PortfolioProof Contest
Once a month, we'll selecting six artists to showcase on SmartMargin.com. They'll have their work featured:
- On the front page of the site
- In our software demos
- In videos we create that month
It's a great way for designers, photographers, painters and other types of artists to find an additional outlet for their work to help promote themselves, increase their SEO, and have an additional reference/credit in their portfolio.
How do you win?
Submit an entry of your work to the contest. It can be a photograph, illustration, web design, or...the sky's really the limit.
Throughout the month, visitors will be invited to vote on all submissions through a simple up and down mechanism.
You're welcome to let your friends know through Facebook, Twitter, etc. about it so they can come and vote for you.
At the end of the contest, the ten highest scored submissions will invited by SmarMargin.com to submit a portfolio of no less than twelve pieces. These portfolios will be reviewed by SmartMargin at least five will be showcased, with the top portfolio showcased 'above the fold' on the home page.
A few rules
The first contest will run from July 24-Aug. 31. After that each contest will run from the first to the last day of the calendar month.
Entry into a contest is free. Each member way enter up to 6 images per monthly competition.
All images should be no larger than 1MB in size. Images must be uploaded in JPG or PNG format only. After uploading an image into the Contest, the image may not be altered, modified, or replaced.
All submitted images for all Contests must be your own original work. Photographs taken by spouse, family, friends, or anyone other than entrant are prohibited. Violators will be banned from future competitions. Contestants acknowledge that they have a signed release from any recognizable person to publicly display the image.
SmartMargin.com reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to remove from its site any photo that is unsuitable, obscene, pornographic, violent, or offensive in any form. Titles and descriptions may not contain any profanity or inappropriate language. Violators will be banned from future competitions.
Members are responsible for their own User Content. Comments must be limited to actual critiquing. A member agrees that they will not post any comments that are insulting, vulgar, harassing, or threatening. Personal insults or obscene remarks are strictly prohibited.
Judges may disqualify an entry for any reason, at their sole discretion. The decision of the judges on all matters relating to the competition is final and binding.
