Scott P. Richert writes…

Nominations are now open for the 2011 About.com Catholicism Readers’ Choice Awards!

On the About.com Catholicism Readers’ Choice Awards Nomination Form, you will find ten categories:
• Best Catholic Book of 2010
• Best Catholic Blog
• Best Catholic Website
• Best Catholic Podcast
• Best Catholic Magazine
• Best Catholic Newspaper
• Best Catholic iPhone App
• Best Catholic iPad App
• Best Catholic to Follow on Twitter
• Best Catholic Facebook Page

To learn more about each category, see the About.com Catholicism Readers’ Choice Awards description. (This is a useful link to provide to your readers and supporters.)

You can make a nomination in any or all of the categories. If you would like to make more than one nomination in a particular category (say, you can’t decide between your two favorite Catholic iPhone apps), simply fill out the nomination form a second time.

Nominations will remain open until 11:59 P.M. EST on February 4, 2011. At that time, I will tally up the nominations and choose up to five finalists in each category. When I announce the finalists on February 11, voting will begin. (Sign up for the About.com Catholicism Newsletter to be notified automatically when nominations open.) Voting will end at 11:59 P.M. EST on March 8, and the winners will be announced on March 15.

While the About.com Readers’ Choice Awards have been around for a few years, this is the first year that the About.com Catholicism GuideSite has participated in them. That makes this an ideal opportunity for you to get your Catholic book, blog, magazine, or app (or any of the other categories) recognized. Yes, you can even nominate yourself or your product, and you can encourage others to nominate you as well!

Both finalists and winners will get an attractive logo that they can use on their webpages and other promotional material. And they will have the satisfaction of knowing that they have been chosen as one of the best in their field by the 75 million monthly unique visitors worldwidewho find About.com their most trusted source on the Internet.

For more background on the About.com Readers’ Choice Awards, see About.com’s press release. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Good luck, and may the best Catholic products (and people) win!

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