{"id":6840,"date":"2014-02-14T08:00:21","date_gmt":"2014-02-14T15:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/?p=6840"},"modified":"2022-02-03T05:07:32","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T12:07:32","slug":"congratulations-to-the-yola-buildathon-contest-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/congratulations-to-the-yola-buildathon-contest-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations to the Yola Buildathon Contest Winners!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>And now, the moment you\u2019ve all been waiting for. We received so many amazing and well-designed sites that it took us all week to sort through and decide on the winners.<\/p>\n<p>The decision was tough, and we\u2019re tired.<\/p>\n<p>Without further ado, here are the winners to the 2014 Yola Buildathon Contest:<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Grand Prize<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><a title=\"Made by Hol\" href=\"http:\/\/www.madebyhol.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Made by Hol<\/a> is an invitation and stationery business, owned and operated by Holly Peters in Batley, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Established in 2012 Made by Hol provides individually handmade stationery, using the best high quality UK-sourced materials.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-6864\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/madebyhol1.png\" alt=\"Yola Buildathon Contest Winner Made By Hol\" width=\"505\" height=\"527\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When asked what makes her site unique, Holly says, \u201cIt\u2019s simple, sleek and easy to navigate, showing off my branding and colours easily\u2026 Since I made the new website with the Skyline theme, my business is busier than ever, and people are always telling me how good it looks compared to my competitors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We couldn\u2019t agree more. Cheers to you Holly for a job well done. We hope this win brings your business more success.<\/p>\n<p><strong>As a Grand Prize winner, Made by Hol wins:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Site converted into a Theme on Skyline<\/li>\n<li>One-year subscription to Yola Gold<\/li>\n<li>One custom domain and private WHOIS registration<\/li>\n<li>Unlimited custom email addresses for one year with Yola Mail<\/li>\n<li>100% off SiteWit Campaign Management Fees for one year<\/li>\n<li>One year of Mad Mimi Email Marketing Pro (up to 10,000 contacts)<\/li>\n<li>One free custom email banner and theme design<\/li>\n<li>An exclusive feature on the Yola blog<\/li>\n<li>A printed, framed Grand Prize certificate in Yola Web Design<\/li>\n<li>An online Grand Prize badge to place on the website and social profiles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1><strong>Second Prize<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><a title=\"Hannah Walker Jewellery\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hannahwalkerjewellery.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hannah Walker Jewellery<\/a> is a London-based, handmade jewelry shop by (you guessed it) Hannah Walker. She has been making jewelry since the age of thirteen. We were thoroughly impressed with the layout of her Online Store and use of Style Designer customization.<a title=\"Hannah Walker Jewellery\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hannahwalkerjewellery.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6842\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Yola-Buildathon-Contest-Winner-Hannah-Walker-Jewellery.png\" alt=\"Yola Buildathon Contest Winner Hannah Walker Jewellery\" width=\"500\" height=\"526\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When asked about her site\u2019s unique qualities, Hannah mentioned the \u201cclean branding, carefully considered layout and choice of font styles and colours combined with customized web buttons and thoughtful detailing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Congratulations Hannah, you\u2019ve won the Second Prize:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>One-year subscription to Yola Silver<\/li>\n<li>One custom domain and private WHOIS registration<\/li>\n<li>Unlimited custom email addresses for one year with Yola Mail<\/li>\n<li>100% off SiteWit Campaign Management Fees for six months<\/li>\n<li>One year of Mad Mimi Email Marketing Basic (up to 500 contacts)<\/li>\n<li>One free custom email banner and theme design<\/li>\n<li>A winner mention on the Yola blog<\/li>\n<li>A printed, framed Second Prize certificate in Yola Web Design<\/li>\n<li>An online Second Prize badge to place on the website and social profiles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1><strong>Third Prize<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><a title=\"Porirua Church\" href=\"http:\/\/www.poriruachurch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Porirua Church<\/a> is a community church in Porirua, New Zealand. The website has a clean layout, easy navigation and great use of images. \u201cA great combination of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/template\/church-website\/\">template<\/a> and customization,\u201d says website owner Lance Mosher.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6841\" src=\"https:\/\/blogcontent.yola.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Yola-Buildathon-Contest-Winner-Porirua-Church.png\" alt=\"Yola Buildathon Contest Winner Porirua Church\" width=\"500\" height=\"479\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Congratulations Lance, you\u2019ve won the Third Prize:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>One-year subscription to Yola Bronze<\/li>\n<li>One custom domain and private WHOIS registration<\/li>\n<li>Unlimited custom email addresses for one year with Yola Mail<\/li>\n<li>100% off SiteWit Campaign Management Fees for three months<\/li>\n<li>One year of Mad Mimi Email Marketing Basic (up to 500 contacts)<\/li>\n<li>One free custom email banner and theme design<\/li>\n<li>A winner mention on the Yola blog<\/li>\n<li>A printed, framed Third Prize certificate in Yola Web Design<\/li>\n<li>An online Third Prize badge to place on the website and social profiles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1><strong>User Favorite Prize<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><a title=\"The Nazarene Code\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thenazarenecode.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Nazarene Code<\/a> received the most Facebook Likes during the voting period and so wins our User Favorite Prize. Here\u2019s what the website owner, Jorge H. Mata says about the website &#8220;The design combines a great visual with complementary font and colors. \u00a0The layout provides for crisp visuals and easy legibility. The addition of striking graphics and YouTube videos creates nice breaks from the text to keep the reader interested and on topic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6874\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2014-02-19-at-5.45.42-PM.png\" alt=\"The Nazarene Code\" width=\"595\" height=\"595\" \/><br \/>\nCongratulations Jorge, you\u2019ve won the User Favorite Prize:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0One-year subscription to Yola Bronze<\/li>\n<li>One custom domain and private WHOIS registration<\/li>\n<li>Unlimited custom email addresses for one year with Yola Mail<\/li>\n<li>100% off SiteWit Campaign Management Fees for three months<\/li>\n<li>One year of Mad Mimi Email Marketing Basic (up to 500 contacts)<\/li>\n<li>One free custom email banner and theme design<\/li>\n<li>A winner mention on the Yola blog<\/li>\n<li>A printed, framed User Favorite Prize certificate in Yola Web Design<\/li>\n<li>An online User Favorite Prize badge to place on the website and social profiles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thank you to everyone who participated!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And now, the moment you\u2019ve all been waiting for. We received so many amazing and well-designed sites that it took us all week to sort through and decide on the winners. The decision was tough, and we\u2019re tired. Without further ado, here are the winners to the 2014 Yola Buildathon Contest: Grand Prize Made by&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/congratulations-to-the-yola-buildathon-contest-winners\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Congratulations to the Yola Buildathon Contest Winners!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":455,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","neve_meta_reading_time":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[636,585,638,582,239,1112,637],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6840"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/455"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6840"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6840\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8840,"href":"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6840\/revisions\/8840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yola.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}