OLX Deploys New Solution, “Do-It-For-Me“

L-R: Mr. Daan Sanders (CEO, Middle East & Africa, OLX) Ms. Lola Masha (Country Manager, OLX Nigeria) and Mr.Uzoma Dozie (CEO, Diamond Bank) at the launch of OLX ‘Do it for me’ on Diamond's TV Tech Turks in Lagos

OLX has announced the launch of its new product “Do-it-for-me“. The solution makes use of OLX-verified ‘Champions’ who handle transactions (buying or selling) on behalf of users on the platform. Right now, they have around 100 verified ‘champions’, ready to be deployed when they roll out across the board. Of course, the service doesn’t come for free; users who do not want to manage their transactions themselves will have to speed up.

If Do-it-for-me works well in Nigeria, OLX will export the model to other emerging markets like India, Pakistan, and Indonesia because of how similar the markets are, said Daan Sanders, CEO Middle East & Africa, OLX.

The classifieds service was founded by Fabrice Grinda, and Alec Oxenford in 2006 and their current model is a ‘DIY (Do It Yourself), where users come online, and post items they have to sell then make arrangements to meet prospective buyers in person. They are present in 106 countries, as a subsidiary of Naspers, and have around 2000 global staff. The site currently has 300 million unique users and averages 45 billion page views a month.