Progress Update

The internet is certainly an exciting place to work at the moment. Every week that passes a new idea or opportunity seems to present itself and the potential held by the site grows with it. From partnerships with new and exciting sites, to the use of Blogs like this to keep in touch, to the ideas that sites like MySpace and YouTube promote, although these don't immediately suggest opportunities they seed the internet with the ideas. From small acorns great oak trees grow, and that is the only time we'll describe MySpace and YouTube as acorns!

What this means in practice is that the site has a bright future, it will get even easier to use, even more versatile and quicker than ever with an ever expanding number of useful features. We don’t want to give too much away of course but we can tell you that we're looking at a very exciting opportunity at the moment at the cutting edge of technology.

As always the proof of the pudding is in the eating so watch this space. As for this week’s progress, we have a meeting with our software & site development team and, having recently met with the mighty Ruth Badger (star of the Apprentice), have a meeting with another local web entrepreneur soon, which is great.

We'll see you all soon online. All the best,

James Mackinnon
Judgesmart.com Ltd.

Good Progress

You could say its funny...but actually I guess its not that funny, when you start out on an endeavour such as this there is always a lingering question mark hanging over whether or not it's going to work, whether its going to be of interest to people and, even if it is, whether or not you can get any businesses to sign up.

Following last week however we are very glad to say that those feelings appear to be distinctly unfounded. Its been a busy week, which included an unearthly early morning start...5 o'clock in the morning no less...but overall the week really has begun to calm any feelings of unease as, almost without exception, we've been on the receiving end of warm responses from the businesses we have spoken to.

Following one good week we are certainly planning for another and that's just the way it seems to be shaping up. Some encouraging discussions with businesses have been made already and the service base is growing, although I would hasten to add that there are no live businesses up there just yet, these things do take time. The important message for you; we're not that far off being able to provide all you home buyers with access to a range of quality services you may need in the process of buying and moving from your old house and settling into your new one.

In the interests of keeping the number of words in this blog down I shall sign off there. Thank you to everyone we have spoken to over the development of this business, all those who have helped design, build and test the site and all the best to those who have yet to sail in her.

I look forward to 'seeing' you all online soon,

James Mackinnon
Judgesmart.com Ltd.

A Giant Leap

Hello again,

The second blog for the day! But great news for us here at Judgesmart.com and, more importantly all of you, our users. We have broken the first, and arguably the most difficult, milestone, and that is the signature of our first account. This really is great news for us all and marks the start of, what we intend to be, a must use site for everyone that come into contact with it, customers and service providers alike.

Here's to the future,

James Mackinnon
Judgesmart.com Ltd.

The First Post

A very warm welcome to you all, to the first Judgesmart.com Blog. Through these Blogs we hope to give all of you, the users of Judgesmart.com, a better idea of how and why the site has been developed, and also give you an opportunity to feedback to us your thoughts, your ideas, in fact anything you would like to communicate to us. The internet is, after all, one enormous communication device and there is now no excuse for sites not to use every tool open to them to get closer to their users and give them the option to tell them exactly what they really think.

Coming on to development of the site, well we are in our infancy at the moment and you may well find that the services you are looking for are not available at present. We regret every instance of a failed search and we're working tirelessly to fill the gaps and get you the services you are looking for. Being 'Judgesmart' about it (of course) these will not be just any old service, once providers have been used by other customers on the site you can find out what they thought before you instruct a service.

Of course if you come across a service sector, in any area of the UK, that doesn’t have any listings and you want to do something about it we give you the tools to do so, and earn an extra income at the same time! Its a little like being able to buy and sell through eBay, except in this case you'll be contacting service providers, signing them up to the site and earning an income as a result. We would then consider you a Judgesmart.com Partner. See the site to find out more about this.

More generally it’s an exciting time for internet users and businesses alike as the potential and scope of the services offered by the world wide web expand, making the world a smaller place. Judgesmart.com is one site that is designed to make your lives easier and just a little more secure by offering access to truly good quality services, from mechanics to interior designers, solicitors to decorators, and the best bit is you get to decide on who's hot and who's not. Long live the service focused service provider!

So we'll sign off for now but we'd like to offer you all the best and we look forward to seeing you again soon.

James Mackinnon
Judgesmart.com Ltd.