GoDaddy, an internet domain registrar and web hosting company, is casting its eyes outside the U.S. as it targets half a billion small businesses worldwide in its global expansion with a focus on mobile phones.
“Our mission is to help individuals take all idea from inception all the way through to reality,” said GoDaddy’s chief product officer, Steven Aldrich.
Asia will be a key area for its expansion, he told CNBC on the sidelines of the InnovFest Unbound 2017 conference.
In Singapore on Wednesday, the company launched its next generation website builder which allows users to build, publish and edit a website on their mobile devices.
“You can do everything on your mobile phone. There is not a feature that is on the next generation website that you need to go to your desktop for,” he said.
The product will be localized for different markets.
Adrich did not say if the website domain name provider was looking to acquire companies in Asia but said the region is important for the company that is committed to working with small businesses.
“When I think about our expansion, Asia is a key piece of that. One of the questions would be ‘bring us ideas, we are a happy to look at ways to help small businesses grow their footprint online, help to manage their business as it grows. We’ll look at any companies that’s got an interesting business that having traction in this segment,” he said.
Aldrich’s comments come after GoDaddy reported better-than-expected first quarter revenue revenue of $489.7 million with quarterly international revenue up 17 percent up from a year ago.
The company complete the acquisition of European rival Host Europe Group Asia last month. In March, it announced the acquisition of Sucuri, a website security provider.
With half a billion small businesses globally and just 30 million of those based in the U.S., there are many more opportunities for GoDaddy, he added.
In China, where online services are heavily regulated, the company is still trying to “find the right entry path, Aldrich said.