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VSDA Web Awards Purpose:
The VSDA purpose is to identify
and extend our tribute through our web awards to exceptional website
designers. We are predominantly a web design award program and as
such are looking at the DESIGN of your website from a visual and
technical perspective. That does not mean we do not examine your
content (written content & images), spelling, and grammar. But, our
focus is on the creativity of
your design process and we like to see well-functioning, efficient
websites.
VSDA is not one of those awards
programs that accepts your application but does not provide you with
feedback. Whether you earn an award or not, you will hear back from
us with the reasons you did or did not earn an award.
Who Should Apply:
VSDA web site design awards are
issued to web designers, professional website design firms, and individual
webmasters for static, dynamic and Flash enabled websites of exceptional
quality, subject, of course, to our written criterion.
The VSDA website design awards are
not easy to win and if you earn
our award, you will know that your site creation is top notch! But,
whether you gain an award or not, you'll still be a winner! Our Evaluators,
who were hand-picked because of their technical experience AND their
ability to provide encouraging, constructive feedback, will provide
you with tips and advice on how to improve your website.
Every applicant will receive an
honest, objective review from our evaluators. Upon completion of
the evaluation, we will share their comments with you including
some helpful tips. Here are a few comments from applicants who did
not win but appreciated our input, “Yes,
yes, yes...Thank you very much for the extra feedback and for going
the extra mile in helping me better my site. Please be sure to tell
your associate that I appreciate his comments...
You've been a big
help, and I appreciate the valuable time that you've spent.” and
from another webmaster, "I
learn to improve my site from true reviewer like you. Many award sites
don't provide what you had provided me. I truly appreciated your comments
and suggestions." Lastly from this webmaster of a very good
site,, "Thank you very much! Although an award
would have been nice, personally I value your opinion and critiques
more. I will take the next 90 days to work on the mentioned items."

Application Process:
Click on Apply (all
AP navigation is on the top menu bar) which takes you to the Criteria.
There are two sections to the Criteria - where you will lose
points or be Disqualified and where you will gain
points. From the Criteria, you will be directed to the Self
Test which will lead you to the actual application. You must
successfully answer the Self Test questions to move on to the application
form. All applicants will be notified upon receipt of application and
be given the opportunity to display a nominee web badge. This nominee
web badge is a gift from us to say "Thank You" for taking the time
to apply.
Notification:
All applicants are notified whether
they win or not, initially to state that we have received your application
and give you the status URL and code. If your site is disqualified
you are given the reasons for the DSQ in an email. If you are not
awarded first time around and wish to re-apply you may do so after
a 90 day waiting period. Make use of this time to read our criteria
and our tips or any suggestions we sent you. But remember,
our suggestions are just that - suggestions. Please do not make changes
to your site just to win an award. If you believe that the suggestions
will, indeed, improve your site, then we encourage you to take them
onboard.
We wish you the best.
VSDA Web Awards
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