How does your User Group’s website stack up against the competition? You canfind out by entering the APCUG 2007 Website Competition. September 1, 2007 isthe date for submitting your website URLs. The procrastinators will have untilOctober 15, 2007 -- the deadline to get their entries in.Click here for entry form.
Your website will be judged by individuals who are experts in the field ofwebsite design. Our judges are aware that most UG's do not have big bucks tohave a professionally designed site, and every website will be judged on somebasic criteria (see below) - so everyone can compete. Your website will bejudged after the contest closing date. There is no definite date for the judgesto visit your site, but it will be visited before December 16, 2007. The namesof our judges will be announced in the next issue of APCUG Reports.
Your website will visited by the judges sometime between October 16 and December 16, 2007, and may be visited more than once.
The judgingcriteria for the websites are as follows:
User Group Websites will be judged in three different categories
Small
Medium
Large
User Group Information (0 - 5 points each)
Clarity of purpose; you can tell the web site is about a user group /computer club on 1st page
Meeting information, location, date, time on 1st page (up-to-date)
Address, directions / map (within one click)
Links to
Officers’ names, positions, contact info
UG benefits & membership application
Calendar of events (up-to-date)
History / purpose of group
Information is timely and useful
Layout and Design (0 - 5 points each)
Web site pages attractively designed
All pages are formatted in a similar manner
1st page is not too busy; easy to read information
Easy to find information via menu links / link names reflect what is on thetarget page
Pages easy to navigate & have a link back to the home page
All links functional (no dead links) including graphics
Artwork and design elements interspersed throughout the web site addinterest and visual appeal
Size and style of type easy to read
No spelling / grammar errors to detract from the site
Search Engine (0 - 5 points maximum)
Using Dogpile (metasearch engine), group’s web page can be found by the nameof the user group and the city where the group meets
Interesting Site (subjective)
(5 pts) Really great site; has topics of interest - I saved it as a favoriteand would recommend it to others.
(4 pts) Interesting site – I could come back or recommend it to others
(3 pts) Well done; I could see others using this site
The results of the competition will be announced at the APCUG’s AnnualConvention, January 3 – 6, 2008 in Las Vegas; you do not need to be present towin. After the convention, the results will be posted on http://www.apcug.net/and sent out via NOOZ and Reports. All participants will receive a Certificate ofParticipation; 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will receive plaques as well asthe appropriate 2007 contest logos to use on their group’s newsletter orwebsite.
Don’t miss this great opportunity to get some recognition for your group.
