Master Polst
Guides, tutorials, and best practices for creating better Polsts, sharing them across channels, reading results, and running brand or creator programs.
Getting Started with Polst
Create your first visual question, share it across your channels, and understand the results. This guide walks new users and teams through the basic Polst workflow from question creation to response review.
What You Will Learn
- 01Create a Polst with one clear question and two answer options.
- 02Add simple visual choices that make the question easy to answer.
- 03Share your Polst using a link, QR code, social post, or embed.
- 04Watch responses appear in your dashboard.
- 05Use the results to decide what to do next.
Writing Questions That Get Answers
The way a question is framed determines whether people answer it. This guide explains how to write clear, neutral, and visual Polst questions that generate useful responses instead of noise.
What You Will Learn
- 01Keep questions specific, short, and easy to understand.
- 02Use two answer options that represent a real decision.
- 03Avoid leading language that pushes people toward one answer.
- 04Use images that clarify the choice instead of distracting from it.
- 05Match the question to the audience and channel where it will appear.
Reading Your Polst Results
Polst results are designed to help teams make decisions, not just collect votes. This guide explains how to read response totals, vote splits, completion activity, channel performance, and basic campaign results.
What You Will Learn
- 01Understand vote counts and result percentages.
- 02See how responses change while a Polst is live.
- 03Review which channels are generating participation.
- 04Compare responses across a Polst Stream or campaign.
- 05Turn results into a clear next step for your team.
Polst Streams: Chaining Questions
A Polst Stream connects several related questions into one decision flow. Streams are useful for brand campaigns, creator programs, product feedback, event activations, and any situation where one answer is not enough.
What You Will Learn
- 01Build a short sequence of related Polst questions.
- 02Use streams for campaign testing, product choices, and audience feedback.
- 03Track completion across the sequence.
- 04Identify where people drop off.
- 05Use the final results to support a recommendation.
Trust, Moderation, and Response Quality
Polst uses basic trust and moderation controls to keep the platform useful and safe. This guide explains how duplicate voting, reporting, flagged content, and moderation status work during launch.
What You Will Learn
- 01Understand how Polst limits duplicate and low-quality responses.
- 02Learn how users can report content.
- 03Understand what happens when content is flagged or removed.
- 04See how creators are notified about moderation status.
- 05Learn why response quality matters for decision-making.
Running a Brand Campaign
Brands use Polst to ask clear questions, distribute them through existing channels, and review responses in one place. This guide explains the launch workflow for brand campaigns and sponsored programs.
What You Will Learn
- 01Create a campaign around a specific business decision.
- 02Build a Polst or short Polst Stream.
- 03Distribute the campaign through website, email, QR, social, influencer, or event channels.
- 04Review basic campaign analytics and activity alerts.
- 05Use the results to create a decision summary or follow-up test.
Case Study: Live Event Activations
Live activations show how Polst can turn a moment into measurable audience input. This guide explains how Polst can be used on stadium screens, venue signage, QR codes, sponsor placements, and post-event reports.
What You Will Learn
- 01Display a Polst on a screen, sign, or event surface.
- 02Let audiences participate through a QR code or short link.
- 03Capture responses from phones, apps, social channels, and in-venue placements.
- 04Review participation after the event.
- 05Package results into sponsor, event, or executive reporting.
Additional Resources
API Documentation
Reference documentation for teams that need to create Polsts, read results, or connect Polst activity to internal systems.
Coming SoonIntegration Library
Guides for embedding Polst into websites, CMS platforms, email campaigns, live-event surfaces, and common marketing workflows.
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