Web.com
Web.com was a U.S. digital-services brand providing website creation, hosting, domain registration, e-commerce, and online marketing tools for small businesses.
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Overview
Web.com was an American digital-services company and brand focused on helping very small businesses, entrepreneurs, and professionals establish and operate an online presence. Its offerings covered website building and design, hosting, domain-name registration, e-commerce tools, lead generation, search-engine optimization, online advertising, social-media services, mobile commerce, and related customer-support and marketing functions. Rather than concentrating exclusively on software for technically sophisticated users, the company positioned itself as a managed-services partner for customers that wanted assistance creating, maintaining, and promoting a business website. The operating company was founded in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1999 as Website Pros Inc., with Darin Brannan identified as its founder. Its earlier corporate lineage included Atlantic Teleservices, a technology-services business established in Jacksonville in 1997 by David Brown. The company initially considered a retail-oriented model in which customers could access physical locations for help developing and maintaining websites. The collapse of the dot-com market in 2000 encouraged a shift toward indirect sales and recurring service relationships. Web.com subsequently expanded through acquisitions and moved from upfront-fee services toward monthly subscriptions. Among its early acquisitions were NetObjects, known for the NetObjects Fusion web-design software, and Innuity, an e-commerce-services provider. The Innuity transaction supported the transition to subscription-based offerings. Website Pros raised venture capital, expanded its customer base, and completed an initial public offering in 2005. It later acquired businesses including eBoz, Leads.com, 1ShoppingCart.com, and Renex, broadening its presence in e-commerce and online lead generation. A major turning point came with the acquisition of Atlanta-based Web.com, a company founded in 1981 and formerly known as Interland. The transaction was announced in 2007, and Website Pros adopted the Web.com name in early 2008. The combined business retained its Jacksonville headquarters and increased its paid-subscriber base substantially. During the following decade, the brand expanded its domain and hosting portfolio through acquisitions including Register.com, Network Solutions, SnapNames, Scoot.com, Yodle, Donweb.com, and Dreamscape Networks. These transactions added domain registration, expired-domain marketplaces, business-directory services, digital marketing, and international operations. Web.com also developed partnerships around payments, e-commerce, and small-business marketing. It worked with payment and financial-technology companies including Chase Paymentech, First Data, and MasterCard, and entered a small-business marketing arrangement with Sam's Club. In 2012, the company became title sponsor of the Web.com Tour, a developmental professional golf circuit associated with the PGA Tour. The sponsorship provided a consumer-facing marketing platform and opportunities for the company to promote its services to small-business owners. The business reported rapid scale during the 2010s. It reached nearly one million subscribers by the end of 2010 and reported 3.3 million subscribers in January 2016. It operated offices and service centers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Argentina. In 2016, reported revenue was $710.5 million, compared with $543.5 million in 2015. These financial figures relate to the former publicly traded company and are not current standalone results for the brand. In 2018, Web.com agreed to be acquired by an affiliate of Siris Capital Group in an all-cash transaction. The revised agreement provided for $28 per share, after an earlier proposal valued at $25 per share. In January 2019, Sharon Rowlands was named chief executive officer. In 2021, Web.com combined with Endurance Web Presence to create Newfold Digital, a joint venture associated with Clearlake Cap…
History
Web.com's corporate history combines the development of a Jacksonville technology-services business with the acquisition of an older Atlanta web-hosting company that supplied the eventual brand name. The early lineage included Atlantic Teleservices, established in Jacksonville in 1997 by David Brown. Website Pros Inc. was founded in 1999 by Darin Brannan, and Brown's business interests became part of the company's development. Website Pros initially explored a retail model for helping customers create and maintain websites, but the collapse of the dot-com market in 2000 led the company to conserve capital and shift toward indirect sales and recurring services. The company expanded through acquisitions. In 2001 it purchased NetObjects, whose assets included the NetObjects Fusion web-design product and related brands. Innuity, an e-commerce-services provider, was acquired in 2002. The Innuity deal helped move the business from upfront fees toward monthly subscriptions. Website Pros grew rapidly, raised funding from Norwest Venture Partners and Insight Venture Partners, and reported tens of thousands