# Feature Requests Help shape the future of Besto! Submit your ideas, vote on features you want, and track their progress. ### Total Requests - Total: 24 - Submitted: 20 - Planning: 3 - Upcoming: 1 - Launched: 0 ### Feature Requests List 1. **Winner Merchandise Store** - Status: Planning - Description: Auto-generate "Best of 2026" merchandise (badges, plaques, window stickers) that winners can purchase. Revenue share with campaign owners. - Categories: New Feature, Monetization - Comments: 2 (priority: 9) - Date: Jan 10, 2026 - [View Feature](/content/feature-requests/e5fb7140-0804-4540-81fd-fa5974a83a47/index.html) 2. **Mobile App for Voters** - Status: Planning - Description: Native mobile app (iOS/Android) for voters to easily find campaigns, vote, and track their favorite businesses. Push notifications for voting reminders and results. - Categories: New Feature, Voting - Comments: 3 (priority: 8) - Date: Jan 10, 2026 - [View Feature](/content/feature-requests/5ab62241-31e1-4458-9515-0608fade1df2/index.html) 3. **Ticket Sales Integration** - Status: Submitted - Description: Allow campaign owners to sell tickets to awards ceremonies or events directly through the platform. Integrated with Stripe. - Categories: New Feature, Monetization - Comments: 2 (priority: 7) - Date: Jan 10, 2026 - [View Feature](/content/feature-requests/84d8ac81-43d2-4cdb-872a-13c3f889d0b3/index.html) 4. **Real-Time Voting Dashboard** - Status: Submitted - Description: Live updating dashboard showing votes as they come in, with geographic heat maps and trending categories. - Categories: Improvement, Analytics - Comments: 2 (priority: 6) - Date: Jan 10, 2026 - [View Feature](/content/feature-requests/8aeb0405-0362-4562-b4ba-08de90aaff29/index.html) 5. **Interactive Results Reveal** - Status: Submitted - Description: Animated, TV-ready results reveal experience for awards ceremonies. Countdown timers, dramatic reveals, confetti effects. - Categories: New Feature, Results - Comments: 3 (priority: 6) - Date: Jan 10, 2026 - [View Feature](/content/feature-requests/5caff825-a26f-4a2d-a77b-f0b0b75034d6/index.html) 6. **Bulk Import Businesses from CSV** - Status: Submitted - Description: Upload a CSV file to bulk import businesses/nominees into categories instead of adding them one by one. - Categories: Improvement, Campaigns - Comments: 3 (priority: 5) - Date: Jan 10, 2026 - [View Feature](/content/feature-requests/a60b6a5a-d05c-4825-ab3e-3be0d637be5c/index.html) 7. **Social Media Auto-Posting** - Status: Submitted - Description: Automatically post voting updates, leaderboard changes, and winner announcements to connected social media accounts. - Categories: New Feature, Notifications - Comments: 2 (priority: 5) - Date: Jan 10, 2026 - [View Feature](/content/feature-requests/0eb8fe7e-c4d2-44c1-aa1d-52170aadeaf3/index.html) 8. **Year-over-Year Comparison** - Status: Submitted - Description: For recurring campaigns, compare voting trends, participation rates, and winners across multiple years. - Categories: New Feature, Analytics - Comments: 2 (priority: 5) - Date: Jan 10, 2026 - [View Feature](/content/feature-requests/ca816546-03ef-4545-a565-213fc4e3293d/index.html) 9. **Voting Streaks & Daily Bonuses** - Status: Submitted - Description: Gamify voting with daily login bonuses and voting streaks. Voters who vote consistently get special badges or entries into prize drawings. - Categories: Improvement, Voting - Comments: 2 (priority: 4) - Date: Jan 10, 2026 - [View Feature](/content/feature-requests/70c7bab1-57e6-4928-9933-63603bd1369f/index.html) 10. **Annual Subscription Discounts** - Status: Upcoming - Description: Offer 20% discount for annual billing to improve customer retention and cash flow predictability. - Categories: Improvement, Monetization - Comments: 2 (priority: 4) - Date: Jan 10, 2026 - [View Feature](/content/feature-requests/7cb9cb48-9b68-4f5b-9ff9-4a4c564688b2/index.html) 11. **Multi-Language Voting Pages** - Status: Submitted - Description: Support for multiple languages on voting pages. Campaign owners could set primary and secondary languages for their audience. - Categories: New Feature, Voting - Comments: 3 (priority: 4) - Date: Jan 10, 2026 - [View Feature](/content/feature-requests/d73ead65-3a73-4669-9ac4-7d839a962f04/index.html) 12. **Voter Demographics Report** - Status: Submitted - Description: Anonymous aggregated demographics of voters (location, voting patterns, engagement times) to help campaign owners understand their audience. - Categories: New Feature, Analytics - Comments: 2 (priority: 4) - Date: Jan 10, 2026 - [View