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Weebly
Stable release
Beta
Operating systemCross-platform
TypeWeb hosting
WebsiteWeebly.com
Weebly for Education
Weebly Designer Platform
Beta site

Weebly is a web-hosting service that features a drag-and-drop website builder.[1][2][3] As of July 2012, Weebly had over 12 million users.[2] The company is headquartered in San Francisco. The company was originally founded by CEO David Rusenko, CTO Chris Fanini, and COO Dan Veltri.[4][5]

It competes with Wix.com, Webs, Yola and other web hosting and creation sites.

History

David Rusenko, Chris Fanini, and Dan Veltri co-founded Weebly in 2006.[5] Rusenko and Fanini both attended the College of Information Sciences and Technology at Penn State, while Dan attended the Smeal College of Business, also at Penn State. The three founders were all 22-year-old students at Penn State when they opened the company. At the time, Penn State required all students to have a Web portfolio. They built on this idea and created software that made it easy for anyone to build a personal site.[5]

Development of Weebly began in January 2006. Weebly announced its invitational beta release in June 2006.[6] The official private-beta launched in September 2006.[7]

In January 2007, Weebly was selected for Y Combinator’s winter start-up program in Silicon Valley, California.[5][8] This is also when Rusenko, Veltri and Fanini began working on Weebly full-time.[8] In March 2007, Weebly re-launched with its characteristic “what-you-see-is-what-you-get” editing interface.[9][10] Also in 2007, Weebly raised a $650,000 financing round from several angel investors, including Ron Conway, Steve Anderson, Mike Maples, and Paul Buchheit.[5][10]

In 2008, Weebly added Pro accounts and Google AdSense monetization features. The website also added compatibility with Google Chrome and Safari.[11] Also in 2008, Weebly reached 1,000,000 users and released a statement announcing that it had become profitable. During its initial start-up years, Weebly received criticism for its lack of CSS/HTML editing support. In 2009, it added this functionality.[12]

In 2011, Weebly raised a growth-stage round from Sequoia Capital, and added Roelof Botha to its Board of Directors.[13]

Weebly claims to have over 12 million users.

Product

Weebly offers a free online website creator.[1][14] It uses a simplistic widget-based site builder that operates in the web browser.[1][14][2][3] All of Weebly’s site elements are drag-and-drop.[1][3] Weebly works with Microsoft Windows, Mac OS and Linux computers.[1] Weebly automatically generates a mobile version of each website.[14]

Weebly lets site owners use a subdomain name if one is available. Users can buy a domain name from Weebly or re-direct it from elsewhere.[1][14] The default site URL is yourname.weebly.com.[1]

Weebly supports basic features for blogging and e-Commerce. Site owners can develop simple stores with payments through either PayPal or Google Checkout.[14]

Storage through Weebly is unlimited. However, the service restricts individual file sizes.[14]

Weebly users can choose to incorporate ads in their pages. Weebly operates a 50% revenue share of Google AdSense revenue. Weebly supports visitor statistics tracking through its own tracking tool or Google Analytics.[14]

PR activities and sponsoring

Weebly co-sponsored the PSUhackathon. Weebly co-founders David Rusenko and Chris Fanini spoke at the event.[4]

Awards and recognition

TIME Magazine listed Weebly amongst the 50 Best Websites of 2007.[1]

Weebly has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur Magazine and Newsweek.[15][5][16] It has also been featured briefly on the BBC in February 2008.[3]

Google Chrome featured Weebly in the Utilities section of the Chrome web store. Weebly was one of the featured apps in the Chrome web store’s launch.[12][17]

Vikitech, Business Insider, and InGeek have all featured Weebly as one of the best Google Chrome apps.

David Rusenko, Weebly’s CEO and co-founder, earned a spot in Forbes’ 2011 “30 Under 30” list.[18]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Maryanne Murray Buechner (July 08.2007). "50 Best Websites 2007". TIME Specials. Retrieved September 24, 2012. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ a b c Mike Johnston (July 6, 2012). "Weebly Review-The Website Builder that makes Web Design Fun". CMS Critic. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d Kate Russell (February 15, 2008). "Webscape". BBC News. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  4. ^ a b PSUhackathon. "Sponsorship & Judges". #PSUhackathon. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Steven Levy (May 20, 2007). "Meet the Next Billionaires". The Daily Beast. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  6. ^ Weebly blog (June 29, 2006). "Exciting Developments". Weebly. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  7. ^ Weebly blog (September 12, 2006). "Weebly private-beta launch". Weebly. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  8. ^ a b Weebly. "About Us". Weebly. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  9. ^ Weebly blog (March 7, 2007). "Weebly Re-Launches". Weebly. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  10. ^ a b Blake Robinson (May 9, 2007). "Weebly Launches blog Platform, Closes $650K Investment". TechCrunch. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  11. ^ David Adewumi (June 10, 2008). "Weebly, a Simple web page creator,launches Adsense feature and pro accounts". Venture Beat. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  12. ^ a b Weebly Blog (December 7, 2010). "Weebly Launches as a Featured Chrome Web Store App". Weebly. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  13. ^ Roelof Botha. "Weebly: What we do". SEQUOIA Capital. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g Weebly,Inc (September 19, 2012). "Weebly". itunes. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  15. ^ Penn State University. "Chris Fanini". Penn State University. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  16. ^ Vauhini Vara (March 3, 2009). "How to Create a Successful Web Site For Nothing (or Almost Nothing)". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  17. ^ Weebly. "Weebly: Website Builder". Google Chrome. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  18. ^ Forbes. "30 Under 30:Social/Mobile". Forbes. Retrieved September 24, 2012.

External links

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