In recent years there has been a distinct rise in the number of SIM-only deals on the UK phone market. Networks are finally listening to customers who are unhappy with the high cost of tariffs after their contract has expired. On the face of it, these newer options seem to represent better value for money for customers, but we’ve delved a little deeper to compare the best SIM card deals on the market when compared to new SIM-only companies such as giffgaff.

Let’s look at the Pay Monthly market, as these seem to be where we can find the best deals. Also worth noting is that the average person in the UK spent £439 per year – or £36.50 per month – on their mobile phones in 2011, according to BillMonitor. So let’s take this as a benchmark and see what we can get for our money.

First up is O2 pay monthly on a 1-month contract. For your £36 per month you get unlimited texts and 900 UK minutes but a mere 1GB of internet data. Commit to a 12-month contract and you get unlimited minutes and texts and 2GB of data for £31, however you are tied down to this for the term of the contract.

Secondly, we have Vodafone, which offers a slightly better deal. On a 30-day contract you get 600 UK minutes, unlimited texts and 500MB of data for £23 per month. Commit to a 12-month deal and you can get unlimited minutes and texts as well as 2GB of data for £26 per month.

Thirdly, Orange’s Panther 36 SIM gives you 1200 anytime minutes and unlimited texts yet only 1GB of data for your £36 per month. On the upside, it’s on a 1-month contract, however, if you have an iPhone you’re likely to use more than your allowance of data, so it could end up costing you more than you had bargained for each month.

Fourthly, we have T-Mobile. You get unlimited minutes, data and texts for £31 per month with their Full Monty SIM plan. However, this requires a 12-month contract and some users have complained about reception, even in built up areas.

Finally we have a different proposition altogether from giffgaff. They are an online SIM-only service provider with a community-run network of users. They have low running costs, so the savings are passed on to the user. This is reflected in their prices. Their £25 a month goodybag will give you a whopping 1,500 UK minutes, unlimited giffgaff to giffgaff minutes, unlimited texts and unlimited data. And the best part is, there is no 12-month contract, so you’re free to chop and change your plan at any time.

This is great news when we consider that the average Briton wastes around £171 a year on their phone bill due to unused minutes and texts. As the functionality of smartphones becomes more sophisticated, we are running more and more of our lives through them and as a result we have seen a big jump in average data usage of smartphone owners in the recent years. So plans with high data allowances seem to represent the best value for money. giffgaff’s unlimited data goodybags seem to be the perfect tonic to this. To find out more and to see what’s happening in their world, head over to the giffgaff twitter page.
 

Creating a website allows you to showcase your unique brand or personality. Web design is open to unlimited potential, due to the wide range of tools and templates out there. You don't need to have a degree in coding or graphic design to create a website. Yet it's still important to analyse what works and what doesn't in the field of web design to make your site more user-friendly. The following are a few common mistakes that can be made even when using seemingly fool-proof templates.

1. Including too Much Information

One of the easiest ways to drive away your audience is by overloading your website with too much content. Although it's logical to try and provide your viewers with as much info as possible, this can be confusing and make your site look cluttered. Whittle down your message to a few key points that will fit into a streamlined format. Short, relevant facts and messages can include links to more in-depth content on another page. Online viewers respond well to bullet points, short paragraphs, and visuals.

2. Using Small or Blurry Photographs

When it comes to posting images, less is not always more. This is particularly true if you are posting images to be used as thumbnails in a gallery. Be sure that your viewer gets a clear view of what they're looking at, or they'll quickly lose interest and leave the website. Clear, varied, and large photographs can make your website more visually appealing.

3. Using Too Many Images

Although using images is vital to make your website interesting to viewers, you don't want to overdo this feature either. Just as it's easy to provide too much text, it's also easy to overload your website with imagery and graphics. This will make it harder to navigate. Keep in mind that images take longer to load than text, can obscure your main message, and may not translate well to mobile formats.

4. Not Updating your Content Regularly

Once you have created the perfect website, it's easy to leave it for a long period of time without any updates. However, this can make it hard to find in search results and gives your audience little incentive to keep visiting. You can use UK web hosting services to keep up a blog as well as your main business website. This provides an ideal opportunity to post regular content and link it to your full online network.

5. Not Including a Summary Page

In addition to your products, blog, or other main webpages, you will want to have a summary section that makes your website's purpose very clear to viewers. A brief description on the main page can provide this purpose, as can a separate "about me" section.

By avoiding these common mistakes, you can create a website that is streamlined, easy on the eyes, and useful to visitors. It will entice your audience to come back often, and share what they see with others.
 

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The following article is by a guest writer Martin Weatherall, an advocate in the harmful effects of electro magnetic radiation (EMR). This article comes from his work detailing sources of EMR from dangerous antennas in the area of Woodstock Ontario. Having being effected by EMR himself Martin put together the following list of cancer causing points.

