with the designer to give you the entire submissions.

During the Qualifying round, designers submit their web design templates and you provide feedback to them. Providing feedback early and often not only helps improve the designs quickly, but helps you develop rapport with the designers and attracts more designers to your contest. At the end of the round, which lasts up to six days, you are given four days to choose six finalists to join the Final round.

During the last round, you get to work closely with the remaining designers within five days. Once the Final round ends, you have until two weeks to review the designs and to announce a winner.

If you need more time to review all the submitted designs, you can contact 99designs’ support team. In my experience, they have been extremely helpful and responsive.

Choosing the right package for your contest

There are three kinds of design packages at 99designs: the Bronze, Silver, and Gold. Choosing the right package for you depends on how much you can afford and how much you want to give as a prize for the winning design. The higher the prize, the more it will get the attention of the best web designers in 99designs. All packages have a 100% money-back guarantee, until you select finalists or guarantee it early. I have effectively chosen the Bronze package and found quality designers for my projects early by reaching out directly through 99designs and guaranteeing the project early so they know the winner will get paid.

You can also create your own package price, as long as it’s more than the price of the Bronze package. However, the starting price package for a single web design page is $599.