May 20, 2013

A Helping Hand for the Small Retailer

Myshopsigns WebsiteIt’s not that often that companies offer something truly for free so it’s nice to come across a site that does. Here at What’s Good On The Web we came across a nice little site that has been created with small retailers in mind called Myshopsigns. We thought we’d do a quick website review as it is a good resource for small retailers.

About The Site
Myshopsigns is exactly as it says in the name. It provides free downloadable shop signs for use by small retailers. There are a range of signs on the site including sales stickers, posters and the like that can all be customised with the retailers own details (prices / words etc). Everything comes as a downloadable pdf and there is no registration process or wait to get the designs.

What We Think
We think offering something for free like Myshopsigns does is a great idea. It gives something back and did not cost the developer much (apart from a little time). Using Myshopsigns retailers can save a great deal of time and get some professional looking posters and stickers without having to fork out a fortune. Well done Myshopsigns and I hope some of our readers decide to visit your site.

To get you free shop signs and find out more please visit Myshopsigns.com

Don’t throw away the baby clothes – Ebabee them

ebabee WebsiteWe all know that the World’s largest auction site lists millions of items from homes down to little widgets but have you ever tried to find something you really want on the site? After trawling through pages and pages of listings in a category you may be lucky to find what you want but then have someone outbid you for it.

 There are now a growing number of auction websites that have launched which are aimed at niche market areas and one of the is Ebabee, exclusively designed for people to sell old and unwanted baby items so that’s why we thought we’d put together a quick website review.

About The Site
Ebabee is a specialist online auction website that puts sellers of baby clothes in touch with buyers – items listed include everything from prams to clothes. The site is set up in a way which will be familiar to any of the larger auction site users (Sorry we don’t want to name them as they get too many plugs!!!) and there are fees payable by the sellers of the products. The difference which many will find interesting is that there is no charge for listing a product and the actual seller fees are significantly lower than other sites. 

What We Think
We think the idea behind Ebabee is very good as it takes a niche auction area and sticks to it. The number of items listed on the site is a bit limited at the moment but this is probably because they have only been going for a few months but the value for money aspect will no doubt attract both private sellers and businesses fairly soon.

Ebabee is not a giant killer just yet, but as consumers want to be able to access what they want quickly online we think that this site will start to grow and we wouldn’t be surprised to see a number of other niche auction sites popping up as well.

If you have a few minutes, liked our review, and are looking for new items for your baby, or even want a no risk way of selling some old stuff, we’d suggest you give Ebabee a visit – Visit the Ebabee website

Find a holiday home to rent

OwnersDirect WebsiteLast year a few of us were at a loose end in September and wanted to go away but we didn’t want to do the same old package holiday deal so we started looking around the Internet to see if there were any websites that offered more exclusive holidays. We came across a site that has been around for quite some time called OwnersDirect, basically a site that holiday home owners offer their flat, villa or apartment to rent without the hassle of a tour operator so we thought it would be a good website to review.

About The Site
Ownersdirect is a very well structured website that lets you search for a place to stay nearly anywhere in the world. It allows you to see when a place is empty and the standard rates the owners charge as well as giving you contact details. Last year we found a Villa in Majorca which was empty with a private pool and were able to negotiate a significant discount on the list price.

As OwnersDirect only charges the villa owner a set fee for the listing it means that you, the user are not paying commission and for them provides an ideal opportunity to rent their places out.

What We Think
To be honest we are a massive fan of OwnersDirect as it is really easy to use, there are no hidden extras and you don’t have to worry about what sort of place you are staying in because most of these places are used by their owners as well. We’d definitely recommend anyone to visit OwnersDirect before they book their next holiday. You will be amazed at the quality and selection of accommodation at very reasonable prices.

Please visit the OwnersDirect Website for more information.

Meet the Journalist Fitness Fanatic

Fionaoutdoors Website and Fitness BlogAt What’s Good On The Web we are always looking for new and interesting websites to review. These don’t have to be large corporate sites with flashy images and logos, they can be more personal sites that we just think are good and are worth a read. One of these sites is Fionaoutdoors.

About The Site
As the name suggests Fionaoutdoors is all about outdoor activities, from mountain biking to fell running, all very much from a personal perspective rather than trying to sell you something. Written by Fiona Russell, a professional Journalist and fitness fanatic, the site is informative with lots to read and use as reference material. The only thing we are not to sure about is what is “Munro Bagging”? Answers on the back of a postcard please !!!

What We Think
We think Fionaoutdoors is a nice personal website that looks good (Much better than ours) and is a great showcase for fitness and outdoor activities. If you’ve got a few minutes and are interested in this sort of thing pay them a visit.

Visit Fionaoutdoors

The Friday Funny: The Onion

The OnionRight, Friday is here again and you can hear the sighs of relief spreading across the UK so we thought we’d let you know about a website that keeps us laughing and may help you get through Friday Afternoon.

The Onion is basically a satirical site that pokes fun at anything or anyone in the media. It’s fairly office safe so no need to worry about getting into trouble (don’t blame us if you do !!)

Take a look at The Onion

Help Road Safety – Check those Tyres

3minmax Road Safety websiteOK, so this isn’t really a website review more telling our readers about an information site that has been launched by the team at Continental Tyres. Basically 3minmax is aimed at telling you how and why you need to check the tread on your car tyres.

If you’ve got three minutes it’s always worth checking your car before a long journey so take a look at the site and help keep the roads safe.

Visit 3minmax.com