The following tips are a guideline to assist you the award applicant to understand what we are looking for specifically. Reading these guidelines will further enhance your understanding of what it will take to win an award. We have included suggestions on what we find desirable and what we find undesirable within a site.
Desirable Elements
Which bring us back full circle to our mission statement. Which states: "While there are an infinite number of websites on the Net, there are finite numbers that leave an overwhelming feeling of being awestruck by both the content and the structure of the site."
Your site content subject should be broad enough to reach a general population of the Internet community. Your content should be more than this is me and my family photos or my hobby. While we are sure that you have a beautiful and interesting grouping of photos, we must learn something from them. For example: if you have content regarding your hobby of stamp collecting. Teach us about the hobby; assist us to become more informed about the art of stamp collecting. Perhaps teaching us about what is a rare find and what is more common. We would find this far more valuable information than simply showing me your stamp collection.
Undesirable Elements
We find sites that submit content that is merely a collection of links from other sites do not leave a lasting impression.
