GoDaddy’s has entered an agreement to acquire Pagely for an undisclosed amount. The deal is driven by GoDaddy’s continued interest in developing eCommerce as a core function of its expanding website services. We examine.
Back in June, we reported on Duda’s $50 million Series D round. The company intended to put the money to use in all the usual
Newfold Digital’s power play continues. After coming out of the gate strong with a mega-rollup of web hosting and online marketing companies, its latest news comes with Thursday’s acquisition of popular WordPress SEO Plugin Yoast.
Wix announced on its Q2 earnings call today that it will become the website builder for Vistaprint. At first glance, it appears to be the
Wix today took a rather large step in its ongoing evolution as a marketing and digital presence platform: native apps. Erstwhile positioned more as a website builder, Wix now broadens its range to the world of mobile apps. We examine.
Bluehost today announced a WordPress website builder to help SMBs create sites in minutes. This follows a clear trend towards vertical integration and expanded features and has clear synergies and adjacencies to Bluehost’s core hosting product.
Far on the simplicity side of the website-builder spectrum is Boston-based Fisherman. The company just raised $1 million to eliminate friction from SMB presence, or what it calls the “No Effort Web.” We examine.
Wix has landed another big fish in the ongoing battle for dominance in the small business website space. Before we saw the announcement land in
Roughly six months after acquiring the payments platform Poynt, GoDaddy has launched its native payments solution for its SMB customers. According to the company’s announcement
The website builder company Duda has raised $50 million in a Series D round. This latest raise, led by Claridge IL, brings Duda’s total fundraising
Newfold Digital now officially launches and flips on the open-for-business sign. As part of this moment, it’s also taking the chance to roll out new branding through an employee-created logo. We examine its strategic positioning.
The site-builder platform Mono Solutions has landed a new partnership with Xyrsos Odigos (that’s Greek for “Yellow Pages”) to provide websites and other digital solutions
One of the biggest events in the website world over the past year was the formation of Newfold Digital. After covering the news last month, we’re going one level deeper with our video panel of M&A experts.
GoDaddy just made it easier to manage Instagram campaigns. Its direct integration lets SMBs post directly to Instagram from their GoDaddy dashboard — engendering one-stop convenience.
The latest evidence of website-world momentum is Squarespace’s latest funding round. The website builder raised $300 million, bringing its valuation to a whopping $10 billion. We examine.
Microsoft has officially entered the website-builder competitive fray. Last week, it announced a new suite of free tools designed for SMBs to get a website up and running quickly. We break down the strategic implications.
The latest acquisition in the website world came earlier this month when Automattic bought Parse.ly. This will give Automattic more direct access to publishing data and e-commerce insights.
Clearlake Capital today announced the completion of its $3 billion acquisition of Endurance International. It will also partner with Siris Capital to form Newfold Digital, a rollup that combines the products of Endurance and Web.com.
Benchmark Bytes is a series that examines Localogy’s original data on SMB tech deployment. Based on its recent Small Business Trends report, each installment drills down on a data excerpt and draws out meaning for Localogy Insider readers.
The user-engagement platform Overtok has struck a deal to include its tools in cloud-based website developer Wix‘s app store. The partnership aims to help businesses
