Easyroommate.com Review
"User friendly, very responsive with broad
popular appeal"
Layout
The
site’s structure is split into two sets of advertising
listings - people who need a room and people who have a room
available for rent. If you need a room, you have to create a
profile and post it on the site. The
profile will include
some basic information that you have to enter including your
preferences and contact information.
Similarly people who have accommodation available create a
profile with a picture of the room or house, the area, the
term, the asking rent, whether utilities are included in
monthly rent or not etc, and post it on the site as an
advertisement. Once you have registered and are logged in,
there is a neat control panel to the left of each page, with
links to the different parts of the site.
Features
All posted on the site either by
potential landlords or tenants and automatically listed in
the appropriate area. The advanced search feature of
searching by rent band makes it very convenient for users to
narrow their search.
The site offers a ‘Basic’ membership free
of cost which includes free profile creation
and ad
placement. But, in order to get access to contact
information of members, the site requires you to upgrade
your membership to ‘Premium’. With Premium Membership, you
can view contact information of all members provided they’ve listed the information. With its integrated email and
messaging system, the site provides a convenient and easy
way to contact each other besides offering a way to maintain
privacy if you’re not comfortable displaying your number in
public.
Customer support
The site has a number of FAQs on their
site to help you out with any questions. If your problem or
question is not listed, you can contact the office at 0871
4741580 or mail them at
frank@easyroommate.com.
Fees
Placing an
ad Creating
a profile
10 days:
£29.90 5 days:
£14.90
30 days: £39.90 10 days:
£19.90
6 months:
£69.90
30 days:
£29.90
1 year:
£89.90
The fees can be paid via debit or credit
card and also by money transfer or cheque. Fees are a little
on the higher side compared to most other websites offering
the same service, but as they say, you get what you pay for!
Ease of use
The layout looks good and navigation has
been structured well making it easy to follow. Pages load
fast, links to different sections of the site are displayed
prominently, and payment processing is done efficiently as
testified by the site’s users.
The members’ interface is also sleek and
offers the option of uploading up to 4 images. If you see
any post you like or any important communication, you can
save it to your 'favourites' folder, and conveniently access
it at a later time.
Effectiveness
Its sheer popularity amongst web users
makes it one of the most highly effective websites for flat
sharing and house sharing solutions. Registration, setting
up your profile and posting your ad can be done relatively
fast and easily. Contact and payment system is well defined
and easy to use. Moreover, Easy Roommate has a very large
member base and so, the chances of you finding what you’re
looking for is significantly higher. This may be one of the
reasons why it keeps gaining in popularity.
Whether it’s hunting for a flat or a
flatmate, you should definitely have your profile listed
here.
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