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Last updated by Ian Mason on December 8, 2012.

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BlueHost™ was established in 1996, making them one of the strongest companies in the web hosting CMS Hosting Options

industry. In this Bluehost review, I learned that this company puts their customers first. Let’s dive in…
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The company has always focused on shared hosting – always optimizing and refining their product and
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service to maximize customer satisfaction. For this reason, Bluehost is widely regarded as the number
one shared hosting specialist. Today, BlueHost™ is a 300-people company and is trusted by millions of Powerful Database Hosting
clients from all over the world.
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Is BlueHost™ Reliable?
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We have tested BlueHost’s services and we can confidently say that their optimized
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shared servers (PDF) are as reliable as they claim. After all, millions of clients and
20,000 new customers per month can’t be wrong!
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BlueHost advertises 99.9% network uptime guarantee, which means that their 24/7 Support
networking equipment is guaranteed to stay online for 99.9% of the time in a given period.
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This availability does not include scheduled maintenance or hardware failure. BlueHost™ is one of the
very few hosting companies that fully owns their infrastructure, instead of reselling someone else’s. Free SSH Access

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They own 3 full data centers totaling more than 70,000 square foot of hosting space to multiple 10 GB
fiber lines. What does this mean for the average customer? It means that BlueHost™ is an integrated
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company that controls all segments of the infrastructure, which makes it easy to troubleshoot problems
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With BlueHost™, it’s easy – there are no endless plan configurations, with different
specs and confusing fees. They offer one type of hosting service only, focusing on
shared web hosting. Nevertheless, it doesn’t mean that small businesses and
organizations can’t use this shared hosting plan; in fact, the plan is so feature-packed
that it may appear as a very sweet deal for the companies that have low to moderate traffic
requirements.

The hosting plan offers the following unlimited resources:

Unlimited domains hosting

Unlimited gigabytes traffic

Unlimited gigabytes disk space

Unlimited email accounts

As you can see, this company makes it easy to find a powerful solution that will definitely meet your
hosting needs.
Other features of their shared plan include Secure Shell access (unavailable at many other shared hosts
like iPage or Fatcow), FTP, Stats, cPanel and much more. The price of the plan is $6.95, with no
activation fee and no hidden fees.

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We have tested the shared web hosting services offered by BlueHost™ and the results are positive. We
liked the fact that the company offers the easy-to-use and efficient cPanel administration tool, which
gives users complete control over their web hosting account.


BlueHost™ has deployed a custom version of cPanel, which includes more functions than the standard
installations. Among these functions, we can count domain management, the Postini email security suite,
SSL certificate management, and more.

All the functions of cPanel that users know and love are kept in their custom version, from email
management to database administration, and many others. You can try out the cPanel yourself with the
BlueHost™ cPanel demo.

Create Your Website Easily
BlueHost’s web hosting solution includes a free drag-and-drop website builder. We have tested this tool
and we can say that it is very easy to use, especially for the less technical-savvy users. Just by dragging
and dropping the elements of the webpage, you can create a great looking site, all in a matter of
minutes. Their site builder is a good solution for those who need to create quickly a simple website
without many bells and whistles.

If you’re not satisfied of the drag-and-drop site builder, you can simply install a content management
system from the Fantastico library, such as WordPress, Joomla, or Drupal. With a little work, you can use
these free CMS to create a truly professionally looking website.


Simple eCommerce Solutions
BlueHost™ assists the customers who want to deploy eCommerce applications by offering them several
technical features that are essential for running an online store. Among them, we can note the SSL
secure server, the password protected directories, and the openPGP encryption. These features allow
clients to build secure and reliable eCommerce applications that are protected from fraudsters and the
attacks of hackers.

The script library gives you the most popular open source eCommerce applications. Users can choose
from OS Commerce, Agora, Cube Cart, and Zen Cart, which can be used to create professional-
looking online stores that attract visitors and create revenue.

What If I Need Help With My Website? How Is
Bluehost’s Customer Support?
BlueHost™ is recognized as a company that offers excellent customer support. Their team of client
support specialists, including sales and technical support experts, is entirely U.S.-based (their head
offices are in Utah).

This company boasts that their average hold time for support phone calls is less than 30 seconds.
We have tested this claim, and found that the hold times are sometimes even lower than 30 seconds. So,
if you’re looking for a responsive support team that understands your concerns and works diligently to
solve them, BlueHost™ is a great choice.

Their help center is integrated with cPanel, for easy access, and it includes a searchable knowledge
base, user forums, a getting-started wizard and more.

We especially liked the Video Tutorials section, which includes more than 60 helpful and detailed videos
that will help you accomplish most common tasks.

What If I Don’t Like BlueHost? Can I Get My Money
Back Easily?
If you are not satisfied with the services provided by BlueHost™, you can obtain a full refund for the
cost of the hosting plan.

The refund policy does not cover the fees paid by clients for additional services, such as domain names,
additional IPs, SSL certificates, and the Postini mail security suite. The costs of these services or
features are deducted from the total amount that is refunded to the customer.

BlueHost Review Conclusion:
With millions of customers and a longtime experience in providing quality shared web hosting
services, BlueHost™ is a prime option for hosting personal and small business sites. They have a strong
support department which allow it to provide short hold times and great support. If you want to start a
blog or launch your business online, this host is an effective choice and wise investment.

