{"id":6466,"date":"2025-05-26T22:05:04","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T02:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostingdiscussion.com\/news\/?p=6466"},"modified":"2025-05-26T21:41:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T01:41:37","slug":"netnation-acquires-yola-in-quiet-power-move-to-shape-future-of-small-business-web-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hostingdiscussion.com\/news\/netnation-acquires-yola-in-quiet-power-move-to-shape-future-of-small-business-web-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"NetNation acquires Yola in quiet power move to shape future of small business web tools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"111\" data-end=\"482\"><span id=\"input-sentence~0\">In a quietly transforming the small business web scene, NetNation has acquired Yola, the venerable AI-powered website builder with more than 12 million customers across the globe. The acquisition, publicly announced through LinkedIn, further bolsters NetNation&#8217;s expanding footprint within the online presence market\u2014this time by adopting AI-native technology designed for simplicity and scale.<\/span><span id=\"input-sentence~1\"><\/p>\n<p>Yola, founded in 2007 and currently operating with teams in Ukraine, earned its reputation by making it easier for entrepreneurs and startups to build professional websites without the tech headaches. With the acquisition, Yola will remain a standalone brand but now benefits from NetNation\u2019s deeper infrastructure and global partnerships.<\/span><span id=\"input-sentence~2\"> Upcoming integrations are expected to align with broader strategic goals while preserving the core Yola experience.<\/p>\n<p>NetNation\u2019s President, John Enright, described the acquisition as a way to \u201cexpand capabilities\u201d and offer stronger solutions to businesses seeking more than just a place to host a website.<\/span><span id=\"input-sentence~3\"> That message resonates as the digital economy trends more heavily into AI-driven tools for customer interaction and content generation.<\/p>\n<p>Yola&#8217;s CEO and co-founder Brent Viljoen mirrored the alignment, citing a collaborative vision between the two teams that made the decision a natural extension.<\/span><span id=\"input-sentence~4\"> The entire Yola team, including developers and product leads, will become part of NetNation, marking a literal merging of talent\u2014not merely technology.<\/p>\n<p>This buy strengthens NetNation&#8217;s roster alongside hosts such as Hostway, SolVPS, and DomainPeople, but it also sends an even bigger message: the future of web site creation isn&#8217;t all about looks\u2014it&#8217;s smart, simple, and more and more driven by AI.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a quietly transforming the small business web scene, NetNation has acquired Yola, the venerable AI-powered website builder with more than 12 million customers across the globe. 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