Julia K.

Every professional who cares about networking needs to be a member of this site. I've personally gotten someone a job where I work because she contacted me through linkedin. My fiance got his current job because someone he worked with in the past found him on linkedin. In a tough economy like today, it's about WHO you know, not WHAT you know.

I am addicted to this site. The home tours are my favorite because you get to see so many styles of decorating. Lot's of great resources, good deals, trends and DIY ideas. Every Friday they prepare a list of local sales (in their 6 specialty areas).

Ok, first of all, is there a way to filter by items that are available at a store? If there is, I haven't seen it and have been annoyed MANY times. Sometimes I don't have time to wait for an item to be shipped, so I want to know what the store inventory looks like! Speaking of shipping, I once ordered a bunch of x-mas gifts around the middle of November. Sometime mid December I get an e-mail saying 1/2 of my order is back ordered and won't be delivered until late January, do I still want the rest of my order? NO! Cancel everything, I'll do my shopping on amazon. Not happy with this site, although I do love the store.

What wouldn't I buy on amazon?! This is the first place I stop before purchasing anything. In my experience, amazon has pretty decent customer service if you can find the phone number. There were several times that the item I purchased dropped in price and I was able to get a credit for my next purchase. I purchased amazon prime this year and I'm hooked. Most of my packages come in exactly 2 days! For all the negative reviews of specific amazon sellers, although I haven't had a negative experience, I urge them to try to stick to products which have 'sold by amazon.com' in the description. Make sure to post a negative review for the seller on amazon, because I believe amazon kicks them off after several bad reviews.

This is my wedding planning website of choice. I love all the tools it provides for planning and budgeting. It has so many reviews of vendors, that I've started going there before going to yelp. Forums are excellent. I typically receive responses within 5 minutes of posting. I just started my free wedding website through weddingwire and it has lots of cool features & applications such as free music uploads, photo albums, registries & nightlife suggestions for guests.

This is a good source for everything wedding related. Lot's of advice forums, cool ideas and planning tips. I've experienced a lot of errors on the site lately which is frustrating. The dress area has a lot of dresses to find inspiration, but it lists only several dresses per designer. You can also have start a free wedding website or get a personal url for $30.

I'm a fan of imeem. I have to admit, I do usually listen to it through my phone, but I have used the online version several times. I have found practically all of the songs I've searched for. I think the discovery feature is just as good if not better than pandora or last.fm. Best part about the mobile app are the free playlists for the summer music festivals. Not sure if they have these online.

I heart etsy! My home would look so bleh without it. You could buy anything from artwork to jewelry to baby clothes there. Very easy to use site, many features other shopping sites don't have such as ability to search for local sellers and ways to request custom items in the alchemy section. Etsy sellers are not your typical seller. They have super communication skills and are willing to go out of their way to make you satisfied. I usually get hand written notes and free samples when my purchase arrives. I love this site so much, I got inspired to start my own store on etsy and found an incredible amount of resources to help me get started and start selling.