Best Directory or Search Engine Websites

Each year the Web Marketing Association names the Best Directory or Search Engine web site as part of the annual WebAward Competition.  Since 1997, the WebAwards are recognized as the premier industry based Website Award program in the world.

Here is your chance to stand out from your competitors and win the recognition you deserve while receiving valuable independent feedback on your development efforts.

Click here to enter your Website into the Web Marketing Association’s 2017 WebAward Competition.

Best Directory or Search Engine websites are selected by judges who review the entered websites using the seven criteria below:

hktdc.com - the online marketplace you can trust
2016 Best Directory or Search Engine Site
hktdc.com - the online marketplace you can trust
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2016 WebAward Trophy
  • Design
  • Ease of use
  • Copywriting
  • Interactivity
  • Use of technology
  • Innovation
  • Content

 

As a participant, you will receive:

  • An independent evaluation of your Directory or Search Engine Website by independent expert judges
  • Valuable feedback to help Benchmark your efforts against other Directory or Search Engine industry websites.

 

If your site wins recognition with the Directory or Search Engine WebAward, you will also get:  

  • A beautiful statue or certificate of achievement to display proudly
  • Higher visibility for your company
  • A great marketing opportunity to promote your site to the media
  • Links to your site from the highly ranked WebAward site to help SEO
  • The admiration of peers, friends and co-workers – maybe even a raise!
  • A personal achievement for your resume

Each year the Web Marketing Association's WebAward Competition names the Best Directory or Search Engine web site.  Best websites are selected by judging the entered websites using seven criteria - design, ease of use, copywriting, interactivity, use of technology, innovation and content.  Websites not selected as best Directory or Search Engine website are also eligible for an Outstanding Website Award or a Standard of Excellence Award.
 

Setting Directory or Search Engine Trends and making Directory or Search Engine News

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Entering the WebAwards can help keep you up on Directory or Search Engine Trends by showing you how other Directory or Search Engine websites compare to the WebAward standards. You also can make Directory or Search Engine news if you have the Best Directory or Search Engine website. Directory or Search Engine news letters will want to cover you win bringing you additional visibility within your industry.

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Here are the past Best Directory or Search Engine WebAward winners:

Year  Winner Site Name
2016 Hong Kong Trade Development Council hktdc.com - the online marketplace you can trust
2015 Who's Who in Luxury Real Estate LuxuryRealEstate.com
2014 HKTDC hktdc.com Small-Order Zone - Small Orders, Big Prospects
2013 Trapit Content Curation Center
2012 I&MI Media micePLACES.com
2011 Foodily Foodily
2010 ThomasNet ThomasNet: Connecting Industry
2009 TheFind, Inc TheFind
2008 CMPMedica U.S. SearchMedica, professional medical searches
2007 VML Live Search Sport Maps
2006 Scirus Best Specialty Search Engine
2005 Scirus, the science-focused search engine
2004 Scirus Scirus Web site
2003 Insight Interactive Group Cancer.com Website

*some URLs may no longer be valid, especially for older WebAward winners.

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