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How to Add a Poll to Your Website

Adding a poll to your website lets visitors vote on a question and see results instantly. Polls take seconds to create using the Web Builder app and give you real data about what your audience thinks. They work well on blog posts, landing pages, and homepages as lightweight interactive elements.

Why Polls Are Effective

Polls are the simplest form of interactive content, and that simplicity is their strength. A single question with two to five answer options takes less than five seconds to answer. That low commitment means almost every visitor who sees the poll will participate. Compare that to a survey that takes minutes or a quiz with ten questions. Polls have the highest participation rate of any interactive content type.

After voting, visitors see the results so far, which satisfies curiosity and creates a sense of community. People want to know if they agree with the majority or if their opinion is unusual. That reveal moment is what makes polls engaging even though they are so simple.

Polls also give you genuine audience intelligence. Instead of guessing what your customers want, you ask them directly. A product company can poll which feature to build next. A restaurant can ask which new menu item to add. A content site can discover which topics readers want covered. See How to Use Polls to Understand Your Audience for strategies on extracting business value from poll data.

Step-by-Step Setup

Step 1: Create a poll in the Web Builder.
Open the Web Builder app in your admin panel and select the polls content type. Enter your question and two to five answer options. Keep the question clear and the answer choices distinct so voters do not hesitate.

Step 2: Configure voting rules.
Decide whether visitors can vote once or change their vote later. Single-vote polls prevent stuffing and give you cleaner data. You can also choose whether to show vote counts as percentages, raw numbers, or both.

Step 3: Publish the poll page.
The poll is hosted on your domain through the Web Builder. It gets its own page URL that you can share, link to, or embed on other pages of your site. The poll page is mobile-friendly and loads quickly.

Step 4: Promote the poll on your site.
Link to the poll from relevant blog posts, your homepage, or email newsletters. Polls work best when they are visible and easy to find. A simple "Vote in our poll" link or banner drives participation.

Poll Question Ideas by Industry

E-Commerce

"Which new product color should we launch next?"
"What is most important to you: free shipping, fast shipping, or lowest price?"
"Which product category would you like us to expand?"

Restaurants and Food Service

"What cuisine should we add to our menu?"
"What is your favorite dish on our current menu?"
"Would you prefer longer weekend hours or weekday lunch specials?"

SaaS and Technology

"Which feature should we build next?"
"How do you prefer to get support: chat, email, or phone?"
"What is the biggest challenge in your workflow?"

Content and Media

"What topic should we cover in our next article?"
"Do you prefer video tutorials or written guides?"
"What day of the week do you prefer new content?"

Timing tip: Rotate polls regularly to keep the content fresh. A new poll every week or every two weeks gives visitors something new to interact with and generates a steady stream of audience data.

Best Practices for Website Polls

Keep questions short and specific, not vague or compound
Provide balanced answer options that cover the full range of opinions
Avoid leading questions that push voters toward a particular answer
Share results publicly to build trust and show you are listening
Act on poll results and tell your audience what you did with their feedback

Add a poll to your website and start learning what your audience really thinks.

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