OkMalta.com was actually born in 1996 under a different domain name.  In 1999 the domain became www.okmalta.com after it was apparent that people wanted to be able to access the website in an easier manner and thus an easier domain name.

Soon after the first week of its launch the number of hits were 9 and I knew they were not mine!  After 13 years the only marketing for the website was word of mouth and today we have around 15500 daily hits (April 2010 figures).

OkMalta.com was built generally by the public who were always ready to suggest new website and categories that should feature if they were to use it as their homepage.  Today, there are communities of Maltese namely in Australia and Canada who got to know about the site and use it too.  But above all it remains a website that is designed to take the role of the homepage of a Maltese national.

OkMalta.com has clearly become one of the local household names when it comes to websites and over the years has gone through none less than 6 major changes.  The 6th change was launched on Thursday 13th August 2009 and with this change came new features that enhance the site tremendously.  Most notable is the new search box which can now be used to search no fewer than 7 companies.  Another important feature is the top shortcuts to widely used social websites such as Facebook.

Through its current fame www.okmalta.com is now attracting local advertisers who are looking at targeting a local audience.

I hope you will enjoy the experience.

Mark Bugeja