Feature](/content/feature-requests/e42eeb74-a06e-4652-aafa-2936c3af4aea/index.html) 13. **Role-Based Permissions** - Status: Submitted - Description: Granular permissions for team members (e.g., can manage nominations but not see revenue, can edit content but not publish). - Categories: Improvement, Team Management - Comments: 2 (priority: 4) - Date: Jan 10, 2026 - [View Feature](/content/feature-requests/366daa6a-f245-4717-87ac-ae86da53e84a/index.html) 14. **Business Verification Badges** - Status: Submitted - Description: Premium verified badges that businesses can purchase to stand out in voting. Shows they have claimed and verified their listing. - Categories: New Feature, Business Portal - Comments: 2 (priority: 4) - Date: Jan 10, 2026 - [View Feature](/content/feature-requests/8e6e699a-0664-44de-b0e2-85de5f111d61/index.html) 15. **SMS Voting Option** - Status: Submitted - Description: Allow voters to cast votes via SMS text message for campaigns that want to reach audiences without email. - Categories: New Feature, Voting - Comments: 2 (priority: 3) - Date: Jan 10, 2026 - [View Feature](/content/feature-requests/53d493eb-29d7-48ad-8bd2-2867f0948af1/index.html) 16. **Drag-and-Drop Category Ordering** - Status: Submitted - Description: Allow campaign owners to reorder categories by dragging and dropping instead of manually setting display order numbers. - Categories: Improvement, Campaigns - Comments: 2 (priority: 2) - Date: Jan 10, 2026 - [View Feature](/content/feature-requests/3b7e7850-cc86-4c9c-8b75-6710788e8c38/index.html) 17. **Premium Campaign Templates** - Status: Submitted - Description: Pre-designed campaign templates with professional categories, branding, and copy for specific industries (restaurants, healthcare, real estate). Sold as one-time purchases. - Categories: New Feature, Campaigns - Comments: 2 (priority: 3) - Date: Jan 10, 2026 - [View Feature](/content/feature-requests/55399be4-552b-4a3a-a5c2-6c7d65701feb/index.html) 18. **Business Performance Insights** - Status: Submitted - Description: Detailed analytics for business owners showing how they rank over time, voter engagement with their profile, and improvement suggestions. - Categories: New Feature, Business Portal - Comments: 2 (priority: 3) - Date: Jan 10, 2026 - [View Feature](/content/feature-requests/fd24aa1a-a045-42f6-ace9-88bf7d903a93/index.html) 19. **Email Marketing to Voters** - Status: Submitted - Description: Allow campaign owners to send promotional emails to verified voters (with consent). Monetize through email credits. - Categories: New Feature, Notifications - Comments: 3 (priority: 3) - Date: Jan 10, 2026 - [View Feature](/content/feature-requests/85dbf552-3373-42d9-9e15-33dab458a687/index.html) 20. **Dark Mode for Voting Pages** - Status: Submitted - Description: Allow campaign owners to enable dark mode for their voting pages. This would improve accessibility and reduce eye strain for voters participating in evening events. - Categories: New Feature, Customization - Comments: 3 (priority: 3) - Date: Jan 10, 2026 - [View Feature](/content/feature-requests/4378639e-eadb-4928-b4db-07c6ab9480ac/index.html) 21. **Sponsored Category Placements** - Status: Submitted - Description: Allow businesses to pay for sponsored placement at the top of category listings during voting. Revenue split with campaign owners. - Categories: New Feature, Monetization - Comments: 3 (priority: 2) - Date: Jan 10, 2026 - [View Feature](/content/feature-requests/a6ab8583-e733-49c1-a590-c0246a124b78/index.html) 22. **Activity Audit Log** - Status: Submitted - Description: Complete audit trail of all actions taken by team members on a campaign for accountability and troubleshooting. - Categories: Improvement, Team Management - Comments: 2 (priority: 2) - Date: Jan 10, 2026 - [View Feature](/content/feature-requests/1b6a5325-82bf-4ed2-89af-868cf67c65fb/index.html) 23. **Campaign Collaboration Requests** - Status: Submitted - Description: Allow other organizations to request collaboration on a campaign. Useful for co-branded awards between chambers of commerce. - Categories: New Feature, Team Management - Comments: 2 (priority: 2) - Date: Jan 10, 2026 - [View Feature](/content/feature-requests/85ddb2dd-e1e5-4eb7-b66b-a7597c241fb5/index.html) 24. **White-Label Reseller Program** - Status: Planning - Description: Allow agencies and consultants to resell Besto under their own brand with custom pricing. Revenue share model for approved partners. - Categories: New Feature, Monetization - Comments: 3 (priority: 2) - Date: Jan 10, 2026 - [View Feature](/content/feature-requests/076ccf61-32f7-4511-905a-6327100ad30d/index.html)