Webby 2004

Who applies?

[adfree]

Is there anyone to apply for the webby this year? This is the first year when there will be nominees that will be officially recognized as well and are able to mark their site as a nominee.

Also new: Webby Worthy site recognition.

Anyone applying? How do you prepare?

[Rosalind]

I just notice how much they charge for you to nominate yourself. That's money that could surely be better spent on a different type of advertising?

[adfree]

Well, I don't really think the Webby is for advertising though. It's the web Oscar, the only serious and most recognized web award of 'em all.

See the winners list (Google, BBC to name a few), there are a couple of top notch web responsibles around this place. Some of them might run this year...

[Rosalind]

You say that as though you don't think the Oscars is all about advertising. And I thought that advertising was all they were about.

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It's the web Oscar

Is this a good thing?

[wackal]

it's not the web Oscar. most people have heard of and know what an Oscar is. can't say the same for webbies.

[Rosalind]

it's not the web Oscar. most people have heard of and know what an Oscar is. can't say the same for webbies.

True, but they do get TV coverage and I don't think there's any other web award that compares. That's not really saying much though, the Golden Web Awards might be better recognised by Joe public.

[adfree]

"Golden Web Awards..."

And I always thought mine wasn't worth anything...got the 2002/2003 one, is there really some recognition for that one?

[wackal]

Rosalind,

I'm just curious, but how many extra customers do you think a site would attract if they won one of these awards? Are we talking thousands of new visitors and hundreds of paying customers?

[adfree]

I would not think it's about attracting more visitors at all.

I got some of my awards posted for users to see that someone works around here who is committed and likes to measure his ambitions too.

Users told me that the Surfer's Choice and the Golden Web I got showed them that others value the work as well and they felt compelled to take the site a bit more serious and acknowledged stability too.

Now this might just be parts of the whole thing, but enough for me to keep developing these sites. And I think it shines through.

Wouldn't that make a site successful already?

[Rosalind]

"Golden Web Awards..."
And I always thought mine wasn't worth anything...got the 2002/2003 one, is there really some recognition for that one?

When I say recognition, I mean in the sense that people see it on lots of sites and might mention it when asked what web awards they have heard of. I don't mean that it's considered to be a worthwhile award. When I see it on a site I think "amateur" and I tend to revise my opinion of the site downwards. I don't know how common that view is though.

Rosalind,
I'm just curious, but how many extra customers do you think a site would attract if they won one of these awards? Are we talking thousands of new visitors and hundreds of paying customers?

No idea. It all depends on how much TV, radio or newspaper coverage it gets, and there's no way to know this in advance.

[figment88]

I'd rather have a Forbe's Best of the Web than a Webby.

Webbies are not even as popular as they were a couple of years ago. Definately seem to be fading. Whether or not they can resurrect remains to be seen.