Refurber.com - Renovating Advice Powered by Renovators

Refurber is the latest in do it yourself advice networks brought to you by the creators of Minti. You can find all kinds of information to help you with your next home improvement project, whether it’s tips on hiring a contractor or where to find your water shut off valves. You can post pictures of your project and get advice on how you can improve what you’re doing, or help others if you know a good deal about the home improvement field. If you’ve found a particular tip helpful, you can give it a high ranking so that future viewers looking to solve the same problem are directed to the best advice first. It’s a social network, so you can join groups with people working on similar projects, send each other messages, set up a profile, and all of the other typical social networking features. So the next time you are having a hard time choosing between bi-fold, French, or sliding doors, you know where to turn to get advice.

“Refurber is a place for those passionate about renovations, DIY, landscaping, design and anything related to home improvement. Members can share and gain valuable advice on a wide range of home improvement related topics. “The content is created by members who share real experience in the form of articles. The articles are tagged, rated and commented on by the community to encourage the integrity and relevancy of the information created. Consider Refurber as your global advice toolbox and expect lots of new features to be constantly added to the site as our community grows.”

The site creators have already launched a successful social networking site that revolves around rating advice, so they’ve learned from that process to help them create a successful site right from the start. There are already a lot of tips and useful information available.

How will they compete with other sites offering the same information, but with recognized pros offering advice and sponsors set up to make a profit? Which site setup will users prefer?