Frequently Asked Questions

What is The WAPT A-List?

The Best of WAPT A-List is a promotional contest and city guide conducted by WAPT and CityVoter that profiles local businesses and allows consumers to vote for their favorites. Voting is conducted online at http://wapt.cityvoter.com. As the only image-based directory of local businesses, The WAPT A-List brings together information and visual content to form a unique place for local businesses to promote their business.

Who nominates businesses for WAPT A-List

Nominations can come in through multiple channels. Businesses are nominated by the research team at WAPT and CityVoter based on merit. Additionally, nominations come in anonymously and are evaluated for accuracy.

How do I get my business on WAPT A-List?

Any business owner* within following areas: Included Cities... Natchez Church hill Sibley Washington Ethel Kosciusko McCool Sallis McAdams Port Gibson Carlisle Carpenter Hermanville Pattison Beauregard Crystal Springs Georgetown Hazlehurst Wesson Gallman Bude Meadville Roxie Bunkley Cranfield Eddiceton Garden City Hamburg Kirby Knoxville Leedale McCall Creek Mile Branch Monroe Oldenburg Quentin White Apple Bolton Clinton Edwards Jackson Learned Raymond Terry Utica Byram Hinds Junior College Pocahontas Tougaloo Cruger Durant Goodman Lexington Pickens Tchula West Beelake Kerin Mileston Possumneck Thornton Belzoni Isola Louise Silver City Bellewood Caile Midnight Mayersville Grace Valley Park Bassfield Prentiss Carson Lucas Mount Carmel Terrell Fayette Alcorn State Harriston Lorman Union Church Monticello New Hebron Silver Creek Arm Bristers Store Enon Jayess Nola Oak Vale Oma Robinwood Rosella Sartinsville Society Hill Sontag Tilton Topeka Wanilla Carthage Lena Walnut Grove Edinburg Madden Thomastown Brookhaven Arlington Bogue Chitto Cobbs East Lincoln Fair Oaks Springs Fair River Friendship Heucks Lucien New Sight Norfield Pearlhaven Redstar Ruth Sauls Union Hall West Lincoln Zetus Canton Flora Madison Ridgeland Camden Farmhaven Gluckstadt Sharon Way Magnolia McComb Osyka Summit Bacots Barto Bear Town Chatawa Fernwood Gillsburg Holmesville Irene Jennings Johnston Mars Hill McElveen Pricedale Progress South McComb Topisaw Brandon Florence Flowood Jackson Pearl Pelahatchie Puckett Richland Piney Woods Sandhill Star Whitfield Forest Lake Morton Sebastopol Harperville Hillsboro Ludlow Pulaski Anguilla Cary Rolling Fork Delta City Fitler Nitta Yuma Panther Burn Straight Bayou Braxton D’Lo Magee Mendenhall Harrisville Pinola Sanatorium Shivers Mize Polkville Raleigh Sylvarena Taylorsville Burns Tylertown Dexter Knoxo Lexie Mesa Salem Vicksburg Redwood Bentonia Eden Pickens Satartia Yazoo City Benton Holly Bluff Tinsley Vaughan may request to join a contest category in which their business legitimately provides services or specialization and has a physical storefront. It's free and easy to add your business to the A-List, simply visit our List Your Business page!

Where are the contest Rules and Regulations?

You can find the full list of contest rules and documentation here: Contest Rules.

What if my favorite business is not on the WAPT A-List?

You can either nominate the business yourself, by visiting our nomination page, or you can encourage the owners to list themselves!

Can a business compete in multiple categories?

No. While many businesses do excel across a broad spectrum of categories, each business is limited to one contest category during the 8-week voting period. Each business controls which contest they compete in.

How are winners selected?

Contest winners are determined by popular vote. Consumers can only vote once making The Best of WAPT A-List the most accurate and fair online voting available. The company with the most votes during the defined voting period wins. Refer to the Contest Rules for more information. Although paid promotion packages help increase business visibility on the site, advertising in no way impacts the vote count.

How do people vote?

Votes are only accepted on the official contest site. Voting begins March 17th, 2008 and ends May 11th, 2008. CityVoter technology ensures voting is fair and accurate. Business owners are strongly encouraged to invite their customers to vote for them, but businesses who attempt to fraudulently manipulate the vote count will be removed from the competition.

When will winners be announced?

Winners will be announced after the contest has ended. After that event, WAPT will continue to showcase the winners on WAPT A-List under a winners section. All nominees will remain on the WAPT A-List guide all year.

How often is the A-List updated?

Constantly. Businesses and consumer nominations are processed during the contest and the guide will continue to grow after the contest concludes.

Can I set up a computer at my business and have customers vote when they come into the store?

While it is possible for you to do this, you run the risk of having your customers’ legitimate votes caught in our fraud detection filters. Although you are encouraged to get your customers to vote for you, we do not support this type of voting behavior.

I know that many people have voted for me recently; why haven’t I moved up in the standings?

The standings represent percentages of the total number of votes received for a specific category. While you may be gathering additional votes, so too may other businesses in your category. If everyone is gaining similar numbers of votes, then the percentages may not appear to change much.

*Businesses which are part of a national chain or franchise will be provided with only one listing on the A-List

**Some Jackson area businesses in the wedding contest category may fall outside of the defined area.