of clients before completing an initial public offering in 2005. It subsequently added eBoz, Leads.com, Renex, and 1ShoppingCart.com, extending its capabilities into lead generation, contractor marketing, and e-commerce software. In 2007, Website Pros acquired Web.com, an Atlanta-based company founded in 1981 and formerly known as Interland. The transaction was valued at approximately $129 million and combined the businesses' customer bases and service portfolios. Website Pros changed its name to Web.com in early 2008. David Brown remained chairman and chief executive, while Jeff Stibel, who had led the acquired Web.com business, became president and joined the board. The combination produced a substantial increase in paid subscribers and made Web.com a broader provider of domains, hosting, website services, and small-business solutions. During the 2010s, Web.com used acquisitions and partnerships to build a wider digital-services platform. It acquired Register.com in 2010 and Network Solutions in 2011, adding major domain-registration and hosting operations. Other transactions included Solid Cactus, SnapNames, Scoot.com, Yodle, Donweb.com, and Dreamscape Networks. Yodle, purchased in 2016, strengthened digital marketing and customer-acquisition services. Donweb.com expanded the company's Latin American reach, while Dreamscape Networks added an important Asia-Pacific web-services business. Web.com's business model centered on subscription services and assisted digital adoption. Customers could obtain domains, hosting, website design, online-store functionality, lead generation, search marketing, advertising, social-media support, and customer service through related offerings. The company also partnered with payment providers and marketing organizations, including Chase Paymentech, First Data, MasterCard, and Sam's Club. Its 2012 title sponsorship of the Web.com Tour gave the brand a highly visible marketing platform and supported events where small-business owners could meet company representatives. The company expanded its workforce and support infrastructure across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Argentina. It opened or expanded customer-service facilities in Pennsylvania and Nova Scotia and maintained a substantial presence in Jacksonville and other regional offices. Publicly reported revenue rose from $543.5 million in 2015 to $710.5 million in 2016, while the company reported millions of subscribers and domain names under management. Web.com agreed to be acquired by Siris Capital Group in 2018. Sharon Rowlands became chief executive in January 2019. The company later joined with Endurance Web Presence in 2021 to create Newfold Digital, a private digital-services group backed by Clearlake Capital and Siris Capital Group. Web.com's organizational portfolio continued to be consolidated, including a 2023 merger with iPage. In April 2025, Newfold Digital announced that Web.com would be merged into Network Solutions. Subsequent integration redirected Web.com users toward Network Solutions, ending Web.com's operation as an independent principal brand.
- 2025
Web.com is integrated into Network Solutions
[1]Newfold Digital consolidated the Web.com brand into Network Solutions.
- 2021
Newfold Digital is formed
[1]Web.com merged with Endurance Web Presence to form Newfold Digital.
- 2018
Siris Capital agrees to acquire Web.com
[1]Web.com accepted an amended all-cash acquisition proposal from an affiliate of Siris Capital Group.
- 2016
Yodle and other assets expand marketing services
[1]Web.com acquired Yodle and expanded its small-business marketing capabilities and international service infrastructure.
- 2012
Web.com becomes title sponsor of the Web.com Tour
[1]The company began a title sponsorship of the developmental professional golf tour.
- 2011
Network Solutions is acquired
[1]The transaction added a major domain-registration and hosting business.
- 2010
Register.com is acquired
[1]The acquisition expanded Web.com's domain-registration and hosting customer base.
- 2008
The company adopts the Web.com name
[1]Website Pros changed its corporate name to Web.com and began trading under a new NASDAQ symbol.
- 2007
Website Pros acquires Web.com
[1]The transaction combined Website Pros with the Atlanta company formerly known as Interland.
- 2005
Website Pros goes public
[1]Website Pros completed an initial public offering and continued expanding through acquisitions.
Products and positioning
A managed digital-presence partner for very small and small businesses, emphasizing accessible website creation, hosting, domains, e-commerce, marketing, and assisted services rather than purely self-service technical infrastructure.
Website creation
Web.com Website Builder
Web.com's website-building and managed-design services were aimed at small businesses and entrepreneurs that needed a professional web presence without developing a site entirely themselves. The broader offering combined templates or design assistance with hosting, maintenance, and related business services.
Web hosting
Web.com Hosting
Hosting was a core part of the Web.com service portfolio, supporting customer websites and online stores alongside domain registration and website-management services. It was sold primarily as part of subscription-oriented packages for small and very small businesses.
