: Promotional Image Downloads Click on the below links and export as pdfs or drag them to your desktop. balloon-colours.pdf
: A virtual balloon race is an environmentally friendly online event that involves selling virtual …
: Online Snail Race I've added 6 new snail balloons to The Balloon Race. Rather than adding snail character/shapes I've …
: NHS Balloon Small update, NHS balloon added to the balloon race as requested by Caring Minds.
: Payout Button This month we've improved the payout button. Previously a link opened your email client with the …
: Duck Race Updates The online duck race is becoming more popular. During lockdown I added 1 Yellow Duck to the balloon …
: PDF About The Balloon Race about-the-balloon-race.pdf
: Inactive Balloons in Search I'm removing inactive (unpaid) balloons from the search results. Below describes a repeat issue: A …
: £3 Minimum per Virtual Balloon The race now has a minimum price per balloon or duck @£3 each (this is the price you charge). The …
: Custom Balloon List You can now edit your list of balloons. You can find this in the “administer the balloons” section …
: Floating Menu This week we've added a floating menu to the admin area. This gives quick access to the list of …
: Balloons & Ducks Available Balloons, ducks, snails & kites in the order they appear on the drop down list. balloon-colours.pdf …
: New Halloween Balloons 4 New Halloween balloons added to The Balloon Race. …
: Wrong Payment Notification Why did I receive a payment receipt from Stripe when I didn't buy the balloons? Stripe can only …
: Women's World Cup This month we've added 32 new flag balloons to represent every country entering the Women's World …
: Flag Balloons Just in time for The Coronation we’ve added some flag balloons. Like most updates this was requested …
: Apple & Android Pay Apple & Android pay have been added to the checkout. Everybody seems to be buying their balloons …
: Balloon Count doesn’t match my Paid Count Q: Our balloon sales are going well - but I have a question - why does the page say 201 total …
: 12% Cost for integrated card option (stripe) I know 12% sounds steep, hopefully the below explains how I only just break even. If it was highly …
: Balloon Race New Server 2023 The move to PHP was completed in September 2022 and everything is running so much better. During the …
: Selling less than 200 balloons? The easiest way to run the race is to use the stripe option and I bacs a payment to your bank …
: How do I contact the winners? There are 2 ways to find contact details for the winning balloons. Login to your admin area, scroll …
: Upgrade from ASP to PHP The balloon race software was built in 2008 when ASP was "a thing". Over the years PHP has been the …
: "Buy a Balloon" Button You control when your sales start and finish by selecting "show" or "Hide" for your Buy a Balloon …
: Track Your balloon There are 3 ways to track your balloon. PDF Track-Your-balloonDownload 1 - Click on the leaderboard …
: Uploading Your Logo Let's take a look at how to add your logo. The logo only displays on your full web page (not on the …
: Uploading a CSV TIP: Have a play with the CSV before your big upload day. Upload 5 test balloons to see how it …
: I want to offer FREE balloons You can set the balloon price to £0 and all the balloons can be added for free - there's no limit to …
: Donation Websites, ParentPay & Third Party Platforms Donation websites are amazing, especially if they include gift aid. The pitfalls are their limited …
: PayPal 16/09/2022 - We have removed Paypal from the platform so it's no longer an option. Unfortunately it …
: Will the race start automatically? Yes - the race starts and finishes automatically. The balloons move at 25 & 55 minutes past …
: Setting up Third Party shop See also: Donation Website https://www.balloon.co.uk/donate-page/ To help with selling balloons …
: Valentine's Virtual Balloon Race We've now added heart shaped balloons to the selection to cater for valentines themes and the …
: Adding custom balloons To keep the cost down the balloon race is designed for 1 size fits all - to pay £30+vat it's best to …
: Bacs (Card Payments) Card payments are setup by default when your order is placed so you're ready to start selling . If …
: Sharing your URL Following the server move in 2023 you now have unique URLs for all your pages: You can now link …
: Viewing Messages When setting up a balloon there's a space to add a message. Once the messages are added where do we …
: Admin Area Instructions on how to use the Admin Area Your admin area is password protected, you'll receive a …
: Add Balloons Manually To add balloons manually, go to your admin URL and login. Click on "Go to balloons/user list" Or …
: Legal Classification Without the free entry option the software requires an ELMOL (External Lottery Manager Operating …
: Changing Backgrounds You can change (& upload) the background when the race is live - and you can change it as often as …
: Active / inactive balloons The inactive balloons are balloons that have been created but payment not completed. On most …
: Can we limit free entry? Can we limit the free entry by post to one per household and mention that on our marketing? I like …
: Free Entry by Post We've updated our free "online" entry button to "Entry by Post" and this links to a page where you …
: balloonrace.com relaunch The relaunch is getting closer. I’ve been given the go ahead from my solicitor to add a FREE entry …
: Christmas Virtual Balloon Race The Christmas balloons have now gone live. …
: Hall of Fame Tweets [twitter.com/MomentumC...](https://twitter.com/MomentumCharity/status/1705251407555707365?s=20) …
: Halloween Virtual Balloons Today we added more balloons and ducks to all races. With 4 Spooky balloons added to the selection …
: Backgrounds It's now possible to change the background the balloons fly over & upload your own background. …
: Balloon Race Updates Here's a few recent updates over the summer 2020: 29/04/2020 - We created the leaderboard widget to …
: Gambling Laws UPDATE November 2020 - This is resolved - download the attached 22 page Legal Classification Advice …
: PTA Virtual Balloon Race for your PTA. Sarah Meet Sarah. Sarah volunteers for the PTA and wants to raise …