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Dubizzle.com broadens outreach with Egypt's online consumers

With rapid growth in both users and listings, the region's leading classifieds and community portal is redefining the concept of local trade as it looks to extend offerings across devices
Cairo, Egypt - June 26, 2011: Dubizzle.com--the region's leading online classifieds and community portal--is pioneering a new direction for Egypt's e-commerce market by offering local consumers a free way to go online to buy, sell, and find things within their community. The portal has proven widely successful in a number of regional markets, with Dubizzle.com currently welcoming over 1.5 million unique visitors a month and more than 70 million page views from across the Middle East and North Africa.

After launching its Egypt portal in October 2010, strategic business alliances--as well as pioneering technical innovations--have kept Dubizzle.com at the forefront of Egypt's burgeoning online marketplace. Catering to Greater Cairo and Alexandria including the North Coast areas, the current website hosts an extensive classifieds section with local properties for rent/sale, job opportunities, a wide range of automotive listings, and a variety of other useful and interactive pages--all accessible in English, Arabic and French.

Reports also show that the number of people visiting Dubizzle.com's Egypt portal has grown exponentially to more than one million page views on a monthly basis. More than 13,000 classified listings have been uploaded from individual users as well as leading real estate, automotive and recruitment companies since the site's launch.

"The Middle East's online marketplace is a bustling forum where consumers are eager to stay connected when and where it suits them best," says Sim Whatley, who along with business partner J.C. Butler co-founded Dubizzle.com after moving to the region in 2005. "The sheer size of the Egyptian market presents people with an enormous selection of pre-owned and brand new consumer products and services. We believe that utilizing the power of the web can make it easier and more efficient for people to do business within their own community, creating value for both buyers and sellers."

This summer, Dubizzle.com broadened its offerings across digital platforms as it launched a mobile version of the website, giving consumers in Egypt the ability to easily access its services from any mobile device while on the go. A beta version of the mobile site is currently accessible from all smartphones with an internet connection. Initially available in English, the company plans to develop Arabic and French versions of the mobile platform later this year, as well as smartphone apps for various mobile devices.

According to Butler, part of what has attracted people to Dubizzle.com is the ability of individuals to share their own content quickly and safely with thousands of potential buyers. "From cars to furniture, we have created an open market in which people can now see real financial returns for their second-hand items," notes Butler. "We are very proud of the way Dubizzle.com has grown in Egypt and that we have been able to offer a service that helps people do business in a way that fits their online lifestyle."

Dubizzle.com will be showcasing its services and highlighted listings to the public at this year's Korba Festival, taking place July 1.

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About Dubizzle.com
Dubizzle.com is a leading free classifieds and community website for users in the Middle East and North Africa. Since its launch in 2005, Dubizzle.com has become the number one portal for users to buy, sell, or find anything in their community. Dubizzle.com is headquartered in the UAE, and is available in Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, and the United Arab Emirates. Dubizzle.com is accessed by over 1.5 million unique visitors with more than 70 million page views on a monthly basis.

For further information about Dubizzle.com, please visit our website www.Dubizzle.com

Twitter page: www.twitter.com/Dubizzle

Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/DubizzleEgypt

Media contact:
Dubizzle.com
Hassan Al Shouli
Tel: +9714-4279779
hassan@Dubizzle.com

Memac Ogilvy & Mather - Cairo
Eva Nabil
(202) 37480202- 3337034
eva.nabil@ogilvy.com

© Press Release 2011