AWARDS - TIPS

Tips

The following are some tips or suggestions to use when building a website and what the judges may look for when reviewing and scoring a page.

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It is understandable that sites will load different based on the speed of your modem and/or ISP. If you have a page that requires a longer download time, please note that on your page. If your page takes longer then 60 seconds to download, chances are people are not going to wait around and either are the judges.

Please make sure that the content of your site follows a path. There is nothing worse then a judge wondering where he is going or why he is going there. And then when he gets there, wonders why am I here?

Does your site have a central theme to it, or after it is reviewed do the judges wonder what have they just seen.

Is the content of your site thorough and complete. Have you explored ways to allow us to learn something or make us want to bookmark for future return and resource use.

Do you feel safe in allowing your children to view your site? We understand that some sites can be about adult topics, just remember that it's content should be safe for small eyes that may wander into the room.

Is your site full of your own hard work, or a cut and paste of someone else?

APPEAL

Does your site have that certain appeal? Some sites have pages of wonderful information, while other sites can have many pages of what we like to call "fluff". These types of pages are just there to take up space and really have no purpose. Please make sure that your site is worth our time, and not just a photo album or a bunch of links. Will your site hold our attention and want us to continue on and maybe bookmark it for later viewing?

We all know that in managing a site we can have problems with broken links. If your site has more then one or two broken links, then we feel that better management and care of your site is needed. Please make sure that all links are in working order before applying.

All external links should open within their OWN windows and internal links should open within the site.
Are the links on your page easy to understand? Is it clear to visitors what they must do to get to where you want to send them? (IE: If you are using a picture as a link, does the visitor know to click on that picture).

DESIGN

Do the graphics give a sense of balance to your page? Are they pleasing to the eye, or are they just there to take up space?

Does your site utilize good white space?

Are alt tags and height and width tags used?

Have you checked to make sure your graphics are optimized?

Have you given credit to any graphic work used that is not yours.

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