This guide covers every stage of the SnapDraw host workflow in order, from account setup through to post-draw close-out.
Everything you need before creating your first raffle
Visit snapdraw.com.au and sign up with your email and password. A verified account is required before you can apply for host status.
Standard accounts cannot create live paid raffles until host status is granted. To apply:
Once approved you have full access to Host a Raffle, Manage Raffles, Live Draw, and Winners Management.
SnapDraw uses Stripe to process ticket purchases and pay proceeds to hosts. Ticket sales cannot go live until Stripe is fully connected.
Each ticket sale incurs Stripe processing and Connect fees, deducted before funds reach your account. At low ticket prices these fees represent a higher percentage of each sale — SnapDraw highlights this in the raffle creation form. See stripe.com/au/pricing for current rates.
Set up your raffle with all the details buyers and SnapDraw need
Open Host a Raffle from the main menu. Work through each group of fields below.
Configure deals to encourage larger purchases — for example, 5 tickets for $20. Buyers choose a quantity and SnapDraw applies the best eligible deal automatically. The server validates the final total at checkout.
When multiple deals are configured, mark one quantity as "Most Popular" to guide buyers toward your preferred option.
| Setting | What It Does | When to Enable |
|---|---|---|
| Draw date & time | Sets the advertised draw schedule visible to buyers | Recommended for all raffles |
| Auto-draw at scheduled time | SnapDraw draws all winners automatically at the set time | Unattended or overnight draws |
| Auto-confirm & notify winners | Emails winners and closes the raffle after all prizes are drawn | Recommended — most raffles |
| Venue attendance required | Disables auto-confirm; host verifies winner presence before finalising | In-person events |
| Venue name & address | Shown on public page and draw interface | Any venue-based raffle |
Enable Auto-confirm and notify winners. SnapDraw handles winner emails automatically once all prizes are drawn — no extra steps required from you.
Customise what buyers see and share your raffle with the world
Every raffle has a dedicated public page. This is what buyers open to purchase tickets — and what you share via link or QR code. Customise it at any time from Edit Public Page in Manage Raffles.
| Setting | What It Changes |
|---|---|
| Public title & subtitle | The page headline and strapline visible to buyers (can differ from the internal raffle name) |
| Rich text description | Formatted description displayed before the buy button |
| Logo image | Your organisation or event branding on the page |
| Contact email & website | Shown so buyers can reach you with questions |
| Page & button colours | Brand colours for the background and call-to-action buttons |
| Show / hide statistics | Toggle the tickets-sold count |
| Show / hide prize list | Choose whether buyers can see your full prize list |
| Show / hide countdown | Toggle the draw date countdown timer |
| Clean mode | White card layout vs. full background colour |
From Manage Raffles, each raffle card provides sharing tools:
The public page link and QR code are available as soon as the raffle is created — even before sales open. Share early to build anticipation.
Your central hub for every action on a live or completed raffle
After creating a raffle it appears in Manage Raffles. This dashboard lists all your raffles and provides contextual action buttons for each one. Which buttons appear depends on the raffle's current status.
| Action | What It Does | When Available |
|---|---|---|
| Live Draw | Opens the full-screen spinning draw interface | While drawing is active |
| Draw Winner | Draws the next available prize winner in sequence | While prizes remain undrawn |
| Stop Sales | Closes ticket sales manually; drawing can still continue | While sales are open |
| Winners Management | Opens the full winners review and finalisation page | After first winner is drawn |
| View Winners | Read-only winners view once drawing is done | After all prizes are drawn |
| Edit Raffle | Edit name, prizes, price, deals, draw time, and venue | Before draw completes |
| Edit Public Page | Update branding and buyer-facing content | Any time |
| Share QR | Shows a scannable QR code for the public raffle page | Any time |
| View Public Page | Opens the live public page in the browser | Any time |
| Analytics | Sales and performance data for the raffle | Any time |
| Export Mailing List (Opted-In) | CSV of buyers who provided marketing consent at checkout | After first ticket sold |
Stop Sales closes ticket purchases but does not end the raffle. The draw still needs to happen and winners must be confirmed. The raffle is only fully closed after all prizes are drawn and winners are confirmed.
Draw winners manually, or let SnapDraw handle it automatically
From Manage Raffles, tap Live Draw on your raffle card. This opens the full-screen draw interface. Only hosts and admins see the draw controls; all other viewers see the results panel only.
Tap Draw Winner to draw the prize currently in sequence. SnapDraw randomly selects a ticket from the sold pool, runs the spinning animation, and reveals the winner. Repeat for each prize until all prizes are drawn.
For in-person events, mirror or screen-share the Live Draw interface on a projector or TV. Manual draw lets you build anticipation prize-by-prize in front of your audience.
If you enabled Auto-draw at scheduled time, SnapDraw automatically draws all prizes at the configured date and time. No host action is required at draw time — useful for overnight or unattended raffles.
When Venue Attendance Required is enabled, the flow changes:
Once the draw starts (or the scheduled auto-draw time arrives), ticket sales close to ensure a fair outcome. In Manage Raffles the status will show as sales-closed or drawing in progress.
Review contacts, verify, confirm, and officially close the raffle
Winners Management is a dedicated full-page view — not a pop-up. Open it via the Winners Management button in Manage Raffles. It is the authoritative record of all drawn winners and the control point for finalisation.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Prize | The prize name from your prize list assigned to this winner |
| Winner Name | The ticket buyer's name as recorded at purchase |
| Winner Email | The buyer's email — used for winner notification and contact |
| Phone Number | Shown only if the buyer opted in to share their number at checkout |
| Marketing Opt-In | Whether the buyer consented to receive marketing communications |
When a winner's phone number is available, SnapDraw provides one-tap quick actions:
Tap Confirm & Notify Winners when you are ready to officially close the raffle. This single action:
Confirm & Notify sends winner emails and permanently closes the raffle. Verify all winners are correct before confirming — particularly for venue-attendance raffles where in-person presence must be checked first.
If you enabled auto-confirm and the draw completed successfully, Winners Management will already show a confirmed state indicating that winners have been emailed. No further action is needed.
Analytics, optional exports, and closing out your raffle
Once confirmed closed, the raffle's status in Manage Raffles updates automatically. All read-only functions — Analytics, QR, View Public Page, View Winners — remain accessible indefinitely.
Open Analytics from Manage Raffles to review performance data:
Use Export Mailing List (Opted-In) to download a CSV of buyer email addresses where the buyer gave marketing consent at checkout. This list is suitable for permitted follow-up communications aligned with your stated terms.
Only use exported buyer data for purposes consistent with your collection terms and applicable Australian privacy law (the Privacy Act 1988). Do not share or sell this data to third parties.
The complete SnapDraw host workflow — at a glance