Storm Internet Announces Annual Growth of 120%

July 14, 2009; 05:20 AM

International website hosting company Storm Internet Ltd (www.storminternet.co.uk), today announced an increase in turnover of 120% since July 2008.

The Oxfordshire based company, which provides high quality web hosting solutions for individuals and businesses around the world, has seen its profits treble in the last 12 months – highlighting that it’s still possible for businesses to succeed in the economic downturn.

Salim Benadel, CEO explains Storm’s success

“I believe our marked success this year is down to two things; offering an excellent product and providing customer support that is second to none.  We understand that buying anything IT related is an important business decision. And that’s why we place so much emphasis on support. From our 24/7 hour customer service, to Live Chat, to assigning each customer a dedicated Account Manager, we are committed to providing the best expert service we can.”

And he believes that word of mouth is the best way to receive and retain businesses:

“The majority of our customers come from recommendation; whether it is from friends, colleagues or as a result of online customer reviews.  We work on the principal that if you spend time with you customer and build a solution to their IT problems, then not only will they stay with you, but they will recommend your services to other people. That’s the type of growth we want.”

Salim also doesn’t believe in spending thousands on advertising and marketing, saying “let’s face it anyone can pay to blow their own trumpet. We hope that our products and services do the talking for us.”

Storm’s vision for future growth is to continue offering excellent customer service and to focus on flexibility in their range of products and services. Recently Storm launched a range of business solutions aimed at small and medium sized organisations.

Salim explains:

“In order to compete in the economic downturn, it has become more important than ever for small businesses to sell their services on the internet. And it’s not just having a good website that’s a must. An effective email system is imperative, as is ensuring that important data is backed up.”

Recent statistics from the London Chamber of Commerce highlight that 90% of businesses that lose data from a disaster are forced to shut down within 2 years.

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For all media enquires please contact Lynsey Sterrey on Lynsey.Sterrey@storminternet.co.uk or telephone 01865 880924.

Editors notes

About Storm Internet

Storm Internet specialises in web hosting and dedicated server solutions for individuals and businesses. The company was founded in 2004 by its CEO Salim Benadel. Storm’s main customers are businesses and individuals with some I.T experience and its target markets fall under three services:

·    Web hosting customers – individuals, entrepreneurs, web developers and designers requiring cheap high quality web hosting and email.

·     Dedicated server customers – Individuals and small to medium sized businesses with In-house IT staff who require a server as raw material so that they can configure to suit their own needs.

·    Business solutions customers – Small to medium sized businesses that either have no IT resources or who want to outsource an essential IT service. Their aim would be to save money and remove any associated hassle. An example would be a company wanting to have all their company’s email managed externally.