FindTheBest.com
FindTheBest.com is a robust site that provides insightfully relevant content through a familiar interface. Yes, that's a mouthful, so let me break it down. FindTheBest.com provides ratings and comparisons on different categories of information. What makes it unique is that each category's results and ratings are made up of the relevant attributes of that grouping. Even if the rankings data are somewhat questionable, it's the monumental effort that must go into creating each category that's ambitious.
When you drill down into results, you'll find that they're pulling data from multiple sources and computing an aggregated score called the "Smart Rating." So what they've essentially created is a utopia for rankings and comparison junkies (like me).
The takeaway here is to keep it simple, but provide quality content throughout the entire online experience. FindTheBest.com's investment is in content. By creating content, unique category pages, building their own power rating system, and aggregating content they created a superior information resource. Additionally, the content is extremely valuable throughout all web channels, for social sharing, mobile search, and email distribution. In the process of building out their content, FindTheBest.com has become a one-stop, cross-industry, information marketplace with a sticky appeal.
