Happy birthday to us! Eye is a year old today

| Nick Salmon Managing Director of EYE

A year ago, on March 19, 2014, we launched Property Industry Eye.

The positive reception that it received from readers and supporting clients was beyond anything we could have hoped for.

Its growth has been spectacular in terms of readership, page views, quantity of reader comments on news stories, and advertising build.

The bedrock of Eye has been, and will continue to be, the quality of its journalism and news reporting. Eye is genuinely and proudly independent of any and all of its advertising clients.

No one can buy our editorial and no one can influence what we report.

We are developing the content of Eye to make it a first-class information resource for our readers and we have been very fortunate in attracting high-quality contributors to our pages. We thank them for helping to make Eye so successful.

Twelve months on from launch, Eye has captured a substantial share of the market and has taken a leading position in bringing daily news to the residential property industry.

It will continue to grow during its second year and readers will see some exciting changes in the coming months – including changes in styling and design that will make our pages even more readable.

This week we were at the LSL Property Press Awards in London – the same event where we had been on the night before we launched Eye in 2014.

That evening a year ago, our editor Ros Renshaw received a ‘Lifetime Achievement’ award. This year Eye was in the shortlist of nominations for Property Trade Magazine of the Year. That’s quite an achievement for what is still a relative newcomer to the market!

We could not have built Eye without the support and encouragement of you, the readers, and we are truly grateful for your participation.

Please keep reading us and spread the word to your colleagues that Eye is the place to come for all the news that is news in the residential property industry.

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30 Comments

  1. Peter Knight
    March 19, 2015 at 07:09

    Congratulations Ros and Nick, you’ve created a “must read” publication in record time.

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  2. danny
    March 19, 2015 at 07:16

    I love you guys but your claiming independence whilst the OTM banner has been in situ for a year, your independently funding the site with ad money from OTM maybe ?? O

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    1. Ric
      March 19, 2015 at 07:29

      Arrghhh you numpty! You are the sort who would not resist standing up in a funeral and saying “he owed me a fiver” HB would have been enough!

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      1. Robert May
        March 19, 2015 at 08:41

        Actually ‘Happy Birthday’ on its own is not enough words to get past the anti spam filter. Besides  that  Happy birthday on its own isn’t enough;  Thank you  Ros, Thank you, Nick and Thank you John!

         

         

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        1. Ric
          March 19, 2015 at 08:43

          H      B       2      u

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        2. Ric
          March 19, 2015 at 08:44

          Where there’s a will there’s a way!

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    2. MF
      March 19, 2015 at 08:12

      Danny the fact that you’re allowed to continually post comments like that one suggests to me that Eye is NOT biased.

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    3. Property Pundit
      March 19, 2015 at 08:57

      As Vic Reeves used to say; ‘You wouldn’t let it lie’

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    4. GPL
      March 19, 2015 at 09:19

      I would much prefer a forum of debate with Property Professionals excluding the Duopoly Employees, Digital Marketing posters etc trying to protect their jobs… however they are just White Noise and Eye provides a platform for debate amongst professionals whatever their view, which is appreciated. If we can have a filter to block the Duopoly Spam Boys n Girls that would be an instant hit!

      Come on Danny…. sing your song…. Oh Daaaaaaannneeeee Booooooy the Duopoly’s faaaaading….

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    5. danny
      March 19, 2015 at 15:48

      Jesus … It was meant be light hearted ..

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  3. Ric
    March 19, 2015 at 07:31

    HB all at Eye. Whatever the side of the fence we sit on re ANY subject, it has been an interesting 1st year on here so far.

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  4. Lance Trendall
    March 19, 2015 at 07:59

    A year already. Happy birthday. Eye has become part of the establishment so fast! Great success.

