The Seasalt website has a brightly coloured theme that reflects the products that it sells. The home page make good use of attractive images and includes a subtle image slideshow. The website is easy to navigate and the products are organised into sensible categories.

All the familiar ecommerce features are there and I was also slightly surprised to see some other web geek features like the ‘Add This’ button. Good idea though!

The product pages are well thought out. In addition to the normal product description, each page has alternative images of the product and other useful information such as related products, a size guide, and delivery information, closely positioned next to each main product.

The website also has a lot of related content including Seasalt Stories, an online magazine, and community articles, for example about the retail shops that have adopted and cleaned local beaches. This is a good idea because it establishes the company in its niche and provides interesting content for new and existing website and retail customers…meaning that customers are more likely to return!

It’s all very professional and gets high marks from me.

Info: Yes, Shop Junction is a shopping affiliate of Seasalt but this article is an honest opinion of their website.

I have not really decided what mobile to buy yet or even whether to go for a contract or for a pay-as-you-go phone. In this situation, the ability to easily choose from different categories is high on my list.

I recently visited Mobiles.co.uk and I must say that the website made it very easy to choose and select different makes and types of phone and to see what deals are available. The website was very fast and in my opinion it looks very modern and stylish.

I know which website I will be using when I buy my next mobile phone!

Related: Here’s a good review of the new Motorola U9 by Stephen Fry.  It has some neat features including a touch-sensitive external display. Here is the Motorola U9 on Mobiles.co.uk

I have been a DVD rental user of LoveFilm for several years now and it has worked really well in my experience. You sign up for a monthly fee, add DVDs to an online list, and LoveFilm does the rest. They send you the next DVD on your list as soon as you return the previous one. There are no late fees and the website has a wide range of DVDs to choose from.

The website is organised into different categories and it’s easy to search for a particular film. I particularly like the ability to search for all films with a specific actor or directed by a specific director because I often like to view ‘DVD themes’ over several days/weeks. All films with Keira Knightley for example!

The website also allows you to purchase or download films and rent games – although I am not really a gamer myself.

Additionally, you can review and rate DVDs that you rent. There are some amusing and sometimes quite opposing views on some DVDs! It’s useful to see other reviews and ratings but I usually tend to go with what I think I will like.

Another benefit I have found is that my cinematographic knowledge has increased greatly since I have been using LoveFilm. Always handy for those pub quiz evenings!

If you want to watch DVDs with the minimum of fuss, I think LoveFilm does this really well. They offer a free trial. Why not try it and see?!