We’ve also made a range of changes in your account section. Be sure to login and check them out.

So what are you waiting for? Why not take a look at the changes as you browse through sella and tell us what you think in the comments.

Worldflight NZ is offering a unique chance to be the first officer aboard a Boeing 737 flight simulator. You will get to spend an hour taking off, flying and landing the plane all the while sitting next to your favourite celebrity. All the fund are being raised for the Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter.

Celebrities on Auction

John Key	Beth Allen	Pippa Wetzell	Dai Henwood	Renee Wright	Ido Drent
Toni Street	Mike Puru	Andrew Mulligan	Jeremy Corbett	Paul Ego	Rodney Hide
Bryce Casey	Roger Farrelly	Miriama Kamo	Clinton Randell	Neil Waka	Jono Pryor

You can view all the worldflight auctions here, so get behind you celebrity by bidding and help support the Auckland Rescue Helicopter.

For February Sella came in as the 20th busiest New Zealand website*.

Looking back and comparing the activity on the site in February 2010 to February 2009. We’ve seen increases in activity of more than 500%

• Bids increased 411%
• Watches increased 520%
• Questions asked increased 832%
• Buy now purchases increased a whopping 4,765%!
• Transaction feedback increased 2,270%

Here’s our overall site stats for February:

The average daily Unique Browsers* increased from 14,791 in January to 15,978 in February.
* Nielsen Online February 2010

Take Advantage of this Growth

With the growth that we’ve seen in the past 12 months, opportunities have arisen. More and more people are coming to sella looking to purchase. This is great if you’re looking to sell new and second hand items, you can do so for free! It doesn’t matter if it’s something as small as an ant or as big as a house, its free to list on sella.

With more activity, comes more listings. More listings = more bargains. So get exploring, you’re bound to find some treasure.

So whether you’re looking to buy or sell items, there are great opportunities on sella.

Sella on Facebook

There’s continued growth of fans on the Sella facebook fanpage. We use this fanpage to communicate some of the interesting things and events on Sella. We encourage you to comment.

If you are not a fan, visit the Sella facebook fanpage and become one!

The winners of the ” List an Item in January ” promotion on sella are Mark and Colleen Esdot from Wellington. Congratulations guys !!

Mark and Colleen have won an overnight cruise for two aboard the Fullers Great Sights Ipipiri in the beautiful Bay of Islands.

For January Sella came in as the 18th busiest New Zealand website*.

We’ve seen increases in activity on the site with more people registering, bidding, buying now and asking questions. Moving into the new year the property section of the site has seen noticeable increases as homes for sale and rental property demand increase at the start of the year as people relocate and get set for the new year.

* Nielsen Online January 2010

Whats Coming in 2010?

Expect to see a range of improvements and promotions throughout 2010. Our aim is to keep growing and getting better, if you have any feedback or suggestions feel free to drop us a comment.

Sella on Facebook

There’s continued growth of fans on the Sella facebook fanpage. We use this fanpage to communicate some of interesting things and events on Sella. We encourage you to comment.

If you are not a fan, visit the Sella facebook fanpage and become one!

Great valentine’s day gifts right here on sella. Use this guide to help you find the right gift for your special someone. Also checkout some of the valentine’s deals starting at $1 reserve.

Valentine’s Day Gift Guide

For Her Jewellery & Watches Fragrances & Perfumes Homeware Mobile Phones Womenswear

For Him Camping & Outdoors Gadgets & Photography Fishing Gifts DVD’s & Movies Car Parts & Accessories

Something Different
	Pets and Animals
	Travel & Accommodation
	Lingerie & Sleepwear
	Wedding Rings
	Relax with a Massage

Valentines Day Super Stores

Great Sights Cruises		Murdoch James Vineyard		Total Experience
Tourism Auckland		FragranceX Perfume		Novotel Auckland Ellerslie
Mercure Auckland		Ibis Ellerslie Auckland		Crown Plaza Auckland
X Flight		Holiday Inn Wellington		Mount Maunganuui B&B

Also check out the special deals from Heritage Hotels and Sky City Grand Hotel.

Over the last couple of months we have had many people contact us asking how they can help spread the word of sella.co.nz, which is fantastic, it is really great to have the support of so many people.

Some of the things that people have asked us about are,

1. Flyers made up to put under car windscreen wipers at cricket / rugby games
2. Signs made up for the wall of their buildings that are highly visible
3. Pamphlets to include in boxes that get sent out with purchases
4. Banners etc for their own websites

So, We would like to ask – what ideas do you have?  Nothing is too crazy as far as we are concerned.

You can get in touch and let us know your ideas by either

• Commenting on this post
• Sending us a DM on twitter - http://twitter.com/sella
• Commenting on our facebook page - http://www.facebook.com/sellaNZ
• Email us via our contact page – http://www.sella.co.nz/help/about-sella/contact-help-desk/

We look forward to all of your ideas and there will be a nice prize for the best suggestions.  We will definitely be actioning some of these suggestions..

Cheers

Shane

Join sella before February 16th and you could win a double pass to Top Gear Live at the ASB Showgrounds in Auckland.

What a way to end our first year of operation – massive traffic growth since the start of the year and we broke all records in December.

December was our busiest month to date on Sella. We are now the 16th busiest New Zealand website*.

* Nielsen Online December 2009

Air New Zealand Kids at Christmas Charity Auctions

During December Sella and Air New Zealand brought you the Air New Zealand Kids at Christmas Charity Auctions. This was a great success and lead to just under $400,000 going to Leukaemia & Blood Foundation, Kids Restore New Zealand & Make A Wish New Zealand.
We had over 100 unique auctions including:

• Luxury holidays at Gold Coast, Hawaii and other locations that includes flights and accommodation.
• International air deals, unlimited business premier and premium economy air travel for 2 months
• Celebrity experiences like painting planes with Richard Kahui, morning tea with the Prime Minister John Key and many more.
• Signed memorabilia from racing legend Greg Murphy and All Whites captain Ryan Nelsen.

Sella on Facebook

Just recently we exceeded beyond 3,000 fans on the Sella facebook fanpage. We use this fanpage to communicate some of interesting things and events on Sella. We encourage you to comment.

Create an auction or classified listing during January to be in to win!

During January when you list an item for sale on sella, you will go in the draw to win an overnight cruise for two in the beautiful Bay of Islands.
So what are you waiting for? have a look round the house and create a free listing.

There’s lots of cool new stuff coming up in 2010, so stay tuned and lets make 2010 Sella’s year