Blogmutt Offers More for Writers and Clients
In the Internet age, crowdsourcing now applies to blog writing as small and large companies alike hire freelance writers to write posts for them. Blogmutt is one such service that focuses its efforts on small businesses that know the importance of a blog but do not have the time or the ability to keep a writer on staff. It serves customers by offering a platform to find writers, who can then go through a review process with the customer. Writers post drafts on the website, and the client can review them and decide which post here or she prefers. Customers pay a monthly fee, and writers receive pay for every post that a company claims to use. While a few similar companies exist, Blogmutt fits somewhere in the middle in terms of cost and pay rate. Read more »
When making a rental of any kind, it is wise to get local rent rates from multiple nearby vendors. Calling or visiting each one can take up a lot of time and effort, even with the myriad of online rental websites. Another problem with searching online is that individual websites tend to focus on a specific range of goods, items, or services, making it impossible to find a variety of different things in one place. This is where Rentabilities comes in. Rentabilities is a free website that helps you lets you find and rent nearly anything from nearby vendors. Some have said it works as “eBay for rental equipment and items,” and its range of goods certainly sets it apart. Its creators claim that it offers nearly 200,000 items from thousands of local merchants. It is beneficial to the consumer, who can get fast quotes for any item and get very different things for a single event without needing to shop in different places or view different websites. It is also beneficial to rental businesses, putting smaller ones on par with larger competitors so users can choose based on price and availability. 
The food distribution industry is a huge one fraught with broken supply chains and a general lack of price transparency. This makes it ripe for change at a time when there is an increasing interest in the combination of quality, speed, and integrity in business. Foodem is an online marketplace, business intelligence and process automation solution for the massive annual U.S. food distribution industry. It is a website where bulk food purchasers such as restaurants, hotels and caterers can buy food in an efficient, user-friendly and cost-effective matter. 
The online grocery delivery marketplace is rapidly growing, and a company trying to fit into this crowded industry needs something that sets it apart. Greenling is one of these companies, delivering fresh produce, meat, dairy, and just about any other grocery items to your house fresh from local farms on a subscription basis. The idea is to bridge the gap between those who want to eat organic and local but do not have the time or means to attain it. Most grocers, even large chains, have extremely limited selections of organic food, very seldom from local farmers. It is also distinct from other online grocery delivery services in that it does not require a group order and it is not specific to only vegetables or fruit or strictly meats. Greenling allows users to eats healthier, focusing on creating meal kits according to a customer’s desires, while at the same time helping small local farmers. 
E-commerce is a huge market in just about every field and industry. Any large retailer has an online presence as well as most small businesses. One of the biggest industries employing e-commerce either directly from a company’s website or secondhand through an online marketplace featuring many different companies is fashion. Along with the ability to purchase clothing online, there are also many blogs, recommendation services, and style magazines on the Internet. StyleSeek is a startup that combines e-commerce and analytics in a unique way, focusing on getting to know an individual’s style in order to make the best recommendations. It does this in a way that engages users without relying on trends or social media feeds, allowing each one to develop his or her own style. It is a service its creators call “Pandora for e-commerce products,” one that offers a distinctly different experience than the many other online fashion marketplaces. 
Booking a flight can be simple for some, but it can be a long and arduous process for those seeking the best price. Choosing between numerous airlines while prices rise and fall unpredictably can be quite stressful. Many end up regretting that they did not either book sooner or have the patience to wait until prices dropped. For these people there is Hopper, an app that can help them find the best time to fly and the best time to buy. The app analyzes billions of flight prices daily to predict how prices will change, which is not a new concept, but Hopper has been developing its own price prediction technology in order to focus on helping users get the best flight deals with better speed and precision. 
Food is not only a necessity, but a passion that many people share. Whether searching for the perfect recipe, understanding how to be a better cook, or finding ways to adhere to a particular diet, there are innumerable websites dedicated to it in one way or another. For those who love cooking, the Internet offers an invaluable database of recipes from chefs of all levels of experience and knowledge to share with each other. Feastie is one such website with one major distinction: it collects recipes exclusively from food blogs. Updated daily, it now has nearly 200,000 recipes from thousands of blogs, and its creators claim that this makes it the largest food blogger recipe catalog online. Its front page offers a visual search with recipes listed when a user clicks on a particular photo, making it easier to choose recipes that appeal to you. A few additional features and tools set Feastie apart as well. 
Groups looking to throw a fundraiser need a place to do so, and a restaurant is often a good option. A launch party or even simple information meeting at a restaurant can help to bring in business during its slower business hours. An arrangement between a restaurant and a group, particularly one hoping to bring in a large group of people, can take a long time and a lot of work. This is where GroupRaise comes in, helping them find each other more efficiently than traditional methods. Its creators tout it as local community networking for groups and restaurants. Its site will let restaurants post available time slots that groups can request online, and the group earns a percentage of the sales for its cause while restaurants can give back to the community. The restaurant does not need to offer discounts or coupons, but can give a cause some of its profit that is essentially extra by reaping the benefit of having more customers who would not normally be there at that time. 
Competition can drive people to do better, and the workplace is no exception. An employee incentive program that combines performance recognition with the current trend to gamify competition even in the most professional settings could be an excellent means of engaging people to work harder. This is the concept behind DueProps, which offers employee motivation via a peer recognition game for workplaces. It is an app that gamifies employee appreciation so that employers can recognize work effort to reward those who perform well. Its developers created it based upon the premise that people who feel appreciated are happier, more engaged, and more productive at their jobs. 
The problem of growing waste and a lack of space for it is a pressing one. Many governments are issuing stricter environmental standards, and many companies have made efforts to combat this problem through recycling and other initiatives. Cocoa is a startup focused on organic food production and waste management through clean technology. The service it provides is to transform organic waste into compost and compost-based fertilizers. By doing so, it offer a unique solution for farmers that benefits them as well as the problem of dwindling landfill space. To do so, Cocoa uses its own patent-pending technology to transform organic waste into a safe and sustainable fertilizer that the company then sells to farms.