Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc., has been awarded the Website Quality Certification from Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®, a global network of more than 500 real estate firms which presents the certification to member companies that demonstrate best practices in website design and Internet communications.

Long & Foster’s website, LongandFoster.com, earned the certification after achieving high marks on a range of criteria, including usability and performance, design and content, interactivity, customer service and Internet lead management, search engine optimization and mobile.

Created by LeadingRE in 2009 to recognize member websites that combine high standards for design, technology and service, the criteria for the WQC are updated annually to reflect the latest in Internet marketing strategies. The WQC is an optional program available only to firms affiliated with Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® and requires re-certification every two years.

“We are pleased to present the WQC to 124 members this year and commend these firms for creating websites that effectively engage today’s home buyers and sellers by providing relevant information in a compelling way, with the perspective only a local firm can offer,” said Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® President and CEO Pam O’Connor.

“We’re proud to have once again been awarded the Website Quality Certification from Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®,” said Pandra Richie, president of Corporate Real Estate Services at Long & Foster. “We continually strive to make sure that both our agents and our clients have the best possible services and technologies at their fingertips, and this certification is a testament to that.”

For more information about Long & Foster, please visit LongandFoster.com.