www.AyosDito.ph is the latest online classified website to make its presence in the Philippines to serve the local and expatriate community. Since its public launch on 2 March 2009, it has attracted more than 27,000 visitors per day and 16,000 live advertisements. Its growth is poised to make it the leading general classified portal in the country.

The adoption of the commonly used term “Ayosdito” which means “Ok Here” reflects the company’s confidence that users will have a positive experience with the website to help them with their online classifieds needs.

Ayosdito.ph is managed by 701Search Inc, incorporated in November 2008 as a subsidiary of 701 Search Pte Ltd, which was established in Sept 2006 as a joint venture between Southeast Asia’s leading media organization Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) and Norwegian media group Schibsted ASA.

In line with its thrust to be the most preferred general classified portal, www.AyosDito.ph launches its promotional activity entitled “Post And Win”. The promo starts on May 8 and will run until June 31, 2009. To get a chance to win, advertisers must post an ad within the promo period to earn a ticket. There will be seven weekly draws and one grand draw which will be held on July 1. All draws will be done electronically. The ad placement is for free and advertisers will also get a chance to win iPods, an HP Mini notebook, a digital camera for the weekly draws. Grand prize winners can choose an iPhone or a three-day, two-night trip for two to any of the following destinations: Singapore, Hongkong, Boracay or Palawan.

Unlike many of the online classified sites that are available to the local Filipino populace, AyosDito.ph offers four distinct advantages over the other industry players.

1.       Clean and concise user-friendly interface. Buyers and sellers can easily search for items of their choice via the search fields of either product category or region. Because of the ease in navigation, AyosDito.ph has received positive reviews and support from users and advertisers.

2.       Nationwide scope and Regional clustering. This offers a convenient reference for buyers and sellers to target the relevant populace within their same locality. The website has the map of the Philippines on its home page, with its 16 regions and provinces marked out for ease of use.

3.       Moderated advertisement postings. All product listings are reviewed and moderated to ensure that only bona-fide high-quality product and service advertisements are listed. Advertisements offering prohibited and pirated items and unwholesome services will not be published. Currently, AyosDito.ph offers eight broad categories of popular items – Vehicles, Properties, Electronics, Home and Personal Items, Leisure/Sports/Hobbies, Business-to- Business, Jobs and Services, and others.

4.       No membership or signing-up fees. AyosDito.ph was created as a hassle-free and effective platform for users to buy and sell at their convenience and to encourage more Filipinos in particular to buy and sell online.

“AyosDito.ph offers a compelling platform for the sellers with a far-reaching e-marketplace of ready buyers and in turn, gives buyers access to an extensive listings of products and services. We are committed to grow this website to be the premier one-stop shop for Filipinos to conveniently buy and sell anytime and anywhere within the Philippines.” said Jose Manuel Pabalan, general manager of 701Search (Philippines) Inc.