Cash in on your Spring clean with the Gumtree Price Index
Wednesday 20 April 2011, by The Media TeamSpring is well and truly here, and for lots of us that means that it’s time to throw open the windows, let in the fresh air, and get cleaning! But what to do with all those unwanted items? Use your local Gumtree.com notice board to advertise and cash in on your spring clean. Statistically each …read more
New Gumtree.com TV ads!
Tuesday 29 March 2011, by The Media TeamGumtree.com launched a new five week TV advertising campaign which kicked off on Friday 25 March and will be shown across ITV, Five, C4 and Sky channels. The ads, featuring a catapult, trampoline and a plane, demonstrate the ease of using Gumtree to cash in on the items you don’t want or need any more. …read more
New Gumtree.com TV ad airing tonight
Friday 28 January 2011, by The Media TeamAfter the success of our first TV ad campaign last summer, we’ll be returning to screens tonight on ITV and Channel 5. The two new ads focus on two of our main categories – general good and motors.
Convert unwanted Christmas presents into cash
Thursday 6 January 2011, by The Media TeamCash-savvy Brits are busy converting their Christmas present bloopers into cash according to local noticeboard Gumtree.com. The website has been inundated with people selling their unwanted presents, with 2,917 gifts listed since Christmas Day* – a 386 per cent increase on the same point last year. Those in London, Belfast and Glasgow are the most …read more
About Us
Tuesday 14 December 2010, by The Media TeamIn March 2000, at the height of the dotcom boom, two entrepreneurs by the name of Simon Crookall and Michael Pennington had an idea to set up a classified ads website for Aussies, Kiwis and South Africans arriving in the city. That was when the Gumtree community was born, as thousands flocked to the site …read more
Guest blog post – Streets Alive on car sharing
Friday 12 November 2010, by The Media TeamLiving in the city, many people don’t drive enough to justify the expense of owning a car and yet they have occasions, be it weekly shopping trips to city weekend escapes, when having access to a car suits their needs. And on the other hand, several privately owned cars are being used infrequently in the …read more
John Lees, author of How To Get A Job You’ll Love, writes:
Monday 11 October 2010, by The Media TeamFinding a job in a recession may feel like an uphill struggle. Finding something you enjoy may seem even tougher. Worryingly, people are making all the same job search mistakes that they made during a buoyant economy – but now it matters, because a low-powered job search can set you back months. People are still …read more
Guest blog post – Kevin Harris on Neighbourhoods
Thursday 29 July 2010, by The Media TeamMost of us think neighbourliness is important. We feel relaxed when we know the people around us, more anxious if we don’t trust them. It’s natural to be curious about whether we’re more neighbourly or less neighbourly than we used to be, or whether some kinds of street are more neighbourly than others. So what’s …read more
Happy birthday, Gumtree
Thursday 18 March 2010, by The Media TeamGumtree is 10 years old this year. It’s been a remarkable 10 years, and I want to thank you for your part in making Gumtree the growing success that it is.
