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If your Web site is selected as a winner you will receive: criteria scoring, custom trophy or certificate, winners page for SEO, press release posting, proof that your work meets or exceeds industry standards, an exceptional marketing opportunity and a personal resume highlight." /> <meta name="keywords" content="Why enter the WebAwards, WebAward winners, WebAward nominators, award entry" /> <link media="all" rel="stylesheet" href="css/all.css"> </head> <body> <div id="wrapper"> <header id="header"> <div class="contenth"> <div class="header-holder"> <div class="logo"><a href="/index.asp"><span class="text"><b>Web</b>Awards 2024</span></a></div> <nav id="nav"> <a href="#" class="nav-opener"><span>Menu</span></a> <div class="drop"> <div class="drop-holder"> <ul class="menu"> <li class="active"> <a href="/guidelines.asp">Guidelines</a> <div class="drop-box"> <ul> <li><a href="/guidelines.asp">Official Guidelines</a></li> <li><a href="/industry_categories.asp">Industry Catagories</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li><a href="/winners.asp">Winners</a></li> <li><a href="/judges.asp">Judges</a></li> <li><a href="/nominator_default.asp">Enter</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> </header> <main id="main" role="main"> <div class="page"> <nav class="main-menu"> <ul> <li class="mobile-hidden"><a href="guidelines.asp">Overview</a></li> <li class="active"><a href="benefits_of_participation.asp">Benefits of Participation</a></li> <li class="mobile-hidden"><a href="judging_process.asp">Judging Process</a></li> <li class="mobile-hidden"><a href="faqs.asp">FAQs</a></li> <li class="mobile-hidden"><a href="levelsofwinners.asp">Levels of Winners</a></li> <li class="mobile-hidden"><a href="thebuzz.asp">The Buzz</a></li> </ul> </nav> <div class="holder-bg"> <ul class="breadcrumbs"> <li><a href="index.asp">Home</a></li> <li>Benefits of Participation</li> </ul> <div class="twocolumns-container"> <div style="float:right;margin-top:10px;">  <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "> <a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a> <a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a> <a class="addthis_button_google_plusone" g:plusone:size="medium"></a> <a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a> </div> <script type="text/javascript">var addthis_config = {"data_track_addressbar":true};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=webaward"></script>  </div> <div id="content"> <h1>Enter Your Best Websites - Discover the Benefits of Participation</h1> <p><b>Everyone who enters the WebAwards benefits. All entries will receive:</b></p> <p><b>Criteria scoring</b> – You will receive feedback in the form of the average scores on each of the seven judging criteria for your Web site as well as your final score. <a href="#example">See the sample at the bottom of this page.</a></p> <p> </p> <p><b>If your Web site is selected as a winner, you will also benefit from the following:</b></p> <p><b>Winners page</b> – To highlight your WebAward, we will create an online award page on our site dedicated to your award including the individual contributors submitted on the entry form. This page will help SEO efforts of both your company and the winning website. While most awards have you link to their homepage which benefits them, a personalized winners page benefits you.</p> <p><strong>Limited Edition NFT</strong> – Winners of the WebAward Competition will also receive a commemorative NFT to recognize their success. The Web Marketing Association WebAward Competition is the first award program to provide its winners a limited-edition Ethereum-based Non-Fungible Token (NFT) hosted on the OpenSea Platform to commemorate their award-winning website achievement. See the entire WebAward NFT Collection at <a href="https://opensea.io/collection/webawards">https://opensea.io/collection/webawards</a>. – Winners of the WebAward Competition will also receive a commemorative NFT to recognize their success. The Web Marketing Association WebAward Competition is the first award program to provide its winners a limited-edition Ethereum-based Non-Fungible Token (NFT) hosted on the OpenSea Platform to commemorate their award-winning website achievement. See the entire WebAward NFT Collection at <a href="https://opensea.io/collection/webawards">https://opensea.io/collection/webawards</a>. </p> <p> <img border="0" src="images2015/img-25.jpg" width="173" height="173" align="right"><b>Custom Trophy or certificate</b> – Best of Industry winners have the ability to order a handsome trophy. Representing sculptural art with our iconic W in a flame motif, our new trophy is a symbol of achievement for our industry. Outstanding Website and Standard of Excellence Winners can order a personalized WebAward Certificate of Achievement recognizing your accomplishment. Additional awards can be ordered to reward individual team members and clients.</p> <p><b>Press release posting</b> – We will post your press release in our <a href="media.asp">Online Media Center</a>. Again providing SEO benefits for your company.</p> <p><strong>AWAdb</strong> - If you are an agency that creates websites for others, you will be listed in the new <a href="http://www.awardwinninginteractiveagencies.com">Award Winning Agency Database</a>. This new website is a resource that can help in your new business development efforts as well as SEO.</p> <p><b>An exceptional marketing opportunity</b> – There are hundreds of ways to promote your winning a WebAward in sales materials, presentations, catalogs, press releases and on your Web site. See our <a href="thebuzz.asp">Buzz page</a> for more ideas.</p> <p><b>Proof that your work meets or exceeds industry standards</b> - A WebAward is like the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval or Motor Trend Car of the Year. It demonstrates to the world that the highest standards have been met for your Web site. There is no better way to demonstrate your professionalism to clients or senior management.</p> <p><b>Resume highlight </b> – There are personal benefits to being recognized as an award winner when it comes to review time or when looking for a new job.</p> <p><strong>SEO Benefits</strong> – All winners receive a page dedicated to your winning entry on our highly rated 29-year-old website. Links from this site can not be bought, they must be earned.</p> <p>The bottom line is that by participating in the WebAwards, you know there is payback for your marketing dollars spent and winning an award will help you differentiate yourself from your competition.</p> <p><b><a href="nominator_default.asp">Create a Nominator Account or Log-in to an existing one to get started and enter the 2024 WebAwards!</a></b></p> <p>The following is an example of some of the feedback that you may receive as a WebAward participant.</p> <p><a name="example"></a>Example Intranet Category: Intranet</p> <hr> <p><b>Benchmark data</b> - You will be able to compare your scores with other best of the web entries entered in your category. This data is a quantifiable benchmark data for the state of Web site development in your industry.</p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2" style="border-collapse: collapse" width="90%" id="table15"> <tr> <td><b><u>Criteria</u></b></td> <td align="center"><b><u>Your Score</u></b></td> <td align="center"><b><u>Industry Average</u></b></td> <td align="center"><b><u>WebAward Avg</u></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Design</td> <td align="center">8.5</td> <td align="center">6.9</td> <td align="center">7.5</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Innovation</td> <td align="center">9.5</td> <td align="center">6.1</td> <td align="center">6.9</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Content</td> <td align="center">9.5</td> <td align="center">7.0</td> <td align="center">7.8</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Technology</td> <td align="center">8.5</td> <td align="center">6.2</td> <td align="center">7.1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Interactivity</td> <td align="center">10.0</td> <td align="center">6.1</td> <td align="center">7.2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Copywriting</td> <td align="center">8.0</td> <td align="center">6.8</td> <td align="center">7.6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ease of use</td> <td align="center">8.5</td> <td align="center">6.9</td> <td align="center">7.5</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Overall Score</td> <td align="center">62.5</td> <td align="center">46.0</td> <td align="center">51.6</td> </tr> </table> </div> <hr> <p> </p> <p><b>Judges comment</b>s – While not every site will receive specific comments from the judges, our judges are encouraged to provide valuable comments to help your future development efforts and to provide additional insight into why certain scores were received. 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