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13 reviews for BlueHost Review


Performance: Blue host’s servers are SLOW…
Blue host’s servers are SLOW
Overall Rating: 1/5
By: Dan Was this review... Helpful ? 3 people found this review helpful.
Date: April 20, 2008

Reliability: website has gone 2 times…
website has gone 2 times and is down presently, thus it is not perfect!
Overall Rating: 1/5
By: Joie Was this review... Helpful ? 1 people found this review helpful.
Date: March 1, 2009

Features: BH is the best overall…
Value: BH is the best overall host i’ve ever used. SSH access is useful and they

Performance: really had developers in mind when they set up their plans. I only had to
contact support 1 time, which was simply activation of ssh. Great host!
Reliability:
Was this review... Helpful ? 1 people found this review helpful.
Support:

Overall Rating: 4.2/5
By: AndyF
Date: March 6, 2009

Performance: Hostmonster is Bluehost so just…
Reliability: Hostmonster is Bluehost so just rate them as one company.
Support: Bad ticket responce times. Slow dead servers.

Mine Currently down.
Overall Rating: 1/5
By: Anonymous No notice to customers when rebooting or down servers.
Date: January 29, 2010
Not good at all

I ordered my plan from…
By: charlie r.
Date: August 8, 2010 I ordered my plan from BlueHost to host a website for my small business.
Over the past 3 months, my hosting was down two to four times each week.
Steer away from them if you want a reliable web hosting plan, especially if
you need it for business purposes.

Although Blue Host has not…
By: John Dickey
Date: May 18, 2011 Although Blue Host has not been a perfect web host, this is the one that I’ve
lasted the longest in. I’m still using this web host for my business website.
There were a few times when I experienced a downtime problem but they
were resolved within the day. I might say that their support staff is their asset
because they are apologetic about the hassles that I encountered and you
can feel like they are really taking care of the problem. 85% of the time, I can
say that my website runs very fast. They may need a little work on reliability.

I’ve only been a BlueHost…
By: Tara
Date: May 19, 2011 I’ve only been a BlueHost subscriber for less than a year. So far, it has been
proving its reliability. The uptime is 99%. Downtimes were minimal and they
were easily resolved less than 24 hours. I’m a little alarmed though that I’ve
been reading lots of customer comments whose sites were shut down
without prior notice due to increase in traffic. Although I’m quite far from that,
I believe this is unacceptable. As for the tools, they were very easy to
manage; it does not take one to be a tech guru. The features are just what I
needed. So far, so good.


Features: BlueHost is a little costly…
Love Factor: BlueHost is a little costly I may say so, for a provider which offers typically the

Value: same package as that of every other web host providers available. So far,
they have been reliable most of the time except for a few downtimes which
Performance:
they managed to resolve in less than 24 hours. Their features are very
Reliability:
interesting, their tools are user-friendly, and their customer support staffs
Support: have been very efficient and knowledgeable. However, I opted for another
provider for a simple reason: you can get these qualities for a much cheaper
price. But if the price doesn’t matter, then there’s nothing to complain about
By: Marge Johnson
BlueHost.
Date: May 23, 2011

Features: Every successful website has a…
Love Factor: Every successful website has a web host that is efficient and reliable. This

Value: is what BlueHost offers and this is exactly what I’m getting. The features
were great and the tools they have make maintaining my business website
Performance:
trouble-free. Their CS team as well as the technical support team is very
Reliability:
easy to reach, they’ll answer your inquiry and address your concern anytime
Support: of the day. They are very anxious to help and you can tell how willing they are
to resolve any issue immediately. Servers are fast and you’ll get your
Overall Rating: 4/5
money’s worth. Terrific quality service!
By: Donna Stewart
Date: May 26, 2011 Was this review... Helpful ? 0 people found this review helpful.

Features: If you ask any website…
Love Factor: If you ask any website owner around the world if they would have wanted a

Value: domain that gives you 24/7 uptime and a voucher for google ads and yahoo
voucher, they would have to say yes to that. Luckily, there is one domain that
Performance:
caters to all of those needs. It’s this domain, BlueHost. It has been up for
Reliability:
morethan a decade. So that might have been the reason for some if its
Support: problems because a long running business is very hard to sustain or
maintain. Nevertheless, its so great.
Overall Rating: 5/5
By: Ryan Richard
Date: June 4, 2011

Features: The unlimited space and the…
Love Factor: The unlimited space and the unlimited bandwidth can be of help when you

Value: are starting a blog that requires tons of pictures, tons of comments, tons of
words and tons of videos. These are the stuffs essentail in a blog. And
Performance:
because a blog is a very demanding website to maintain, the 24/7 uptime is
Reliability:
an advantage beacuse you will never know when an idea will come. So
Support: when you need to post something and the servers are down, thats so
unfortunate. The good thing is you are using blue host so that will never
happen.
By: Henry Frank
Date: June 4, 2011 Was this review... Helpful ? 0 people found this review helpful.

Sometimes domain hosts are a…
By: Andrew Limfueco
Date: June 26, 2011 Sometimes domain hosts are a little too emphatic with their services. And
sometimes a little ironic too. There are moments that I think they are forcing
some downtimes just to show that they can bring back the servers back up
in just seconds. This is the case when I first used bluehost. Though I don’t
mind the sudden downtimes, I really appreciate that they really exert extra
effort when they are fixing the servers. It is a safety net for renters and buyers
of websites because if they know that providers are fixing it quickly, they will
know that when the hour counts, they will fix it immediately.

if you don’t mind the…
By: Arvin Bien


Date: June 26, 2011 if you don’t mind the seldom downtimes of bluehost, it can be your best bet
for your business. It can be a perfect way to earn money because it is very
much user friendly. The good thing about blue host and the e-commerce
industry in general is that it is widely used around the world. if you want a
customer in China, you can do so with e-commerce. moreover, an online
business is the most practical way of doing business today.

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