Insider Pages

Insiderpages is a web application service which is designed to assist people in searching the relevant and best local businesses. It has numerous reviews of such businesses written by its users to share these with others which essentially allow the readers to find out the products and services that are really trustworthy. The site covers up various local businesses ranging from doctors, auto mechanics and hairstylists to plumbers, kitchen remodelers and restaurants. It provides a full range of information and stuff about various areas, whether it is phone numbers, addresses, maps, pictures, website, descriptions or user reviews and ratings. A user just needs to punch in one particular location, and the search engine will come up with a lot of categories on the screen and by selecting a business category and choosing a business name, one is able to access any possible information about the company. Any visitor to site can read the reviews of these businesses on Insiderpages.com but the writing of the reviews can be done only by the registered members of the site. Business owners can make the reviews regarding their business more attractive by adding some pictures, messages and coupons for free. The site provides the option of posting anonymous reviews and it also has a ‘Get Advice’ section for the users to ask any questions fellow users. Insiderpages.com was founded by Stuart MacFarlane and was launched in the year 2004 with its Headquarter in San Francisco, California, USA. But the company was acquired by Citysearch in March, 2007 for $13 million and is presently the local search property of Citysearch which is one of the members of IAC family of businesses. The site presently has thousands of customer reviews from its members across U.S. and millions of users visit the site each month to get an insight of the local businesses. The local business search site is pretty useful web application in the sense that it sums up an enormous amount of business reviews. Some of its features are very interesting which the site might claim to differentiate it from other sites. However there is hardly any fundamental difference that can separate it from similar sites in its class. The home page of the site comes across as a pretty busy one. A lot of informational text is placed on the home page. Although the color scheme of the site is good yet it does seem to lack a charismatic appeal that can captivate a site visitor. The logo of the site is in a standard text format. The navigation process is good and it users are not expected to experience any difficulty while surfing through the site. Getting registered with the site is free, and the registration process of the site is straight forward. A new user just have to provide details like first and last name, zip code, email address and password for registration. A user can choose to upload photo if he/she wishes to. The registration process also has the option of getting an Insider Scoop Newsletter. There is no need to give any credit card details. The registration process is quick and does not take much time once a person gives all the required details. A confirmation mail is sent to the email address provided by the person at the time of registration. The site is totally free for the users and one can search for the local businesses around without paying anything to the site. The site does not charge anything from the business owners to post comments, photos and coupons about their businesses. Insiderpages is a good site which one can visit to acquaint themselves with any business. It numerous business reviews are ideally suited for persons who are in search of simplified and accurate details about products and services. It also can serve as a good forum to voice one’s opinion on a business experience.