{"id":631,"date":"2019-07-18T10:10:39","date_gmt":"2019-07-18T10:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging-con.associationtrends.com\/all-media-contest-wp\/?page_id=631"},"modified":"2025-05-15T05:16:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T05:16:12","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.associationtrends.com\/trendy-awards\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Asked Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- samplepage -->\n<section class=\"sample_page ef-fe-element\" id=\"ui-id-3-156351734411440\" >\n    <section class=\"hero hero_inner\"   style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.associationtrends.com\/trendy-awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/iStock-1140705100-e1685652409760.jpg); \"  >\n\n        <!-- hero__layout -->\n        <div class=\"hero__layout\">\n\n            <!-- site__centered -->\n            <div class=\"site__centered\">\n\n                <!-- time-schedule -->\n                <div class=\"time-schedule\">\n\n                    <!-- site__title -->\n                                            <h2 class=\"site__title site__title_inner site__title_inner-small\" style=\"color:  ;\" >Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n                                        <!-- \/site__title -->\n                                            <span class=\"hero__subtitle\" style=\"color:  ;\" > <\/span>\n                    \n                <\/div>\n                <!-- \/time-schedule -->\n\n            <\/div>\n            <!-- \/site__centered -->\n\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/hero__layout -->\n\n    <\/section>\n    <div class=\"content\" style=\"background-color:  ;\">\n        <div class=\"site__centered\" >\n            <\/p>\n<div class=\"row clearfix ef-fe-element\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col\">\n<div class=\"faq-section\">\n<ul class=\"faq-list\">\n<li class=\"faq-list-item\"><strong>I can&rsquo;t remember my password<\/strong> Go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.associationtrends.com\/trendy-awards-contest\/enter-now.php\">enter now page<\/a> and click forgot password link in the upper right corner.<\/li>\n<li class=\"faq-list-item\"><strong>If I am entering a Best Website category, how do I upload a physical sample?<\/strong> Your website will be judged online, but we will need you to upload a physical sample of the website. 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