nt3 Digital Resume Database - Finalist in 2 catagories in the www.smartcompany.com.au 2009 Web Awards

www.nt3.com.au are proud to announce that we have been named runner up in 2 catagories for the 2009 www.smartcompany.com.au Web Awards 2009

Judges

The judging panel for the SmartCompany Web Awards 09 contains some of the most exciting online entrepreneurs and experts from all around Australia.

View the panel here - http://www.smartcompany.com.au/smartcompany-web-awards-09-judges

Please remember, the new nt3 site is only 2 months old. This is a huge win for us to even get mentioned and Job Seekers, Employers & Recruiters can be confident in our efforts to create one of the best websites in the country, focused on Job Search.

nt3 was a finalist in the catagory of Best e-commerce Website 2009.
nt3 was also a finalist in the Best overall website with under 20 staff.

SmartCompany Web Award winners announced

By Patrick Stafford

Shopping coupon site RetailMeNot has scooped the pool at the inaugural SmartCompany Web Awards, winning the awards for best search strategy, best social media strategy and best overall website (20 staff or less) and are 3 years old.

The awards, sponsored by Webfirm, attracted more than 200 entries from websites around the country, with particularly strong entries from the eCommerce and Best overall Website under 20 Staff, as well as internet services sectors.

SmartCompany editor and awards judge, James Thomson says SmartCompany decided to launch the awards after two years of judging the best website category of the Smart50.

"The entries were, to put it kindly, fairly unimpressive and we were determined to show our community just how good small business websites could be," he says.

"The Web Awards certainly do that."

Thomson says it was particularly impressive to see how smaller businesses are managing to compete with far bigger rivals despite relatively small budgets - almost 80% of the award entrants spent less than $10,000 on their site.
The awards were judged by a team of internet experts, including Webfirm's Andrew Dalton, ProBlogger Darren Rowse, Deloitte Digital's Peter Williams and Red Balloon's Naomi Simson.

The award winners:

Best overall site (under 20 staff)
Winner: RetailMeNot (www.retailmenot.com/)
Finalists: nt3 Online (www.nt3.com.au), Space Out (www.spaceout.com.au)

Best overall site (over 20 staff)
Winner: Lasoo (www.lasoo.com.au)
Finalists: Beerenberg Farm (www.beerenberg.com.au), Baker's Delight (www.bakersdelight.com.au)

Best Blog
Winner: Parenting Ideas (www.parentingideas.com.au/blog)
Finalists: Bluewire Media (www.bluewiremedia.com.au/blog/), PB Web Development (www.pbwebdev.com.au/blog)

Best Online Tool
Winner: Everyday Hero (www.everydayhero.com.au)
Finalists: Mozo (www.mozo.com.au), CushyCMS (www.cushycms.com)

Best Social Media Strategy
Winner: RetailMeNot (www.retailmenot.com/)
Finalists: Super Green Me (www.supergreenme.com), Rentoid (www.rentoid.com)

Best eCommerce site
Winner: Carbonite Australia (www.carbonite.com.au/)
Finalists: nt3 Online (www.nt3.com.au), OzHut (www.ozscopes.com.au/)

Best search strategy site
Winner: RetailMeNot (www.retailmenot.com/)
Finalists: City Software (www.citysoftware.com.au), Suburb View (www.suburbview.com)

Best site design
Winner: Melbourne Convention Exhi bition Centre (www.mcec.com.au/)
Finalists: Beerenberg Farm (www.beerenberg.com.au), Stateless Systems (www.retailmenot.com)


This is a fantastic result! That makes 3 Runner up awards within a week. Things are looking bright.
Congratulations to the whole nt3 team and a special mention to our Development Team, especially Jodie and Sophie for working so hard on helping us get the nt3 model right.

To see the winners of the Best Websites in the Country - Listen and watch the Webinar playback from todays announcements. http://bit.ly/2SDJNx

A big thank you to www.smartcompany.com.au and their Sponsor WEBFIRM for the fantastic Awards program they have put together this year.

Andrew Turnbull
CEO - www.nt3.com.au