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Wightbay Sells

Monday, 4th February, 2008 at 3:57 pm, Isle of Wight

Island-wide, Media

Wightbay SellsWell done to Martin and his team on selling the online classified advert site, Wightbay.

We spoke to him today and the purchasers, Friday Ads, after hearing the story on IW Radio.

Since its launch in 2003, it’s grown well, to the point it has 600 new adverts placed on it a day, Martin tells us.

Discussion with Friday Ads started before xmas and, we hear from Martin, six companies were in the running to buy it. Friday Ads upped their bid and won with highest bid.

Friday Ads, the new owner, has 30 different advertising publications up and down the UK, focused mainly in the south east.

The publications are both online and printed, so we asked Friday Ads if they planned to do a printed advertising paper on the Island, “We’ve no plans to make changes to WightBay currently,” came the reply – so, you never know. They did confirm that they’d keep it as a free advertising platform.

The only change that has occurred is that telephone support will be done from Friday Ads office in Brighton from now on.

It’s interesting that IW County Press didn’t buy the business given they’ve bought the Weekly Ads publication, which was competing with the adverts in the weekly County Press.

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3 Responses to “Wightbay Sells”

  1. Click if you like this comment spud     says:
    6, October 2008 at 11:48 am

    Sold Wightbay to Friday Add have we?? Is that why I cannot get on to the site anymore???

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  2. Click if you like this comment luke     says:
    31, March 2009 at 2:53 pm

    why is it asking me to pay £3,00, i thought it was a free ad site, and i read that friday add wasnt going to make changes, i wount be using it then if i have to pay.

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  3. Click if you like this comment S Clarke     says:
    9, April 2009 at 12:35 pm

    I’ve also noticed they didn’t keep the FREE LISTING platform for long and now charge £3.00 to list a motor!

    I am the part owner of the Island FREE auto trader website, iwcars.com. We provide a free service and our proudly run by Islander’s for Islander’s.

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