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Australian Online Shopping Sites Featured On New Portal

HelpMeSis.com.au is a brand new website that acts as a portal featuring the very best Australian online shopping sites and information websites. The comprehensive and well-researched website has been 2 years in the making and saves women valuable time and frustration by only showing the best and most relevant websites in each of the many categories.

After 2 years of meticulous research and web development, HelpMeSis.com.au was officially launched in Sydney on 1 January 2010. This comprehensive website acts as a useful portal for busy Australian women, showing them the very best Australian online shopping sites and information websites.

The extensive and informative guide to Australia’s best and most relevant websites was created to help time-poor women find quality products, information and services quickly and easily.

Its launch was the culmination of two years of labour by former high school teacher Veronica Ryan.

“Over the past few years, I have visited and revisited many thousands of Australian websites and have handpicked hundreds of the very best to be included in the HelpMeSis website,” said Ms Ryan. “I have chosen these websites for their overall quality, integrity and security and their usefulness and relevance to Australian women,” she said.

The website listings and reviews have been organised into logical categories. Along with a logo, name, link to the site and description of products and services, Ms Ryan has also included practical details such as each company’s ABN and shipping information for shopping websites.

“To have all this information available on one website means women no longer need to visit dozens of individual websites first to find out exactly what they offer and whether they provide online shopping and Australia-wide shipping. They can compare all of this on the HelpMeSis website and only visit the most relevant website, saving them a great deal of time,” said Ms Ryan.

The manual selection process for included websites, together with the navigational simplicity of the portal, its sheer comprehensiveness, detailed information and overall relevance to Australian women, sets HelpMeSis apart from other online directories.

In addition to Australian shopping websites, the HelpMeSis portal also includes a number of themed information sections. A ‘Green Guide‘ offers a great deal of information about green products and services and links to quality businesses that sell natural Australian organic products. The ‘Useful Information‘ section provides answers to many common queries Australian women have. A complete ‘Parenting‘ and baby shopping section gives links to Australian stores specialising in quality parenting & baby products and to sites offering expert information and advice for parents.

Other noteworthy sections on the HelpMeSis website include a ‘Health and Fitness‘ section and a ‘Leisure‘ section, which offers links to websites providing What’s On information for all Australian capital cities and the Gold Coast. The site further features a blog spot and people can sign up to receive an informative monthly HelpMeSis newsletter.

Men needn’t feel left out either, as Ms Ryan has also launched a ‘brother’ site, aptly named HelpMeBro.com.au where men can shop online at the best Australian online shopping sites. This guys-only site has many of the features of the women’s site but has been styled for men and doesn’t include any of the ‘girly’ content.

To find out more, please visit the HelpMeSis and HelpMeBro websites.

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Shopping Online Safely

We have all heard horror stories about online shopping, but how can we avoid becoming just another victim? It’s easier than you think. My first suggestion is shop within your own country when possible. Why? Because online stores in Australia must abide by the fair trading laws of Australia and the states where the business operates from. If you shop overseas and you feel you a have legitimate dispute you have no legal recourse as you are not a citizen and consumer protection laws here do not protect you against unlawful practices overseas. 

My second suggestion is that you always check the security provisions in place in the store you are planning to buy from. Thirdly, Before disclosing your credit card details be sure you are in a secure environment. Is there a padlock in the address area or in the bottom right of the screen? Does the address begin with https instead of the usual http? Have you been diverted to a secure gateway eg. PayPal or a bank gateway? Before you purchase it is also advisable that you are aware of the store’s returns policy.

Finally and very importantly always make sure your computer has the best anti virus software you can get and be sure that it is kept updated. For more information read the helpmesis safe shopping guide on the helpmesis website.

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