Hosting Review – Bluehost

Bluehost Review

Name: Bluehost
Website: bluehost.com
Price: $7.99, starting at $3.95 per month
Owners: Matt Heaton and Danny Ashworth
Overall Rank: 4 out of 5

Bluehost – Product Overview

Bluehost is a hosting company offer hosting service to websites. Its main features are –

• a flexible admin panel which gives users control of WHM, cPanel, billing and support of clients
• website builder
• free domains
• spam protection
• 24/7 customer support

The Good & the Bad

The Good:

1. Free ‘.com’ domain
2. 24/7 technical support
3. ability to integrate with WordPress – recommended by WordPress.org
4. 30-day money-back guarantee
5. free site builders

The Bad:

• Plans can be a bit pricey once you start upgrading
• Cost for walk-through/training videos whereas this is included in the cost with other companies
• Somewhat mediocre page loading times (of course, your website theme and ‘bells ‘n whistles’ will play a role)

Who is Bluehost For?

Bluehost is geared toward beginners as well as seasoned internet web owners.  Everyone who is willing to purchase hosting with this company will benefit as long as their budget will be advantageous to their site needs.

Bluehost Tools & Training

There are familiarity/walk-through videos which can be accessed in the client area.

Bluehost Support

The commendable aspect about Bluehost is the fact that there is 24/7 customer technical support. Most of the reviews I read, were very verbal in a very positive way when it came to the support being offered.

Bluehost Price

Bluehost offers 4 packages of hosting services –

1. Shared starting at $3.95/month
2. VPS starting at $29.99/month
3. Dedicated starting a $149.99/month
4. Optimized hosting for WordPress starting at $19.99/month

My Final Opinion of Bluehost

All things considered, I think Bluehost provides great hosting services for the novice as well as the more advanced user. I find that the plans are pricey and naturally offer various packages for their cost. Ultimately, it will depend on your online presence in order to determine how much you are willing to spend on any of the packages being offered, as well as the systematic needs that go along with your site.

Bluehost at a Glance…

Name: Bluehost

Website: bluehost.com
Owners: Matt Heaton and Danny Ashworth
Price:  $7.99, starting at $3.95 per month
Overall Scam Rank: 4 out of 5

VERDICT: LEGIT/NOT LEGIT