Lambeaubear.com Award Program Tips

General Advice about Winning Web Awards
There are a multitude of award programs that are available to you for submission of your web site. Some will send you their awards upon request, others have so many requirements that it takes a masters degree in double speak just to get through their application process, but most award programs fall somewhere in between.

Generally the criteria will give you an idea of what a particular award program is looking for, but I have found that taking a look at a few of the websites from an award program winners list is one of the best ways to see how your website will stand up to the review process. If you ultimate goal is to improve your site then I would encourage you to focus your applications towards the programs that provide clearly understandable submission criteria as well as constructive feedback after the review.

Most of all do not be discouraged at the results; consider each award review an opportunity for improvement.

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Specific Tips to Winning My Award
Your site must be free of pages that will offend me i.e. pornography, racism, hate, etc. While I welcome sites that offer themes that are not necessarily mainstream, if I cannot discuss your site at my dinner table then don’t apply.

I really hate pop-ups and special cursor characters.

Please check your spelling and grammar thoroughly before submitting your site. The ghost of my 5th grade English teacher assists me with the spell check portion of my site reviews and she is particular.

Check your links both internal and external to ensure that they are working. Broken links are in bad form.

If your site crashes my browser your site will be disqualified and I will send you the tow bill.

I like to look at a finished product so please no “Under Construction” or “Coming Soon” announcements.

Stealing bandwidth is big no-no.

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Read my criteria. While they do not contain any secret passwords or hidden application links they will give you a good idea of how the review process will turn out for your site.

If your site wins an award thank me, I think this would be a polite thing to do and so does my mom.

Finally let me wish you the best of luck with your web publishing endeavors, and thank you for your interest in the LambeauBear.com web award program.

Robert Stockdale
Webmaster LambeauBear.com

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