The Web Marketing Association is looking for the best environmental Websites in the world as part of their 17th annual international WebAward Competition for Web site development at www.webaward.org. The WebAwards is the standards-defining competition that sets benchmarks for 96 industries, including environmental web sites, based on the seven criteria of a successful web site. The deadline for environmental websites to enter to be judged is May 31, 2013.
Web
sites are judged on seven criteria including design, innovation, content,
technology, interactivity, copy writing and ease of use. Each WebAward entry is
judged against other entries in its industry category and then against an
overall standard of excellence.
Recent Best Environmental Website winners include:
2012
– McMillan for Canadian WildLife
Federation timeline
2011
– ARKive for ARKive: Promoting the Conservation of the World's Threatened
Species, Through the Power of Wildlife Imagery
2010
- Sabre Hospitality Solutions for See the Bigger Picture - National Geographic.
2009
- BLITZ Agency for Starbucks Shared Planet Web Site.
All environmental industry entrants benefit from receiving valuable feedback in terms of their
specific scores compared against the average scores for their industry. They
also may receive specific comments from the WebAward’s professional judging
panel on their Web site development efforts.
Winners
of a WebAward in the environmental category will also receive:
·
Handsome
statue or certificate of achievement
·
Increased
visibility for their company
·
Marketing
opportunity to promote the company website to the media
·
Links
to your site from the highly ranked WebAward site to help SEO
·
A
highlight for your resume
·
Admiration
of peers, friends and co-workers
