The DevHub story: association finally finds a tolerable business, looks to enhance in 2013 -
After many failed business models, Seattle company DevHub has found a sustainable business model that doesn’t rely on Google.
It was the fall of 2010 and DevHub was running out money. Which meant it was running out of time.
The company had raised $2 million and had gone through a couple different business models. But nothing stuck long enough to sustain the business. The company had about 10 payrolls left, and then it was toast.
Then the phone rang…
The beginning
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Tag Archives: devhub
Tue 19th March 2013
Tue 13th July 2010
DevHub’s Social Web Site Building Off to Strong Start -
Web site builder gaining new users — and new developed sites — every minute.
Last month I wrote about DevHub’s latest web site builder release and noted that the company was adding a social element to building web sites.
The social functionality just went live this week, and so far user engagement is up significantly. Most importantly, new users are spending more time developing their web sites. Over 1,500 sites have been created in the past 12 hours and ... read more ...
Mon 14th June 2010
DevHub Launches Latest Web Builder Release -
Company targets niche enthusiasts with latest release.
Last Monday I made a quick stop at DevHub’s offices in Seattle before heading to the DomainTools open house.
From the moment I walked in to the office it was clear that people hadn’t been getting much sleep there. The company just launched the latest version of its easy-to-use web site creator and there have been a lot of sleepless nights getting it into production.
Most notable in the new version is a ... read more ...
Tue 13th April 2010
5 Alternatives to Traditional Domain Name Parking -
Parking revenue got you down? Here are 5 alternatives to try.
Here are five alternatives to traditional pay-per-click domain parking.
RootOrange – RootOrange will lease your domain name on a local basis to multiple parties. In theory, this leasing will provide you with a steady income stream that should top what you can achieve by using the domain at an international-only level. Check out DivorceLawyer.com for an example.
Shopping Feeds – if you have a product ... read more ...
Mon 21st December 2009
DNW Radio – DevHub Founders -
Cofounders and management team of web site building platform talk on DNW Radio.
In this episode of DNW Radio, we talk with EVO Media Group founders Geoff Nuval, Mark Michael, and Daniel Rust. EVO Media Group is known for its DevHub web site building platform.
I first met Nuval on the bus ride to the Playboy Mansion at this year’s DOMAINfest Global in Los Angeles. They’ve had a wild year since then: they’re expanding quickly and have closed on $1.5 million ... read more ...
Wed 25th November 2009
DevHub Creator Snags $1.5 Million Investment -
EVO Media Group picks up investment from private equity group and angel investors.
EVO Media Group, Inc., the company behind web site building platform DevHub, has secured a $1.5 million investment. In addition to an undisclosed private equity group, investors include a number of angels: Geoff Entress of Voyager Capital, John Cunningham of Clearfir, Alex Algard CEO of WhitePages.com, Jeff Schrock of Intel Capital, Richard Wolpert (former President of Disney Online). ... read more ...
Tue 13th October 2009
DevHub Expands Office Space, Looking for More Developers -
Seattle company growing its team.
DevHub offices getting an expansion.
Web site platform provider DevHub is expanding its Seattle office space as it adds more employees.
The company is adding about 1,000 square feet to its current office space and putting out the call for two contract-to-hire web development positions. Here’s an abridged version of the job description:
DevHub is looking for a skilled developer to join our talented technical team in the heart of ... read more ...
Thu 27th August 2009
Epik Primes Pump for Web Development -
Epik off to quick start.
It’s been a couple months since Rob Monster launched Epik, a semantic web domain monetization service. How’s it going? Quite well, reports Monster.
He says the company will turn the corner on profitability next month, so the company will be able to choose whether or not to raise outside money.
Epik 2.1 was just released and includes many improvements. A key improvement is a new parser that makes it easier to map domains to available ... read more ...
Wed 12th August 2009
DevHub Creator Turns Profitable -
Web site building and monetization platform goes into the black.
EVO Media Group, creator of the DevHub web site development platform, has reached profitability just five months after releasing its flagship project.
The company boasts an active user base of 25,000 people developing web sites on its platform. Total visits to the network of sites built on DevHub is nearing 1 million per month with over 2 million page views, according to data from Quantcast.
Operating ... read more ...
Tue 14th July 2009
DevHub Growing Quickly, Nearing 1M Monthly Visits -
Web site development system quickly hitting milestones.
The DevHub ecosystem of web sites is growing quickly and traffic is increasing in stride, reports the company.
According to the company, there were 900,000 visitors to web sites on the DevHub platform in June. There are now over 10,000 publishers on the network and over 100,000 domain names. A little less than 5,000 of these sites are “DevHubbed” sites, as the company calls them. That means they are fully ... read more ...
Sun 21st June 2009
Epik Enhances Geo Domain Web Sites -
Epik releases new directory pages on city domain names.
When I met with Epik founder Rob Monster last week, he said the pace of development on Epik would be fast and furious. He wasn’t kidding. Within just a couple days, Epik has already launched an enhancement to location domain names on its network: directory pages.
Location domains originally only had the same type of content as other pages: a home page, related articles, pictures, and video. But now each ... read more ...
Wed 18th March 2009
DevHub Inks Agreement with eNom, Tops 100,000 Sites -
Web site development platform to offer domain name registration; continues growth.
Domain development platform DevHub has signed a premium reseller agreement with Demand Media’s eNom to offer domain names to its customers.
Although DevHub’s agreement with eNom right now is fairly simple, I can see the relationship expanding with eNom’s parent company. Demand Media is about bringing social media to masses, and DevHub could be a good platform to enable that.
DevHub ... read more ...
Fri 27th February 2009
Survey: WhyPark Best Domain Parking Alternative -
Domain name parking alternatives vary in approach, but one is a clear favorite.
In light of falling domain parking revenue a number of services have popped up that offer to develop your domain names or monetize domains without pay-per-click ads. For the first time ever, the 2009 Domain Name Wire Survey asked “Which domain parking alternative is best?”
WhyPark, a service that makes it easy to develop web sites and add content, came out on top with 49% of the vote. ... read more ...
Tue 17th February 2009
DevHub Opens to Public -
Web site creation system open to new registrations.
DevHub, an online web site creation system, is finally open to new users.
DevHub allows users to create web sites using a simple, drag-and-drop system. Using dozens of APIs, users can add real estate listings, local search results, advertisements, and job listings into their web sites by literally dragging them onto the page.
Examples of web sites created with DevHub include BankProfiles.com, InvestmentsofWashington.com, ... read more ...
Thu 12th February 2009
EVOLanding Changes Names, Accepts New Domain Names -
Company changes name as it releases new web publishing platform.
EVOLanding has changed its name to EVO Media Group. The new name better reflects is goal of enabling people to develop web sites, as opposed to being merely a domain parking alternative. Its main product is DevHub (read review).
Existing EVOLanding/DevHub customers can now add new sites to the system, up to 10 at a time, through a form within their accounts. The platform should be open to new customer ... read more ...
Tue 3rd February 2009
DevHub Builds Your Domain Media Network -
New incarnation of EVOLanding to launch in February.
DevHub, a free platform for rapidly developing web sites, will launch to the public later this month.
Mass developing web sites isn’t easy. DevHub makes it easier, but you shouldn’t expect to be able to just press a button to develop 1,000 domain names. Technically DevHub would allow you to do that, but you won’t get long term search engine traffic. It takes a little elbow grease to realize its true ... read more ...