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I
would just like to say thank you to everyone who pops by this blog, comments,
reads, follows and who nominated my blog.
I
am just a teacher who loves technology, books, writing, random interesting info
and who loves having a bit of an audience. Seriously…..thanks!
1.
Best Blog Of An SME – Long List - sponsored
by Sage. We are using Sage One Accounts
which is an online accounting software to manage our accounts
for the blog awards, keep track of income and costs and produce invoices.
2.
Best Personal Blog – Long List - sponsored
by Red Oak Tax Refunds.
The below information is taken from http://www.blogawardsireland.com
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‘With
1400 nominations in so far for hundreds of blogs and with Grafton Media as the
headline sponsor, the organisers of Blog Awards Ireland are delighted that so
many share their enthusiasm and passion for good blogging. The Blog Awards will
become an important event in the social media and awards calendars playing its
part in celebrating the best in Irish blogging and bringing online communities
together in its gala event on 13th October 2012 at the Osprey in Naas.
The
headline sponsors, Grafton Media, are an award-winning,
full-service, creative digital agency, ranked 24/100 in the recommended
agencies register. With offices in Dublin, Manchester and London, they are
proving to be a dynamic and growing company with their finger on the pulse for
all things web and digital related.
Judging Criteria
This is the judging criteria that will be used by
the judging panel when assessing each blog:
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Is it knowledgeable about the subject area?
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Is it written in a compelling, engaging, entertaining and/or informative
style?
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Does it have good spelling, punctuation and grammar?
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Is the content unique?
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Are the photographs/images of good quality? Are they attributed to their
source?
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Are blog posts written consistently/updated regularly?
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Does the style of writing stay constant and is it appropriate to the
subject?
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Are the call to actions appropriate?
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Links, when appropriate, to other blogs and websites.
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Interaction on the blog in the form of responding to comments and
engaging in conversations.
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Attractive design and ease of navigating.
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Standard of the ’About Us’ and ‘Contact’ details/pages.’
