May 25, 2013

Manage Your Life Online

Life management onlineAre you tired of forgetting things? Using the Internet is great but let’s be honest with ourselves it means that we have even more things to do and organise. This can be anything from your regular daily meetings through to just remembering a friends birthday. There is a concept out there called “Getting Things Done” which is basically work life management so there is now an online tool that helps you manage and complete your daily tasks called Nirvanahq.com so we’ve put together a quick review of the website for you all.

About The Website
Nirvanahq.com simply put helps you manage your projects and tasks more effectively. In one handy online application you have everything you need from a simple task manager through to reminders if you are waiting for something from someone else and even daily or weekly email updates that prompt you to complete your tasks.

The site is currently in Beta testing at the moment so you have to put your name on the waiting list to get an invite to join. We like the idea of this as it means that as nirvanahq.com develop new tools and applications you get to test and feedback what you think of them.

What We Think
We only spent a few minutes playing with the website so have not had chance to fully use it but it is quite handy. Yes you could argue that the website is just really a combination of a load of other things out there from mail diaries to mobile phone apps but it is the only one we know of that has everything under one roof so to speak. 

If you are interested in finding out more about work life management we suggest you check out Nivanahq.com

Get Back To The Heart of the Community

Find and rate local pubs in your areaFor many small towns and villages the pub is the centre of everything and we’ve come across a nice website that aims to promote local pubs in all their glory. Called useyourlocal.com we’ve decided to put together a quick review of their website for all our readers.

About The Website
Useyourlocal.com is more than just a listing site for pubs. It’s more about getting people to use the places. When you first visit the site there is a postcode look up so you can enter a postcode and then use it to find pubs in the area. Each one of the pubs has its own profile along with a menu of what they have on offer from kids facilities to dining out. The thing we particularly like is that you also get to see the place itself because they have included Google streetview in the page.

In addition to the details about the pub they also have a new parcel delivery service. Because many pubs are open most of the day some of them will now let you get things delivered to their address which is really handy if you are out or need a good excuse to nip into the pub after work.

What We Think
Here at What’s Good On The Web we’re very much into anything that helps promote the community and Useyourlocal.com is definitely one of those sites. If you want to you can register to be a member of the site and also add pubs that are not already listed or give them a rating.

If you are looking for a good night out in a friendly local we’d suggest you take a look at Useyourlocal.com

Get Free Stuff Every Day

Read the review of the freestuff websiteWe all like things for free and one of the best websites we’ve seen that lists all the offers is called magicfreebiesuk.co.uk. We actually know some of the people who run it so we that’s why we’ve put together a quick review of their website for all our readers.

About The Website
You all probably know one or two freebies websites but generally speaking they are aimed more at offering discounts than actual freestuff which is where magicfreebiesuk.co.uk beats the competition hands down. The team there basically hunt down all the offers and discounts as well as who is offering free samples entry etc and then list them on the site. In addition they have a really good relationship with some major companies so are able to get some exclusive free things such as product samples and I do know they were inundated with free bags of sweets a while ago.

The site is really easy to use and there is no registration to see the freebies (although you can sign up for the daily email which is pretty good) – you simply go to the site and check out whats on offer. In addition if you want to you can flick back and find previous offers, many of which are still live.

What We Think
Magicfreebiesuk.co.uk is a really good website for anyone who wants to get their hands on free samples, discounts or special offers and to be honest you can save a small fortune using the site. We’ve added them to our top rated list we think they are that good.

If you are interested in getting some free samples or special offers take a look at magicfreebiesuk.co.uk for more information.

Avoid The Cowboys

Find a builder, plumber or electricianRecently I had an extension added to my house and was lucky enough to have a friend who was a builder who was able to give some very good advice on possible pitfalls, costs and everything else associated with work on your home but for many people they don’t have access to this support so what do they do? We’ve recently come across a website which we think solves this called problemsolved.co.uk, the site aims to connect customers with trades people from electricians to builders and also allows you to review their work afterwards for others to see.

About The Website
Problemsolved.co.uk isn’t just a listings site for builders and electricians – it’s more like a dating service which puts you the user in touch with the right people in your area. There is loads of advice on the website to have a look at and then, when you know what you want, you can send in a quote request (It’s free). At that point your enquiry will be sent to the best people in your area and they will either come back to you with questions and / or a quote. If you decide to use one of the people you deal with them directly (no messing about).

For trades people problemsolved.co.uk is a very good way of of generating new business especially when things may be a little tight. The cost is £9.99 a month (not a fortune) and you get to list your business and services as well have customers leave feedback which is always a good way of getting future recommendations.

What We Think
For anyone who does not know what sort of work they want on their home we think this website is pretty good. Problemsolved.co.uk puts you in touch with the right people and there is no messing about.

To find out more information simply visit problemsolved.co.uk.

Website Launch – Thelistbook.com

Create and share lists onlineSo you’ve got your top ten things to do before you are thirty but you may want to share it with your friends or other people on the Internet so how are you going to do it? Well we think we’ve found the answer with a new website called thelistbook.com. It’s a brand new website so it’s still in the early stages of development that lets you create and share lists with everyone.

About The Website
The concept behind Thelistbook is pretty easy to understand. You have a list that you want to share with everyone so you go to the website, register and upload it. It’s a pretty simple concept so we took a few minutes to look around the site and came across some quite amusing lists (we will let you track them down !!)

Once you have created your list you can share it online via all the usual methods – Facebook / Twitter etc.

What We Think
Because the site is in the early stages of development it’s hard to tell what it’s going to end up like but we did quite like the idea behind it. For casual visitors there are all the usual lists that you would expect (top cars etc) but we’d encourage our readers to give the website a visit and create their own lists. When you’ve done that come back and post the link in our comments on this post. We’d love to see what our readers really want to list.

Take a look at Thelistbook.com and create your own online lists.

Free Management Training

Free online management trainingOne of the biggest weaknesses in UK business today is management training. Many large companies embrace it as a key way to develop the business but very few smaller companies invest their time (and often money) in developing the core skills of their managers. That’s where a fairly new website called managerspitstop.com comes in as they offer online training for managers totally free of charge so we thought we do a quick review of the website.

About The Website
The managerspitstop website is a free resource for anyone who is interested in management issues. The site covers everything from conflict resolution to self esteem in some well presented video tutorials which you can watch over and over again.

We spent quite a bit of time looking around the site and flicked through some of the tutorials and we found them to be pretty useful. To get access to them you have to register as you would expect but there aren’t any hidden charges which we liked – when they say free they do mean free.

What We Think
Overall the website was very well put together. It was easy to navigate around and the tutorials played in the browser with no funny pop ups or adverts. For people who are looking to develop their management skills or just want a bit of a refresher managerspitstop.com is pretty much spot on.

For free management training videos simply visit managerspitstop.com