May 18, 2012

Find the right room Worldwide

Read the latest review of Roomatlas

As so many of us now travel the World on business or holiday finding the right place to stay can be a real problem. That’s why when we were told about Roomatlas we thought it may be a good idea to give it a quick review as we are always looking for what’s good on the Internet.

About The Site
Roomatlas.com is a fairly new site that plots hotels throughout the World. It’s slightly different than the standard hotels search as it gives you the ability to search in a town or city and then see the location on an integrated map, at the same time you can filter results depending on what you need. The process is fairly simple, enter the town you want to stay in and the map will zoom to that location. You can then drill down by inputting the exact location or area which then highlights the hotels that are listed. Once you have found the hotel you can read Trip Advisor reviews and add it to your wish list as well as seeing rates and other information.

What We think
We like the way Roomatlas is fairly simple to use. Information is clearly laid out and the interactivity is nice. The one thing we really like is that it does not try to bombard you with a sales pitch for the hotels like other websites do. The site only lists about 53,000 hotels worldwide but this l is growing all the time.

Next time you are off to a business meeting or going on holiday somewhere you don’t know we’d suggest you check out the site as it can give you a good idea where to stay and what the places are like in one simple and easy to use site.

We hope you like our website review, to visit Roomatlas please follow the link.

Help Reunite Pets with Their Owners

The Nationalpetregister.orgWe all know that the UK is a nation of animal lovers from dogs and cats to the more weird and wonderful but unfortunately from time to time animals go missing. To many people their pet is part of the family and they will do anything to find them. Luckily there are kind individuals and organisations that take in lost animals but it is often difficult to reunite them with their owners.

When we were told about the nationalpetregister.org we thought we had to write a review of the site and tell our readers about it.

About The Site
Set up a few years ago, The National Pet Register aims to reunite pets with their owners. The site has a number of forums and listings as well as offering registered users the opportunity to register their cat or dog in case they get lost. Looking through the site many of their visitors use the site to list their missing animals in the open listings page which enables them to show a picture of the dog or cat as well as contact details if they are found.

What we Think
We really like the idea behind The National Pet Register and it is obvious that many people also think so because they use the site regularly. We’d recommend anyone who has found a lost cat or dog to visit the site where you can search by location or animal to see if you can reunite it with an owner. Because we are softies at heart here at WhatsGoodOnTheWeb we’ve added the site to our Top Rated for this month.

Please visit The National Pet Register for more information

Advice on Meetings

 Over one third of a business day can be wasted in meetings and with companies looking at improving efficiencies one of the key factors in improving staff productivity could be to plan your meetings more effectively. One site that looks to help managers and businesses improve meeting efficiency is Meetingtalk which we’ve done a quick review of below.

About The Site
Meetingtalk is a practical advice type website with a number of articles on meetings on it from setting the agenda to taking minutes. The articles are pretty clear and give some very useful tips about time management which should help any manager save some time.

What We Think
At the moment the site is very basic with only a few articles on it but they are adding to it regularly and having spoken to the guys behind the site they are hoping to have an “Ask the expert” section soon included which should get some debates going.

For ways to save time in your business take a look at meetingtalk.co.uk

Planning to Move Overseas

With jobs hard to find at the moment many people are looking at taking their skills overseas but if you are already settled one of the major challenges can be how to move your home and family. Getting good practical advice and support can be very difficult for the move so one of the leading overseas movers, Crown Relocation, have come up with a website that helps people plan their move called Moveoverseas.

About The Site
Moveoverseas is designed to give people thinking about moving overseas a guide to the process from where you could go, to the likely costs associated with the move. As part of the site they have created an area called My Move which enables you to put together a personal planner for your move to help remember all the things you need to which is very well put together and helps take a great deal of stress away from the process.

What We Think
Although Moveoverseas is mainly aimed at selling the Crown Relocation service the site does have some very useful information and the My Move section is very well thought out. At WhatsGoodOnTheWeb we’d recommend anyone who is thinking of moving overseas to take a look at the website as it’s advice is clear and could give you a very good guide to the process.

For more information about Moveoverseas please visit the website.

Supporting Mums In Business

The Mumsclub WebsiteLast week I read an article that said there were thousands of new businesses starting each month due to the recession but it forgot to mention how many women want to return to work after having children but don’t want to go back to the same job. Looking around the Internet we’ve found a number of websites that are aimed at these aspiring entrepreneurs but many of them are aiming to sell a service rather than offer real practical advice and support.

When we came across Mumsclub we therefore couldn’t resist writing a review as it is one of the best websites out there offering practical advice as well as hints and tips on how to set up your own business.

About The Site
Aimed at aspiring female entrepreneurs the Mumsclub website has lots of information, articles and easy to follow guides on how to decide on a business idea, develop the concept and market it, as well as making it work with an already busy schedule. The information is provided free of charge and also has some great inspirational success stories about other women who have set up their own businesses after having children.

As the majority of the information, guides and advice is given for free it means that even a casual visitor can get a great deal from Mumsclub. In addition there are member forums and discussion areas where users can share ideas to help their own businesses take off.

For those who want some help in promoting their business there is small subscription of £60 per year which gives access to exclusive forums as well as information on media requests and a listing on the Mumsclub marketplace which is very good value.

What We Think
Mumsclub is a very well laid out site that gives a great deal of free information to the visitor which is something we fully support at WhatsGoodOnTheWeb. Content is well written and clear and the writers really know their subject.

We’d say that Mumsclub is one of the best sites on the web for Women who are looking at setting up their own business and to be honest even if you are not a Mum this is a great site for some really good advice (Dads take note.)

Visit the Mumsclub Website after you have read the review

Struggling to find the right baby gift?

 Every time another friend has a baby we struggle to get a present. We’ve given away everything from picture frames to cuddly toys so when we were told about Littlelilypad at WhatsGoodOnTheWeb we thought it would be worthwhile giving it a quick website review …. especially as one of us is currently hunting for that elusive first birthday gift.

About The Site
Littlelilypad has been set up by a mother who has faced the problem of trying to find something unique as a present for her friends. It’s not the type of site that sells any old thing, but rather gifts that are slightly different. These can include everything from personalised canvases to musical bears.

The structure of the site means that it is very easy to navigate around with different sections including gifts for newborns, for boys and for girls as well as a neat little area with gift ideas for parents.

What We Think
Because the site lists gifts that are slightly more unique there is not a massive range but this is actually a benefit because it means that a user does not waste time looking at rubbish. They have selected the range carefully and we think that this will attract quite a few customers.

Overall the site is well laid out and easy to use. We’re pretty sure that the range will continue to grow so there will be very little chance of just buying the same gift all the time. We’d recommend anyone who is looking for a unique baby gift to visit Littlelilypad.

Visit the Littlelilypad website