DIYorNot.com Announces a Mobile Version with Home Improvement Project Cost Data

    ST. MICHAELS, MD, April 29, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- DIYorNot.com, the online site featured as "one of the 20 best money Web sites" in the March, 2010 issue of Money magazine, announces the launch of its mobile edition for smartphones.

The site features the national average cost of 350 improvement projects, the figure drawn from the home construction cost books that contractors use to figure their job estimates. When a site visitor enters his or her zipcode, an interactive tool adjusts the figure to that region of the country so homeowners know what it costs where they live. The cost estimate and advice for each project helps homeowners decide if they want to do a project themselves or hire a contractor.

"Our visitors tell us they use the site as a reference to find out the cost of a job they're considering so they can put it in their budget," says Gene Hamilton, creator of both the main and mobile site. They hear from visitors like Renee Hammann who said: "I think this is a great site. I know how to tuckpoint now and saved a lot of money by doing it myself." While some of their visitors are professional contractors, most are homeowners looking for sound advice and solid financial information.

With the launch of the mobile version at http://m.diyornot.com, consumers can access the project cost data when they want it - at a desktop, laptop or on the go on a smartphone as they head into a home center or hardware store. The local specific content makes it a one-of-a-kind interactive financial resource for homeowners everywhere that's easy to use on Internet-enabled cell phones.

DIYorNot.com is the online edition of the newspaper column of the same name, which is syndicated by Tribune Media Services. It went online in 1987 on HouseNet BBS, a bulletin board service that evolved into HouseNet.com, the first home and garden channel on AOL and home improvement Web site. More information can be accessed online at www.diyornot.com and http://m.diyornot.com.

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