Week 4B - Frequent Sites

Slickdeals

1. This site is very effective because it shows deals on different products and services based upon forum user ratings.
2. The layout and design of the site makes it very easy to find exactly what you are looking for, or if you are unsure to just browse around.
3. Every time I need something that costs more in a retail setting than online, I check here first. Instead of going to Amazon or other similar online sites first, I come here because it allows me to make sure that I am getting the best deal possible and not wasting any money.
4. A lot of times, to find the real best deals of the day, they will not be on the front page. You have to go to the specific forum you are looking for and kind of sort and dig through it to find the best deals.

Proxibid

1. This site is very effective because it allows me to find vehicles at local public auctions that I can buy, fix up and resell.
2. The way the site is built makes it very easy to search by location and find local public auto auctions and showing me their inventory so that I am not driving all over and only going to the auctions with the inventory that I am personally interested in.
3. I have bought several vehicles at dealer trade in prices and have been able to turn around and sell them at retail prices, so I keep coming back looking for more good prices on vehicles that can quickly be fixed and resold.
4. The site is a little outdated with its design, also the white background makes it difficult on the eyes after time. I would suggest they update to a CMS software like wordpress, start a blog and change the color scheme to help improve user interaction.

The student blogs that I commented on this week are as follows:

Bryce Clark

Hernan Hernandez

James Sharp