Domain registration
Web.com Domains
Web.com provided domain-name registration and management through its own operations and acquired businesses such as Register.com and Network Solutions. The company also participated in domain aftermarket services through assets including SnapNames and its relationship with NameJet.
Digital marketing · 2016
Web.com Marketing Services
The marketing portfolio included search-engine optimization, online advertising, social-media support, local-business promotion, and lead generation. The acquisition of Yodle in 2016 materially broadened the company's marketing and customer-acquisition capabilities.
E-commerce
Web.com E-commerce Services
Web.com's e-commerce services supported online stores, mobile commerce, payment processing, and related merchant functions. Acquisitions such as Innuity and 1ShoppingCart.com, together with partnerships involving payment providers, contributed to this part of the portfolio.
Controversies
2019
Web.com discloses customer data breach
Web.com disclosed that unauthorized access to its computer systems resulted in the leakage of customers’ personally identifiable information. The article reports that the stolen information included names, addresses, phone numbers and subscription details; it says credit card credentials were not affected.
Marketing campaigns
- 2012Web.com Tour title sponsorship
United States
Web.com became the title sponsor of a developmental professional golf tour associated with the PGA Tour. The sponsorship connected the brand with professional golf audiences and created opportunities for small-business owners to interact with Web.com representatives at related events and summits.
Outcome. The sponsorship was reported as extending through 2021.
Brand decisions
2025
Consolidation into Network SolutionsStrategyBackground
Newfold Digital began consolidating overlapping consumer and small-business web-services brands.
Action taken
Web.com was merged into Network Solutions and its customer-facing brand presence was redirected to Network Solutions.
Aftermath
Web.com ceased operating as an independent principal brand.
2021
Merger with Endurance Web PresenceM&ABackground
Web.com and Endurance Web Presence were both part of a consolidating digital-services sector.
Action taken
The businesses merged to form Newfold Digital, a joint venture associated with Clearlake Capital and Siris Capital Group.
Aftermath
Web.com became one brand within a larger portfolio of hosting, domain, website, and marketing businesses.
2018
Sale to Siris Capital GroupM&ABackground
Web.com agreed to be taken private after operating as a publicly traded company.
Action taken
An affiliate of Siris Capital Group agreed to acquire Web.com in an all-cash transaction, later amended to $28 per share.
Aftermath
Web.com became part of a private-equity-backed digital-services platform and later joined Endurance Web Presence in Newfold Digital.
Per-share acquisition price. $25 per share → $28 per share (2018)
2007
Acquisition of Web.comM&ABackground
Website Pros sought to broaden its website, hosting, and domain-services platform.
Action taken
Website Pros acquired Atlanta-based Web.com for a transaction valued at approximately $129 million and later adopted the Web.com name.
Aftermath
The combination more than tripled the number of paid subscribers and established the Web.com identity.
Transaction value. $129 million (2007)
2002
Move toward monthly subscriptionsStrategyBackground
The acquisition of Innuity brought an e-commerce-services business into the company.
Action taken
The combined company changed from primarily upfront fees to monthly subscription services.
Aftermath
Recurring subscriptions became a central structure for the company's website, hosting, and marketing services.
2000
Shift from retail access points to indirect salesStrategyBackground
The collapse of the dot-com market made the company's planned retail model less attractive and increased the need to conserve capital.
Action taken
Website Pros shifted toward indirect sales and recurring service relationships.
Aftermath
The change supported a subscription-oriented business model and subsequent acquisition-led expansion.
Recent events
Reported
Web.com announces acquisition of Webcentral Group[3]
Web.com announced it was acquiring Australian company Webcentral Group for AUD 12.2 million in cash. The article says the deal would give Web.com a deeper footprint in Australian, New Zealand and Southeast Asian markets.
- Unconfirmed
Reported
Constellation Web Solutions acquires Web.com for Enterprise[4]
Constellation Web Solutions announced that it had acquired Web.com for Enterprise, also known as Enterprise Online, through an affiliate from Web.com.
Web.com discloses customer data breach[2]
Web.com disclosed that unauthorized access to its computer systems resulted in the leakage of customers’ personally identifiable information. The article reports that the stolen information included names, addresses, phone numbers and subscription details; it says credit card credentials were not affected.
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