The Directory

The Directory gives you links to a wide range of sites with some connection to the concept of 'Business'. There's also a comprehensive set of links to help you find information through Search Engines, Directories and other Internet tools. In the miscellaneous section you'll find details of a number of sites to help you pass the time (if you are in a 'looking for inspiration' mode) or even help you to relieve stress. You can select a main section of the Directory by clicking on the toolbar at the top. This toolbar will normally stay with you while you are using the directory - if it disappears, use the browser 'return' button to get back to the Directory. A table below shows the main sections of the Directory together with the sub headings within each section.


If you have any ideas about adding sites (or detect any problems with those we have listed) please mail us with details. Also mail us if you think we've missed something in the site description or if you think we've got the rating wrong.

Here is a summary of the contents:

Main Section
Sub Headings
Government & Politics National & Local Government / Politics / International
Investing Online Investment Companies / Investment information Investment / Companies & Trading Services / Mortgages & Loans / Pensions / Insurance / Unit funds, Bonds & ISAs / Internet business investment and startup / Gambling
Companies Companies / Consultancies / Company Information
Business Advice For small businesses
Travel Planes / Boats / Trains / Travel Agents /Car & Bus travel / Destinations / Advice / Accommodation
Miscellany Buying a Car / Property / Maps & Geographical Information / Technology for Business and the Internet / Job Agencies / Tax Advice / Manage your stress / Legal / Really miscellaneous
Search

US search Engines / UK Search Engines / Multi-access Search Engines / Searching using Natural Language / Directories / Searching for Information / Software for Searching / Search other parts of the Internet / E-mail address search / Information about Search Engines / Guidelines for using Search Engines

We look at and rate all the sites that we list. First we give a brief description highlighting some of the particularly interesting or unique features of the site. Then we give our two-part rating covering content and the use of web technology to make the site more effective. Our rating scheme is defined below.

Rating
Content
***** Excellent: good relevant information, kept up to date : visit it regularly
**** Very good - lots of useful information
*** Good - a few gems here
** Needs to try harder - some useful items, but either a very sparse site or contains a lot of dross
* Poor : we do not list many of these; where we do, there must be some redeeming feature that merits at least a cursory look


Rating
Use of Web technology
^^^^^ Excellent: uses the best techniques to make site attractive and effective for providing information
^^^^ Very good : clever use of the latest technology, interesting to look at but may not always really help.
^^^ Good : plain ordinary stuff but effectively used.
^^ Needs to try harder : may be just like they did it in 1995 (the dawn of web history) - can include the frame-based nightmares.
^ Oh dear ! : the 6 year-old from next door could have done this and may have a used a background design based on a 1970s' Indian restaurant wallpaper design.

 


(lu : 03/04/04)