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How to Promote Your Artwork Online
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How to Receive Web Awards '
Awards
are nice to receive after having put a lot of effort (or not) into your
site. If you haven't gotten one yet for your killer design, you are at the
right place. You undoubtedly have seen several sites around the net
showing off their nice, shiny awards. Then you wonder: "Why haven't I
got an award? My site is at least just as good!". The truth is, you
can't receive an award if you don't apply for one. Those other sites don't
get their awards straight out of nothing, they've applied for it!
There are numerous award sites available on the net, with most of them
legitimate ones, and others which look more like link-exchanges. Some
award sites only allow non-commercial sites, while others only allow
corporate websites.
Read through the criteria of each award website carefully, some only
accept non-frames sites, or disallow java-applets. A lot of people miss
out on awards because they didn't read the criteria fully.
If you were planning to get some extra hits with your newly acquired
awards, you will probably need to have a superb site (a good site anyhow,
to get an award), since the most prestigious awards are usually only
showcasing the winner(s), which often leads to more hits. If you're just
planning to show off to your friends with your award, well then, you have
the wrong attitude towards web designing, in my opinion.
If you haven't won, don't be discouraged. Web design can be fun and
profitable, so don't let it get you down, see it as a challenge to learn
more and improve your site.
Here
are some tips on getting yourself an award:
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Don't
Spam the award site with numerous requests
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No
adult sites
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Make
sure the site is finished, so no "under construction" signs
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Get
your loading time down, nobody wants to wait an eternity for your
website
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No
broken graphics and 404 errors
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Have
some content, unless you're running a link-exchange site
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Write
out your name, website URL, title, etcetera out in Notepad, and just
copy and paste everything in your browser, that saves you a lot of
time if you're applying for multiple awards
Some
award sites to get you started:
Coolsiteoftheday.com
- One of the most prestigious awards. If you win this one, you'll get some
hits for sure
Awardsites.com
NetGuide
USA
Today
Lycos Top 5
GoldenWebAward.com
Well,
this was my first piece of creative writing. I hope this was informative
as well as a bit of entertaining (don't want this to be a pain in the back
to read) =).
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