Orem, Utah - (The Hosting News) - January 8, 2008 - Shared website hosting and domain registration services firms, BlueHost Inc. and HostMonster Inc., have collaborated web hosting platforms, reportedly surpassing 700,000 domains, representing a 33 percent increase in size since September of 2007.

The companies have reported a growth resulting in 175,000 new domains hosted during the last quarter. Matt Heaton CEO and Founder of BlueHost and HostMonster noted, ”Its easy for a small company to say they have grown by 25 percent, 50 percent or even 100 percent in a quarter when they are talking about a few thousand customers. What really starts turning heads is when you can say, we just grew by 175,000 domains last quarter and the first 525,000 took us 4 years. Now that is real growth.”

During the past few months, BlueHost and Hostmonster have grown their product offerings via partnerships with leading companies. Some of the new services include spam protection, coupons for free PPC advertising credits, powerful shopping carts and merchant account services. BlueHost and HostMonster have also made great strides to meet the growing needs of their customer base while continuing to provide an enormous value for their clients.

Mr. Heaton continued, ”Our current growth pattern has positioned us as a leader in this market. We have already passed up our main competitors and now we have our eyes fixed on becoming the number one hosting company in the world.”

Mr. Heaton also announced the launch of www.fastdomain.com. The entity, which is an ICANN accredited domain registrar, plans to offer domain registration and management services along with quality hosting solutions. Over the past year FastDomain has only provided services for the BlueHost and HostMonster brands but is now preparing to open their services to the general public.

Mr. Heaton added, ”We have become one of the fastest growing registrars in the world this year and that has all taken place behind the scenes. When we open up the service to the general public, we plan to have that growth accelerate to match our other brands.”

HostMonster has been providing hosting solutions to thousands of business and personal web sites since 1996, with Internet hosting packages designed to help businesses and individuals achieve high-powered service at cost reductions.

BlueHost, established in 2003, is a provider of shared web hosting and domain registration services targeted at the consumer and small business market. Based in Orem, Utah, BlueHost is home to over 150,000 domains. BlueHost has developed a reputation for exceptional customer service, exemplified by the company’s renewal rate, which comes in at well over 90%. The company has been the proud recipient of numerous industry accolades.

For more information about HostMonster, please visit: www.hostmonster.com.

To learn more about Blue Host, please visit: www.bluehost.com.

Orem, Utah - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) - September 4, 2007 - Shared web
hosting and domain registration company, BlueHost, and HostMonster, have combined hosting platforms, to surpass the 525,000 active domain mark.

BlueHost and HostMonster, headquartered in Orem, Utah, owned and operated by the same management, have reported an upsurge in growth, resulting in an increase of their user base by over 75,000 domains during the past 45 days.

Matt Heaton, CEO and Founder of BlueHost and HostMonster remarked, ”We are proud to announce our recent growth numbers. Both BlueHost and HostMonster are well known in the hosting industry as leaders because of our incredible prices, feature sets and award winning support staff. I am positive that our growth rate will continue to be an embarrassment to our competition over the coming months.”

BlueHost and HostMonster are located in the same Orem, Utah headquarters location. While physical servers and dedicated personnel are in place for both companies, the management team and most of the support staff work on both platforms.

Mr. Heaton continued, ”In the next few months, we expect to grow by more than 125,000 domains. What we have done over the past year is diversify our offerings through two separate entities. They compete in the same marketplace yet reach different audiences with varying price and hosting packages. This strategy has led to growth multipliers far above any other shared hosting provider we compete with.”

During the past year, BlueHost and Hostmonster have more than doubled the amount of domains hosted. Because of this incredible growth, the companies have added a number of new employees to their staff in the Orem, Utah headquarters increasing the total personnel to over 140.

BlueHost, established in 2003, is a provider of shared web hosting and domain registration services targeted at the consumer and small
business market. Based in Orem, Utah, BlueHost is home to over 150,000 domains. The company has been the recipient of numerous
industry accolades.

Hostmonster, founded by Matt Heaton in 2006 and based in Orem, Utah, is a provider of shared website hosting and domain registration services.

For more information about HostMonster, please visit: www.hostmonster.com.

To learn more, please visit: www.bluehost.com.

Worcester, Massachusetts - (Website Hosting Directory) - January 5, 2006 - Celebrity web hosting and services provider, Paid, Inc., has been selected by legendary songstress, Patti LaBelle, to manage her fan club online merchandising and authentication of memorabilia, as well as coordinate VIP ticket packages for year round performances.

The contract commences immediately. Paid is coordinating with Ms. LaBelle to launch the first fan club VIP ticket package sales for events scheduled to occur in the first quarter of 2007. Ms. LaBelle remarked, ”I owe so much to my fans, whether they are brand new or have followed me throughout my career. I’m looking forward to having Paid celebrity services invigorate and expand my fan club, Patti’s Butterflies, and develop ticket packages that will enable my fans to interact with me and each other in new ways. Paid’s customer service and expertise in online merchandising and authentication will help enhance fan satisfaction while ensuring the authenticity of all items that carry the Patti LaBelle name.”

