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Around 8 years ago I decided to start my own company. Having previously worked as a freelance web designer and consultant I decided that the website builder market could use some fresh ideas. I gave ...

As a website building company we wouldn't get very far if we didn't also host websites. When our customers click "Publish" in the editor we distribute their website files across our own global server...

I've learned a lot about product design over the last three years of working on our website builder product. When starting out, most of my product decisions were based on intuition. I wasn't sure wha...

Hosting websites for thousands of customers as a one-man operation can be a challenge. The systems have to be scalable and reliable to provide high up-times with fast responses. At the same time it, ...

The recent advancements in generative AI have made it a fantastic productivity tool. Naturally, we've been thinking about how we can use AI to make Umso even better. Our mission is to make building w...

Why did we change our pricing?Glad you asked! After several team meetings and an in-depth analysis or two, we've realized our old pricing wasn't great. So we're changing it.The industry's leading mod...

We haven't shared many product updates over the past year, but that's not because we've been quarantining on the couch (I promise 😇)! Instead, we took a step back and worked on some big changes to...

Why, you may ask?There is the obvious: Serving a broader, richer market. A larger chunk of potential customers, plus a greater regional reach equals increased sales.Yet this success isn't only relian...

Umso is built on the concept that powerful tools don't need to be overly complicated. We are constantly thinking on how we can build the simplest feature that can deliver the most value to our custo...