Also edit the caption for the contest and write “Closed” on it. That way if somebody sees the contest post, they’ll know it’s no longer active and won’t try to submit another entry.

A few days or a week after your contest has ended, consider archiving the post. This allows you to retain all of the insights from that post but no one can see the post publicly. This helps you avoid potential confusion about whether the contest is still active.

#5: Analyze Your Instagram Contest Results

As you start to run Instagram contests, catalog all of that data to look for patterns and ways to improve performance of future contests. Look for things like: