Judging Process Web Marketing Association's WebAwards

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> <title>Judging Process Web Marketing Association's WebAwards</title> <meta name="description" content="– The annual international WebAwards competition sets the standard of excellence in 96 industry categories by evaluating Web sites and defining benchmarks based on the seven essential criteria of successful Web site development. 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The Outstanding Web Site and Standard of Excellence WebAwards may have multiple winners in each category. If all scores in a particular category are below the standard minimum, no award will be granted for that category. </p> <p>To learn more about the WebAward judges, please visit <a href="judgesthank.asp">About Our Judges</a>.</p> <p>If you are an experienced Internet professional and would like to be considered as a potential judge, please go to the <a href="judges.asp">Judges Nomination Form</a>.</p> <p><b><a href="nominator_newacct.asp">If you want to enter the 2024 WebAwards, create a Nominator Account here.</a></b><br> </p> <p> </p> </div> <aside id="sidebar"> <div class="widget widget-2"> <a href="/winners.asp"> <div class="logo-widget" style="top:70%;"> <h2>2024 Winners Announced!<br>Click to see...</h2> </div> <img src="/images2015/wa_banner_justify1024-plain.jpg" height="235" width="276" alt="Enter the WebAwards"> </a> </div> <div class="widget widget-form"> <form name="form4" id="form4" method="GET" action="https://www.webmarketingassociation.org/wma/subscribe.asp" class="email-form-1"> <fieldset> <h2>Join our email list</h2> <div class="input-holder"> <input type="email" name="email" placeholder="Enter Email address"> <input type="submit" value="JOIN" onClick="document.getElementById('form4').submit()"> </div> </fieldset> </form> </div> </aside> </div> </div> </div> </main> <footer id="footer"> <div class="columns"> <div class="col"> <div class="logo"><a href="http://www.webmarketingassociation.org"><img src="/images2015/logo-2.svg" alt="image description"></a></div> </div> <div class="col"> <ul class="menu"> <li><a href="/sponsors.asp">Sponsors</a></li> <li><a href="/contact.asp">Contact Us</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.webaward.org/theblog">WMA Blog</a></li> <li><a href="/guidelines.asp">Guidelines</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col"> <ul class="menu mobile-hidden"> <li><a href="/whywma.asp">Why WebAwards</a></li> <li><a href="/benefits_of_participation.asp">Benefits of Participation</a></li> <li><a href="/judging_process.asp">Judging Process</a></li> <li><a href="/winners.asp">Winners Search</a></li> <li><a href="/privacy.asp">Privacy Statement</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col"> <ul class="menu"> <li><a href="http://www.iacaward.org">IAC Awards</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mobile-webaward.org">Mobile-WebAwards</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.awadb.com">Award Winning Agency Database</a></li> <li><a href="/media.asp">Media Center</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col"> <ul class="menu menu-1 mobile-hidden"> <li><a href="/media.asp">Media</a></li> <li><a href="/theblog">WMA News</a></li> <li>Connect:</li> </ul> <ul class="social"> <li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/webmarketingassoc"><span class="ico icon-facebook"></span></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=2974&trk=anet_ug_grppro"><span class="ico icon-linkedin"></span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div>  <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-BSL0L6RTC1"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; 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