Solid Cactus has a rich history, a claim not many Internet companies can make.

Solid Cactus stands out from other eCommerce developers in many ways, but the distinction for which we’re most proud is that we were successful store owners first.

In 1994, our founders Scott Sanfilippo and Joe Palko launched one of the earliest eCommerce stores, TheFerretStore.com. That home-based endeavor exploded into a wildly-successful, multi-store company which eventually led to the spin-off of the web design firm Solid Cactus in 2001. Solid Cactus quickly expanded into a total eCommerce solutions provider offering eCommerce design and website development on several leading platforms, as well as Internet marketing, call center services, order management, shipping solutions to nearly 4,000 online businesses. Further expanding its brand, in September 2009 Solid Cactus launched its own eCommerce solution, Solid Cactus eCommerce.

Committed to educating eCommerce business owners, Solid Cactus developed the print publication, eBiz Insider© The official magazine of Solid Cactus, regularly hosts informational webinars, and presents a semi-annual eCommerce Boot Camp, a three-day conference for online merchants. Continuing to share knowledge and help eCommerce businesses succeed, Solid Cactus team members regularly contribute articles to publications and speak at eCommerce and marketing events.

Solid. Successful.
Solid Cactus and its founders have received numerous awards, accolades and coverage including nods from Entrepreneur, Fortune, Inc., The Wall Street Journal, Internet Retailer, USA Today, and the International Academy for the Visual Arts. Recognized as pillars of the community, Solid Cactus has also received countless local, regional, and state-based honors. Some achievements and recognitions we’ve received over the years:

• Voted “One of the Best Places to Work in PA” in 2006, 2007 and 2008.
• Inc. Magazine Top 500 fastest growing private companies in 2007
• Inc. Magazine Top 5000 fastest growing private company in 2008
• Ranked #43 on Entrepreneur Magazine’s Hot 100 Companies list in 2008
• In 2007, established the employee-funded Solid Cactus Cares Fund
• Davey Award winners for best website design in 2007
• Named a Top SEO Top Performer in 2007
• 2009 Ben Franklin Technology Partners Entrepreneurial Achievement Award

The Solid Cactus of Today
In 2009, Solid Cactus was acquired by Web.com (NASDAQ:WWWW), a leading provider of online tools and marketing services for small businesses. Through its network of individual brands, Web.com offers a full-range of easy-to-use solutions that meet the needs of small businesses anywhere along their life-cycle. Since its establishment in 1997, over 15 million online businesses have been launched and managed with tools and services offered by Web.com. Today, Web.com has a force of over 800 creative and technical folks working at locations around the country. Solid Cactus is proud to be a part of the family.

With the combined strength of Solid Cactus and Web.com, there has never been a more power-packed eCommerce firm than the Solid Cactus of today.