September, 2007

“It gives truthful as well as useful information about relevant companies/products I depend upon to do my work. Thanks so much. This is really a great idea!”

idea of “What makes this website valuable?” We’re looking at how well a website serves your needs—and how that site might compare not only to others, but whether or not it adheres to (formal or informal) standards.

  This 1st Anniversary feature is all about the best websites to serve you. All of the sites in this section are 3-Star rated. Of those, the Top Five are the only perfect-rated websites that we’ve found in the past year of our analyses. These are the Best of the Best. At this point in time, industrial- and manufacturing-related sites just don’t get any better.

“Saves me time.”

  What have we confirmed through our first year with OnSite? It’s all about content, organization, and tools designed and integrated to make your life easier. Each of those areas is multifaceted.

  There’s good content and there’s great content. What distinguishes the two? Good content leaves important questions unanswered.
 

“I feel that there has been a need for this type of section in the engineering and manufacturing fields.”

  Website tools are becoming more and more important as the demands on you increase. Tools include everything from simple conveniences (such as Email To and Printer Friendly functionality) to complex and extremely useful product configurators and online shopping. All of the sites presented here include a variety of such tools and—with only a couple of exceptions—meet the exceptional challenge of providing convenient and effective eCommerce in a predominantly distributor-centric world.

  Most importantly, the sites presented here are setting trends; companies can use these sites as examples of how to do it right.

  Are we on-track with OnSite? Take a look at the quotes on this page. They’re straight from you, our readers—unplugged, unfiltered, unedited.

  Your readership has spoken loudly, clearly. More than 98% of OnSite WebReviews readers have consistently indicated that the section is informative.

        “It will help you select
                  top-rate companies.”

  It’s a pleasure producing OnSite WebReviews, and we hope you’ll continue to keep it in your bag of productivity tricks.