Ms. LaBelle recently released her long-awaited CD “The Gospel According to Patti LaBelle,” which includes musical collaborations with numerous friends, such as Mary Mary, Yolanda Adams, CeCe Winans, Soul Seekers, Jay Moss, Tye Tribbett and Wynonna Judd and is currently # 1 on Billboard’s Top Gospel Albums chart.

Widely regarded as one of the greatest vocalists of all-time, Patti LaBelle continues to captivate the music world after five decades with her indelible talent and unforgettable four-octave range. Ms. LaBelle has chalked up a string of successes including two Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, gold and platinum albums, multiple chart topping hits with the Bluebelles, LaBelle and as a solo artist; four bestselling books - Don’t Block the Blessings: Revelations of a Lifetime, Patti LaBelle’s Lite Cuisine, LaBelle Cuisine and Patti’s Pearls; and, her own television shows, “Out All Night,” and her current lifestyle show, “Living It Up With Patti LaBelle,” on the TV One Network and countless other accolades and awards.

Always eager to try something new, she recently ventured into fashion with Patti LaBelle Clothing, available on HSN and at HSN.com. Ms. LaBelle graces the cover of Essence magazine’s January 2007 issue for its “Look Beautiful” cover story and she appeared on the big screen in “Idlewild,” which opened in theaters nationwide September 5. She continues to perform in venues nationwide and on major television shows and specials year round.

Kristen Kuliga, Paid VP of celebrity services added, ”Patti Labelle is an amazing and prolific artist in so many areas and has fans across multiple generations since her music has a timeless quality that makes it relevant to fans yesterday, today and tomorrow. Her musical styles ranging from girl-group pop to space-age funk to heavenly ballads have attracted a broad fan base that provides us with opportunities to be extremely creative and innovative. We’re looking forward to partnering with Ms. LaBelle to engage her fans via the fan club, create and grow a line of Patti LaBelle Authentic fan club merchandise, and deliver the experience of a lifetime to her fans.”

Paid celebrity services will revamp and manage Ms. LaBelle’s fan club web site, www.PattisButterflies.com. It is linked to her official Web site, www.PattiLaBelle.com, which will continue to be managed by MegaStarMedia.com. The fan club will reopen for membership under Paid celebrity services’ management on Wednesday, December 20, 2006.

Patti’s Butterflies will have two fan club membership levels. The free online Patti’s Butterflies membership includes:

• Updates and email news about Patti and her performances;
• Access to message boards, chat room and members-only content such as photos & video;
• Access to contests, free prizes, etc.; and
• 10% off at the fan club store.

The Monarch Level for $39.95 includes all components of Butterflies membership plus:

• Access to purchase VIP fan club ticket packages;
• e-birthday card;
• Surprise birthday gift;
• Exclusive Patti LaBelle 8×10 photo;
• “Butterfly” pin;
• “Butterfly” t-shirt; and
• Membership card.

  For a limited time, the new website will offer a chance for one lucky grand prize winner to receive a live phone call from Patti herself plus Patti’s autographed photo. Ten more fans will win autographed photos of Patti – no purchase necessary.

Paid, Inc.’s celebrity services provides famous people with official web sites and fan club services that include e-commerce storefronts, ticketing and fan experience packages, and web site content. The Company also sponsors autograph signing events and other sports marketing services for sports clientele. Using proprietary patent-pending technology, Paid’s patent-pending AuctionInc brand shipping calculation and auction management software and services are utilized to streamline online auctions, ecommerce and web site development and hosting.

To learn more about the new webite, please visit: www.pattisbutterflies.com.

For more information about Paid, please visit: www.paid.com.

BlueHost has increased both the disk space and bandwidth amounts in their web hosting offering. Until recently, the BlueHost plan came with 30 GB disk space and 750 GIGS bandwidth. According to the company’s Web site at www.bluehost.com, 50 GB hosting space and 999 GIGS bandwidth transfer are now offered with the plan.

BlueHost has been providing hosting solutions since 1996. The company offers a shared web hosting package that helps businesses and individuals get high-powered service at a fraction of the cost. The increase would seem to put BlueHost ahead of most competitors in terms of disk space/bandwidth quantity and make BlueHost one of the more generous of all low cost shared hosting providers. Related: BlueHost web hosting review.

Matt Heaton, President of BlueHost.com recently let it be known via his blog that the company will be “moving 125,000 domains off of GoDaddy in the next 3 months.” Although Mr. Heaton admits he is not one to complain about specific companies by name, the post makes it clear that he is not happy with the level of service received. What other reasons might be behind the move? It’s no secret that BlueHost is about to embark on its own journey into domain registrardom.

We are launching our own domain registrar in the next 3 months that will be less expensive than GoDaddy with more features and better service. I encourage EVERYONE to move your domains to our new service when it launches. It will save you time and money. When enough people move maybe GoDaddy will finally get it. It won’t matter, by that time it will be too late.