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  5. Disillusioned
    March 19, 2015 at 07:59

    Happy Birthday EYE and congratulations on what has been an eventful first year. We should have all met up to celebrate the special occasion, nice little party, a few quiet drinks, all sing happy birthday as one…….and then we could get into a discussion about portals, get hammered and kick the **** out of each other! Happy Birthday!

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  6. MF
    March 19, 2015 at 08:07

    Eye alone could probably meet my CPD requirements!  Congratulations Ros and Nick – huge achievement and well deserved success.

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  7. Paul H
    March 19, 2015 at 08:08

    Happy 1st birthday to EYE and congratulations to Ros and Nick for what they’ve managed to achieve in such a short period of time.

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  8. Yorkshire Agent
    March 19, 2015 at 08:11

    Many congratulations and has become as must read, most refreshing from much of the rubbish that we are inflicted with from of the national press.  Keep up the good work.

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  9. RealAgent
    March 19, 2015 at 08:25

    I can genuinely say that every morning reading EYE is one of my first tasks of the day. You’ve done a fabulous job of keeping us right up to date with what’s going on in our world. Congratulations and here’s to the next anniversary!

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  10. BBP
    March 19, 2015 at 08:37

    Happy birthday Eye!

    Our number one must-read news source of the day! at BBPEstates, we start the day with “Eye”.

    Without “Eye” it wouldn’t be possible for us to stay up-to-date.

    Thanking you to all.

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  11. Property Pundit
    March 19, 2015 at 08:56

    Happy First Birthday to the ‘go to’ place for industry news and opinions.

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  12. EHenderson
    March 19, 2015 at 09:01

    Well done – don’t always agree with your viewpoint but no one can deny your audience and influence.

    Happy birthday.

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  13. Gump
    March 19, 2015 at 09:18

    Happy Birthday Eye!

    The paper anniversary for The Paper, congrats

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  14. GPL
    March 19, 2015 at 09:24

    Happy Birthday & well done to all involved at Eye for stimulating debate amongst Property Professionals. I don’t Twitter or Facebook so to get me to post at all says a great deal about how valued your Online Publication is to our industry.

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  15. nickthehousewales
    March 19, 2015 at 09:30

    Peter Knight the first to send birthday greetings at 7.09 am. Well done Peter and feel suitably chastened to join the congratulations to EYE at this ungodly late time…..early morning meetings etc!!!

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  16. marcH
    March 19, 2015 at 10:01

    Where would some of us be without your articles and insights ?! Well done, more strength to your elbow, and here’s to many more.

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  17. wilko
    March 19, 2015 at 10:12

    Blimey……a year seems to go in the blink of an eye.

    Congrats to all at the eye and also a big thanks to all contributors……invaluable info and discussion.

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  18. Mark Walker
    March 19, 2015 at 10:21

    Thank you and Happy Birthday Eyeeeeeeee!!!!!!

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  19. smile please
    March 19, 2015 at 12:06

    Happy Birthday Eye!

    An important read and in the most point very enjoyable.

    Would also like to thank the majority of posters that have also found their way here that open up discussion and other avenues of thought.

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  20. 1stTimeBuyer
    March 19, 2015 at 13:18

    A mixture of facts, gossip and lots of opinion from every part of the EA industry. Well done, certainly enjoy reading all myself.  Would be nice to see some articles with genuine figures on the portals i.e. hitwise etc pulled directly by yourselves.  I’m sure most would find very interesting, and impartial.

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  21. Vanessa Warwick
    March 19, 2015 at 14:12

    Happy First Birthday to Property Industry Eye!  Great to be part of the writing team with such a forward thinking site.  You understand that the most up to date information is always the most relevant to the community.  Property Tribes is very pleased to partner with you to bringing the news, as it happens.

    Ros is a committed writer and always gives us something fresh to read each morning.  Eye is always my first port of call for news!   Bravo! and keep up the good work.

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  22. B6RKY
    March 19, 2015 at 20:33

    Happy Birthday. Realagent hit the nail on the head when he said that you have become essential reading. Well done!

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