 Welcome to the journey today. You're gonna learn how to apply for awards and stand out like a true web pro Out of the spotlight and let your web design work speak for itself Well relevant awards can bring a number of benefits anyone who makes a living in the digital space at some point So look how to apply for awards for their business. I'm curious Have you done this in order to sell your services people first need to feel like you know They can trust you and an award could do that and let's get into how to apply Which ones to apply to and why they are so great for your business Starting off with how to apply for awards for your business So first of all, you should really figure out whether your business is eligible for award nominations So you can do that by visiting the official website of the organizations that gives the award on that in a bit That you're looking to apply for and reading their official guidelines The guidelines will inform you about deadlines detailed business information that you'll need to supply and other data So your business can be considered for nomination But be sure to read your application thoroughly before you submit it just to make sure everything's in order Correct, and there are no grammatical errors in typos. Also, it's a nice idea to keep a copy of your application for yourself You might be asking yourself, well, which awards should I apply for? Well, there are countless industry specific awards out there But to save you some time here are the most popular awards among freelance web developers and designers Starting off with awards one thing you don't have to worry about with awards is a deadline for submitting websites because they are Open all year round. However, the application works in three paid tiers The first tier is less expensive per website submission while the other two annual membership tiers with the middle tier offering three free submissions and the last offers Unlimited website submissions, then there's CSS design awards So there's an entry fee per website and you have two categories to choose from website of the day and a website of the month But submission in these two categories automatically enter for the website of the year award Another award is the CSS winner award and one great thing about this award is that the submission period is open All of the time. Yes all the time and the cost is pretty low And if you get rejected, then they will refund the entry fee, which is pretty bad I definitely like that and then there's the web awards by a web award org So the websites that are submitted for the web awards will be evaluated by a panel of industry experts And the winning website will receive a certificate or a trophy just depending on the category And one more the webby awards So the webby awards are probably among the most popular and well-known awards since they even have a fully Fledged ceremony. Yeah, that's right. You guys a ceremony with high-profile attendance like Barack Obama Tom Hanks Demi Lovato and some other public figures So why why are industry awards beneficial for your business? Well any industry expert will agree on the fact that having won an award for your business is one of the best ways to Position yourself as an expert in the field for example digital marketers might apply for the Google ad certificate and Google ad award SEO specialists and marketing agencies might look into search and lane awards and Google from your partner's award while web developers and designers will find the innovative web design award or CSS design award Very beneficial. Yeah, and that's mainly because the business market can be very aggressively competitive environment for Small businesses that are you know just starting out and with that in mind small businesses Will need all the help they can get in order to stand out from the competition Logically making a clear effort to leave an impression of a trustworthy Professional web developer is in fact the first step to finding and establishing healthy long-term relationships and Industry award will greatly increase your chances of getting found and contacted by new clients Which is a win-win and it's practically free marketing But also helps you retain current ones as they will see this as a seal of authority Besides all that winning industry awards will get you the opportunity to attend free workshops and important industry events where you can do Networking you can also gain exclusive memberships for specific tools or websites and essentially boost your online presence Of course it should go without saying but in order to win these awards You should apply it for a relevant niche and industry specific awards to besides just those general awards And that way you will align your business with your line of work and really Accentuate your field of expertise while making it look legitimate and trustworthy winning industry awards Is a great and inexpensive way to boost your businesses online presence and give it a sort of free-marking campaign And if you want to know more about growing your business, we have over 200 videos for you to watch and check out Be sure to like comment and subscribe. 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