Hello everyone,
I was thinking - why don't we make a website contest or something like that. People are submitting their website to this section anyway and others are giving feedback, why not choose the prettiest site of the month and reward the owner with 1 year free subscription to one of the paid hosting plan (Personal Pro for example).
What do you think? It is up to you, if you're interested I will arrange the contest. Vote please
*EDIT*
This is what we have until now. I will be editing the post if we decide to change something:
Website Contest Rules
1) General:
- the website must not violate the rules of the Site Showcase and Discussions forum, posted here:
http://forum.100webspace.com/viewtopic.php?t=1125
- the website and the web hosting account where it is hosted must not violate 100webspace's ToS, published here:
http://www.100webspace.com/terms.html - this includes the requirement of full and valid personal details (incl. valid phone number) provided with the account. Invalid personal details or any other violation of our ToS will get you disqualified and you will not be allowed to enter the contest ever again!
2) Web hosting accounts:
- you must have at least a Free hosting without banners plan to enter the contest;
- if you have ever violated our ToS, you are not allowed to enter the contest;
3) Websites:
- the website must be in English or at least have an English language section;
- you are allowed to enter the contest no matter whether your design is original or you have used a template designed by someone else;
- any websites violating someone's copyrights (design or content) will be disqualified and will not be allowed to enter the contest again;
- "Under Construction" sites are not allowed, your website must be fully developed and operational;
4) Cheating & Misc.:
- if we find that you are cheating, you will be disqualified
- we may not allow you to enter the contest or disqualify you at any time without having to explain the reasons if we decide that having your website taking part in the contest is damaging in any way 100webspace's business.
Criteria used when choosing the winner of the contest:
1) Content
- is the content original, is this website useful to its visitors' target group?
- is the content up-to-date?
- quality of language and content
2) Design
- is the design original?
- does the design suit the purpose of the website and the content?
3) Navigation
- how easy to navigate through is the website?
4) Name/Domain/Subdomain
- does the name of the website or its address suit the purpose of the site and it's content and design?
5) Clean code
- quality of scripting and coding
6) Popularity/success (the launch date of teh site will be taken in consideration of course)
- how popular is the site?
- how does it perform in search engines?