May 26, 2013

Become an amateur share trader – advfn.com

We’ve all heard about city traders making a small fortune so here at the office we started thinking that it may be time for us to get in on the act. Stop we hear you all shout the markets are in a state but from what I hear there is money to be made.

That’s why when we were asked to do a review of www.advfn.com we thought it was a really good opportunity to see how this share trading stuff works. At first the site is a bit daunting – loads on numbers with them changing as the City makes it’s move but if you’ve got a few shares and want to know when and how to sell them you can’t go wrong with this site.

The advice from all those in the know is that you should watch the market – don’t just buy a share when it is on the up but try and predict when this is likely to happen. For this you need a tool that can can give you the inside track on a stock or share.

That’s where ADVFN.com helps. You can look at the history, read reports and even get analyst predictions on what will happen (this part has a small fee of course) but it can help turn you into a real city whizz kid (or at least give you an impression that you are one (starting to shout BUY or Sell is not how you do it!!!)

All in all the site is very useful but sometimes a little confusing because that is the nature of the market. I’d recommend the site to anyone as the basic information is free (what we all like) and if it works for you in the future you can upgrade.

A solid four stars.

Cheap gym membership and fitness advice

www.gymmembership.org – This site came to me by recommendation so I thought it may well be worth a look at especially as I’ve just got back from holiday ….. definitely too much good grub.

The site is fairly simple to use and concentrates on what it does best – tells you all about different gyms and the offers that they have available. For me the best thing about the site is the quick comparison table that tells you how much each gym charges. On the downside I would love to see some more content especially as it has space to offer tips and advice as well as promote the offers.

I really liked the BMI calculator but not the results – a good quick guide that lets you know when you need to do some work !!

I’m only giving the site three stars at the moment as it is only really a comparison site – it is a really good idea and with more content would be much better and could be a really useful site to visit. What I really wanted gymmembership.org to do is tell me how to get fit and stay fit.

Overall a good try but with work needed.