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EIG: The Company That Took Over Web Hosting

🎭 You thought you were choosing between competitors. You were choosing between brands owned by one monopolist. BlueHost, HostGator, iPage, Domain.com, BigRock, ResellerClub — all owned by one company. Endurance International Group (now Newfold Digital) acquired 80+ hosting brands and turned them into a money extraction machine. This explains EVERYTHING: why switching to "another host" didn't help, why quality drops everywhere simultaneously, why support is equally terrible across brands. 🔍 COMPLETE LIST OF 80+ EIG/NEWFOLD BRANDS: Main Victims: BlueHost (acquired 2010) HostGator (acquired 2012, $225M) iPage (2010) Domain.com (2014) HostMonster JustHost FatCow iPower BigRock (India) ResellerClub (India) DirectNIC Site5 A Small Orange Arvixe FastDomain eHost StartLogic Dotster VPS Link Domain Registrars: Domain.com NameJet PublicDomainRegistry.com MarkMonitor (acquired 2022) Crazy Domains UK/Europe: 123 Reg Heart Internet Domain Monster Webfusion Names.co.uk Other Services: Constant Contact (email marketing, 2015) Yoast (SEO plugin, 2023) MojoMarketplace (themes/plugins, 2013) JustCloud (cloud storage, 2014) Complete list with acquisition dates: → https://researchasahobby.com/full-lis... 📊 KEY FACTS: 1997: Founded as BizLand 2007: Bought by Warburg Pincus — aggressive acquisition begins 2012: HostGator for $225-300 million 2018: CEO fined $8M by SEC for fraud 2020: Sold to Clearlake Capital for $3 BILLION IN DEBT 2021: Merged with Web.com → Newfold Digital 2024: Still acquiring new brands 🎯 HOW TO CHECK YOUR HOST: 1. Google: "[host name] owned by" 2. Reddit r/webhosting — search reviews 3. Check list at researchasahobby.com 4. Look at support page — if identical to BlueHost/HostGator = EIG ⚠️ INDEPENDENT ALTERNATIVES (non-EIG): ✅ GoDaddy (public company, not EIG) ✅ SiteGround ✅ A2 Hosting ✅ DreamHost ✅ InMotion Hosting ✅ Kinsta ✅ Cloudways ✅ ScalaHosting ✅ Hostinger ✅ WebHostMost ✅ DigitalOcean ✅ Linode ✅ Vultr 💡 WEBHOSTMOST — INDEPENDENT HOSTING: → Not part of EIG, Newfold, or any scheme → Free migration: https://www.webhostmost.com/migrate → Promo code: WHM-FREEDOM (25% off first year) 📰 SOURCES: EIG Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enduran... HostGator acquisition SEC filing (2012) Clearlake Capital press release (2020) Newfold Digital formation announcement (2021) Reddit r/webhosting — thousands of complaints 🎭 REALITY CHECK: You're not choosing between competitors. You're choosing between masks worn by one monopolist. This isn't just hosting: Eyewear: 80% of brands = Luxottica Consumer goods: 400+ brands = Unilever Media: 90% of outlets = 6 corporations Same scheme everywhere: buy out, kill quality, maximize profit. 🔥 NEXT VIDEO: "Shared Hosting — How Many Neighbors Live On Your Server?" #webhosting #eig #newfolddigital #bluehost #hostgator #monopoly #exposed #hostingchoice #webdesign #independenthosting