May 20, 2013

Find a New Flatmate or House Share

Find a new flatmateFor many people renting somewhere to live is the only option, particularly if they are taking a job in a new city or town and don’t know how it will go so we thought we’d put together a review of one of the best flatmate and house share websites available, called Spareroom.co.uk we’ve taken a bit of time to look at the site and also checked out feedback from users.

About The Website

Spareroom has been specifically designed to put renters in touch with each other, the one thing you notice about the site is that it is about people rather than places which we liked. Users can either advertise a room or post a room request by simply registering on the site. The profiles for each let you set preferences such as pets etc as well as tell accommodation hunters what the costs are.

Searching the website is really easy and you can do it without registering (which is free anyway!!), just put in what you are looking for and where and hey presto the right sort of places come up.

The added advantage to using the site rather than just going to a traditional letting agency is that it gives you a chance to check out your potential housemates.

What We Thought

We liked the spareroom.co.uk website as it was very easy to use and has thousands (if not millions of users) so the choice is endless. The searches are pretty easy to use and the amount of information you can access is spot on which means no more endless wandering from rental agent to rental agent. We’ve made the website one of top rated and it’s the first for 2011 !!!

If you are looking for a new place to live and want to hook up with people who share your ideals take a look at spareroom.co.uk.

 

More About The Royal Wedding

Information on the Royal WeddingFor all those Royalists out there we thought we’d give a quick mention to one of the opportunistic websites that launched in the past few months, called Theroyalweddingwilliamkate.com the site is one of the better ones with lots of content.

About The Website
There is no real reason to explain what the website is all about because it says it in the name. Nicely designed you can find facts and trivia as well as buy memorabilia. Taking a look around the website it’s well laid out with lots of content and isn’t jam packed with adverts. The website developers have taken a bit of time to make sure the content is accurate and it may be fairly useful for anyone who is thinking of arranging a street party on 29th April particularly if you are thinking of organising a quiz on the day to keep everyone happy.

What We Think
Compared to many other websites that have sprung up we did like this one. It was well laid out and is regularly updated with all the latest news. If you want to know more take a look at the website at
Theroyalweddingwilliamkate.com

Save Time On Your Menu Planning

 Online Menu Planning

 We all know that there are now loads of recipe websites where you can download some really tasty options but many of them rely on you knowing what you want to eat and what ingredients you have. One website which is slightly different is 1click2cook.co.uk which offers users a range of menus designed for their tastes rather than them trawling through endless lists so we thought we’d give their website a review.

About The Website

The first thing to note about 1click2cook.co.uk is that it is a subscription site although they offer a one month free trial initially. The website itself is well laid out and your first step is to create an account. Once you have the account you set your preferences from the number of meals you want through to how many people are eating and any likes or dislikes. The site then generates the menus which are pretty easy to follow.

In addition the site also produces the shopping list so there is no need to hunt around the cupboard looking for the ingredients or find you haven’t got something. In the trial we set up we found this was quite a time saving especially as once we had the list we simply cut and paste into our online grocery shopping site.

 

What We Thought

We liked 1click2cook.co.uk as it was pretty easy to use and we found pretty much everything we wanted. The downside is obviously the subscription but at less than £2 per week it’s not that expensive and they do claim to help save up to 30% on shopping bills which in a year can rapidly add up.

 

The recipes are easy to follow and we thought the concept behind the website was very useful especially as it is both a time and money saver. If you’d like to know more take a look at their website at 1click2cook.co.uk

Shopping With Benefits – New Website Ogoow.com

Get rewards for shoppingTo be honest the thought of Christmas shopping gives me the shudders (even online) so we’ve been looking around for some new shopping sites and come across Ogoow.com that has only just launched.

About The Website
Ogoow.com is an online retailer that brings together big brands all under one roof rather than you having to visit a number of retailers websites and what they’ve also done is launch with a rewards scheme on day one so that for every £1 you spend with them you get two rewards points. Points can then be redeemed at a later date for money off vouchers or other things.

What we found quite good about the site is that with just one registration you get access to many of the major retailers selling everything from clothing to toys. This avoids the hassle of having to register on multiple sites and also trying to remember different passwords.

When you buy through Ogoow.com everything is sent directly to you by the retailer and the prices are exactly the same, the only difference being that as a user you get a greater range of choice. As you would expect all your data is kept secure so no worries there.

What We Thought
We spent a few minutes on the Ogoow.com website and found it easy to browse with everything well categorised and easy to find. They have told us that over the next few weeks and months they will be adding more retailers so if you are looking for shopping with benefits this could be the website for you.

 For more information please take a look at Ogoow.com

Become A Money Trader

Online share trading has been around for years but with problems in the stock market and uncertainty over big business including companies like BP people are now looking to at new ways to make a little extra cash online.

Up until recently trading on exchange rates has been left up to the banks and building societies but there are now websites out there that let anyone have a go at speculating on the money markets. One of the most popular is etoro.com which lets anyone speculate on the money markets and we thought we’d give it a review as they have lots of information and guides on what you need to do.

About The Website
For the uninitiated to online trading Etoro.com may look a bit daunting but they have put in a great deal of effort to make it as friendly as possible and try to educate users at the same time. The first thing you notice is that you don’t need to pile in with loads of cash on day one. They have a free sign up service which credits you with $10,000 of virtual money for you to use and learn what you need to do.

By following their guides and easy tutorials it is fairly easy to understand what is happening and how you can make money and once you are ready to give it a go for real the minimum deposit is $50 so even if you don’t do to well at first its not going to cost you the earth.

What We Thought
We thought Etoro.com was well laid out and explained the processes very well. The handy guides and ability to access a community of traders means that you can share tips and exploit the opportunities of a good return. Obviously with anything like this there is the chance of the markets going a different direction so we’d recommend that anyone who decides to give it a go knows what they are doing first by practising on the demo accounts.

If you would like to make some money through trading in different currencies check out Etoro.com

Join The Natwivity

Online NativityWe’ve got to hand it to some PR people they do come up with some very good ideas and this is pretty much top of the list at the moment. The Natwivity is basically the Nativity play online. Of course we’re not sure if the idea was thought up by the PR agency or the organisations behind it but we really liked the idea so thought we’d give it a mention here at What’s Good On The Web.

The Natwivity has been put together by a couple of religious groups which you can find out more about on their website natwivity.com or if you just want to see how the story develops check out @natwivity on Twitter.

A great idea for the festive season we think.