SmallWeb Has Been Acquired By NexusBytes LLC

MichaelCee

Hi friends at LET,
This is a copy of an email which has been and is being sent to customers of SmallWeb tonight.

Dear friend,

I’m Michael from SmallWeb. You might know me by name and may have talked with me through our support system or you may not know me at all. I started SmallWeb as a personal project two years ago now and it has grown so much farther than I could have imagined since then. What began as reselling limited plans to friends turned into a company with over half a dozen service locations and hundreds of customers.

I’m very proud of what I’ve created and now that we have been an active brand in the community for these years it is sadly time for me to step down and pass the torch on to somebody who won’t just maintain the brand, but improve it and grow it to levels that I unfortunately cannot do by myself.

As of 1st August 2021, SmallWeb will become a part of NexusBytes LLC and your service contracts will be managed by NexusBytes LLC going forward. If you’re a member of the low end (and even premium end) hosting community, you should already be familiar with NexusBytes so you’ll know that you’re in safe hands going forward and your experience is only going to get better from here.

Here are some important notes for you regarding this transfer to NexusBytes LLC:

• SmallWeb will now be managed by its own team, something I never had and always needed to take the brand to the next level.
• SmallWeb will remain a separate brand for NexusBytes. However, if you wish to have your account moved over to the NexusBytes client area then the team will be happy to help!
• The SmallWeb portal will remain the same and no immediate changes are required on your end. If you were subscribed via PayPal we advise you to re-create your subscription.
• Web-hosting services will be or have been converted to use the Enterprise version of the LiteSpeed web server instead of OpenLiteSpeed for a more premium experience and enhanced features.
• CloudLinux has been reactivated on all of our servers to provide additional features such as the PHP selector, management of Node.JS and Python applications and much more.
• Web hosting services now include the SitePad website builder completely free of charge!
• All existing reseller hosting customers are now eligible for a free Blesta license!

I want to thank everyone who followed me on this journey, gave advice, helped me or purchased a plan during my tenure and I want you to know that things are only going to go up from here.

While I have no plans on being a hosting provider again - I’ll still remain a part of the community so please do say hello if you see me about 😊

If you have any questions regarding this transition process please do get in touch and you’ll be taken care of.

Sincerely,
Michael
SmallWeb.net

It's been a wild ride and I appreciate every single one of you!

Lee

Really not surprised by this, kind of anticipated. But at least handed off in the right way.

MichaelCee

@Lee said:
Really not surprised by this, kind of anticipated. But at least handed off in the right way.

While it's likely on people's minds - no correlation to recent events This has been a thought out and long talked discussion and planned so that customers' experience only get better.

Thought I'd get that out in the open!

skorupion

Thankfully sold to a well-known respected company, and not some kind of bullshit provider lol. Good work!

Ian_Dot_Tech

Congrats on selling, very happy to see a professional transaction is taking place.
NexusBytes is a great company and will handle the clients well.

AlwaysSkint

All the best, going forward.

yoursunny

1. N deletes S server, causing their clients to lose billions of dollars.
2. Clients sue S to recover billions of dollars.
3. S sues N for multi billions of dollars.
4. N buys S to avoid lawsuit.
5. Clients cannot sue S because S doesn't exist anymore.

Hassan

Congrats to both of you! @seriesn @SmallWeb

Boogeyman

The family got bigger, need more food. @seriesn

georgedatacenter

Congrats on selling

nyamenk

Congrats @SmallWeb and @seriesn

dahartigan

Congratulations

bdl

Congrats to all, Michael I hope you enjoy retirement drinking cocktails on some beach somewhere

aqua

This just got a whole lot better 😎

Konbu

Congrats @SmallWeb ,I became part of the NexusBytes family. ✧'。٩(ˊωˋ*)و✧'。

DP

Congratulations you two \o/ @seriesn @SmallWeb

Abd

Congrats! @SmallWeb Just wasn't expecting it.

ivlad

Congrats @seriesn

cold

congratulations @seriesn

default

Now I am confused. I do not know what to do.

• On one side there is @seriesn who I do not like because of the evil offer which he created, based on condition for people to leave @cociu
• On another side there is @SmallWeb as very good provider who liked so far because of their service quality.

To cancel or not to cancel - that is the question.

Jio

Shame , sad to see another indie host get eaten up by the big boys

Ympker

Congratz! All the best, Michael!

Saahib

@yoursunny said:
1. N deletes S server, causing their clients to lose billions of dollars.
2. Clients sue S to recover billions of dollars.
3. S sues N for multi billions of dollars.
4. N buys S to avoid lawsuit.
5. Clients cannot sue S because S doesn't exist anymore.

So what's the story ?

niceboy

Good move for customers. Congrats to both parties.

Thundas

_MS_

Congratulations, @SmallWeb and @seriesn

PandoGulf

Does that mean we get some free perks as now we're part of NexusBytes Family .
@seriesn @SmallWeb

Also would the recurring prices and discounts be honored ?

thanks and good luck

FatGrizzly

Congrats

jackb

@Saahib said:

@yoursunny said:
1. N deletes S server, causing their clients to lose billions of dollars.
2. Clients sue S to recover billions of dollars.
3. S sues N for multi billions of dollars.
4. N buys S to avoid lawsuit.
5. Clients cannot sue S because S doesn't exist anymore.

So what's the story ?

It sounds like @SmallWeb asked for an adjustment on payment date via discord, @seriesn cancelled the outstanding invoice and adjusted the date, expecting that whmcs would later regenerate the invoice with the new date.

Unfortunately this doesn't work as anyone would expect in whmcs -- the new invoice never gets generated and the service will go overdue without an invoice to pay.

Easy one to get caught out by.

BlaZe

Good. Congrats on the sale & good luck in your future venture.

But at the same time this means, no drama for this week for LET

/jk

Offshore_Solutions

@default said:
there is @seriesn who I do not like because of the evil offer which he created, based on condition for people to leave @cociu

My friend, are you referring to NexusByte's EID offer which came out a few days before @cociu went completely down the toilet? That is a real holiday & he's offered the EID Holiday sale in the past as well.