BeatThatQuote.com was a British price comparison site specializing in personal finance products. The site was disabled in 2013 after being acquired by Google.
History
BeatThatQuote.com was launched by John Paleomylites in February 2005 based in London's Kentish Town. In the financial year 2006 to 2007 the company posted revenues of £7.8 million.
BeatThatQuote.com was ranked by Nielsen Online as the fastest growing UK website in 2007, was acquired by Google in March 2011 for £37.7 million. BeatThatQuote.com was penalised by Google for search engine spamming the day after it acquired it.
In turn, Google created Google Compare using some of the technology that they had acquired. However, this was not a success and it was closed in March 2016.
Affiliations
As well as operating their own website, BeatThatQuote.com also provided the services for other comparison websites such as ArgosCompare.co.uk and other financial comparison websites.
See also
References
- "Lady luck smiles again on driver of fast growth online match-maker". Financial Times. 23 June 2006. Archived from the original on November 1, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
- "Sunday Times Rich List: John Paleomylites". The Sunday Times. London. 27 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
- Goldsmith, Julian (29 January 2008). "Comparison site gets smart to beat that competition". Silicon.com. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
- Davidson, Darren (14 February 2008). "Facebook loses out to BeatThatQuote.com as fastest growing website". Brand Republic. Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
- "Beat that! Google acquires the UK's BeatThatQuote.com for £37.7m". Techcrunch Europe. 2011-07-13.
- "Google demotes BeatThatQuote one day after buying it". The Register. 8 March 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- "Google is shutting down Google Compare". The Verge. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- "Argos Credit & Insurance - Argos Compare". Archived from the original on 2011-02-28. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