I was surprised just how many I get exposed to on a daily basis. "Cancer is one of the most popular illnesses at present, why be left out? Why be one of the few that does not develop cancer? Here are a few tips and ideas to ensure that you are also included in the great cancer lottery! RADIATION, RADIATION, RADIATION, it is simple, find a good source of non ionizing radiation, (the so-called 'safe stuff' – not the nuclear) and you have a great chance of getting cancer. You and your family may be lucky enough to develop some of the bonus illnesses, the new designer radiation illnesses, such as: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Autism, Fybromyalgia, Severe Allergies, Diabetes, Leukemia and Alzheimer's. You also may suffer old favorites such as Heart Attack, Stroke and Arthritis.

Here are some simple ideas to assist you to get cancer:

1. Use a CELL (mobile) PHONE, use it long and often, the high level of radiation being delivered to your head will provide you with a good chance of brain cancer.

2. Use a CORDLESS PHONE, another good source of radiation to cause brain cancer.

3. Get a DECT CORDLESS PHONE, this baby will not only radiate you when you are talking on it but will radiate your whole house twenty-four hours a day. This is a great way to get your entire family radiated. If you leave it next to your head while you are sleeping, it will be more effective. If you live in an apartment, you can radiate the people in the next unit. This is a real cheap way to do serious harm, no sign up fees, no monthly charges, and no charge for usage, just leave this in the charger; it will do the rest.

4. Attach a WiFi (wireless) system to your computer, it will radiate anyone using the computers in your home and may spread the radiation throughout the entire house. Just leave it turned on and forget about it, ill health should follow.

5. Cook with a MICROWAVE, you do not even have to stand close to the unit, it will cover the entire kitchen and a few other nearby rooms with radiation. You get the added bonus of destroying food nutrition at the same time, another help to cancer.

6. Drive a nice MODERN CAR with lots of gadgets and computerized equipment; drive it long distances for long periods of time. This will ensure that you are well covered in electro magnetic fields, another form of radiation that will harm your body. To make the car even more unhealthy, get a GPS system. If you then use a cell phone in the car, the radiation will bounce all around the interior and radiate you and the other occupants from all different directions. The cell phone will also power up to high power, in order to get transmission out of this 'metal box'.

7. When you sleep, have a CLOCK RADIO, BEDSIDE LIGHTS, TELEPHONE and EXTENSION CORDS near to the bed. This will ensure that you will be receiving a large amount of Electro Magnetic Radiation from the wiring and the appliances. This is a really good way of getting cancer because your body will not be able to recover and rejuvenate itself, as it should during sleep.

8. Use an ELECTRIC BLANKET, keep it turned on and plugged in. This radiates a very high source of Electro Magnetic Radiation through your entire body and should eventually cause some real damage.

9. Visit your MD, your doctor will probably advise you that there is no danger from these devices. You will probably be told that Health Canada and the World Health Organization think these devices are safe and there is more evidence that shows that they are safe than there is evidence, which shows those are causing cancer and very serious harm to health? This will give you a great false sense of security and you can get cancer without even worrying about it.

10. Get WIRELESS GAMES for the kids. This should keep them happy and radiated for many hours. They may even develop A.D.D. and you get the residue radiation.

11. Have a WIRELESS SECURITY SYSTEM. Radiate any burglars and your family.

12. Use a WIRELESS THERMOMETER and all kinds of other wireless devices.

13. Live near a LARGE TRANSMITTING ANTENNA. You will be well received.

14. If you have lots of property, invite cell phone companies to install a CELL PHONE MAST and antennas on your land, you get the house radiated, all your property and the neighbors too! Cancer and you get paid for it. Does it get any better?

15. Live near to HIGH POWER ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION LINES, they should give you quite a great buzz.

16. Live near to a TRANSFORMER or an ELECTRICAL SUB-STATION, you can be the 'live-wire' of the area.

17. Work in an OFFICE ENVIRONMENT with WiFi, computers, electronic equipment wireless telephones and electrical wiring close to your body.

18. Work with POWER TOOLS such as power saws and electrical welding equipment. They cause very high electro magnetic fields. A new way of getting a 'buzz cut'.

19. Sleep near to a FUSE PANEL, DISTRIBUTION BOX. This is another great source of very high levels of EMFs. You will be empowered!

20. Spend lots of time at your KITCHEN SINK, you will probable get GROUND CURRENT ELECTRICITY. This may enter your house from the power utilities electrical distribution system and come in through the water pipes. It may pass through your body and deliver lots of dangerous high frequency radiation.

21 Get lots of X-RAYS and CT SCANS, this is the real heavy-duty radiation, known to cause serious damage in just seconds. Don't wait for your doctor to suggest x-rays.

There are lots more sources of Electro Magnetic Radiation that can help you to develop cancer. The best way is to combine several of these sources together. It is very easy to do because most modern homes have all or most of these serious pollutants easily available. Remember! - The more radiation the merrier and more chance of cancer!

You can also add to your chances of getting cancer by the old stand-byes, smoking, and air pollution and chemical pollution. Mixed with the radiation they should work great! Of course the opposite is also true! If you want to protect yourself from these dangers, start taking action to avoid exposure and tell others what they should avoid!" Relevant sites: www.powerwatch.org.uk www.electricalpollution.com www.mastsanity.org www.microwavenews.com www.healthharmemr.net