Sarah Beeny, the property guru and TV personality, is a household name with her engaging series on renovating property. She has also made a name for herself as a web entrepreneur, with two succesful sites under her belt - Tepilo, the site that enables buyers to sell or let their home with no charges or commission and mysinglefriend.com, the revolutionary dating site, matchmaking fabulous friends.

SARAH'S FAVOURITE SITES

Lovemoney.com – A really innovative website for keeping your finances in order, with great tips and advice on saving money and finding the best deals. They’ve just introduced a great new online banking tool and there are always good videos.

Betternest.co.uk – Tipping these guys to go far. Started last year by a group of architects, they aim to explore permitted development rights on properties, and can produce a 3D model of your property showing all the possible extensions you could make, with before and after valuations and advice on getting permission should you need it.

MyDeco.com – Another really innovative site with some great tools. Their 3D room planner lets you take home furnishings off the shelf and try them in a model of your room before you buy. There are hundreds of retailers on there now, and you can even shop for things like paint.

Smarta.com – A brilliant entrepreneurial resource which aims to support new businesses. From getting advice to watching videos of some huge entrepreneurs, it’s a site you can spend hours on reading up about how best to approach things.

Mybuilder.com – A great website that works like a sort of dating agency for homeowners and tradespeople. You can read user reviews and leave details of future projects to get some great quotes.

baababy.co.uk - A lovely feel-good website to buy organic natural baby clothes and gifts for people, and being a mum of four boys i’m a regular visitor.

11 Mar 10