Operating from Provo, Utah, BlueHost has been providing consistent and reliable web hosting services since 1996, making it one of the most experienced and successful providers in the web hosting industry.

 BlueHost is one of the few high-quality website hosting providers that has its own data center with servers that it has built on its own. One advantage of this key feature is that whenever a rare server issue occurs, BlueHost can immediately implement a solution without having to coordinate with two or three different companies, making it faster and easier for problems to be resolved.

 Another advantage that BlueHost has over its competitors is its list of impressive features that are offered in two competitive price packages. Whether you’re setting up a simple website for a start-up or an online shop for a major company, BlueHost has the features that you’ll need to maximize your website’s potential.

One important aspect of what makes BlueHost a popular website hosting provider is its dependable customer service. Customers will be able to contact and get a hold of a representative in different ways: through phone, email, snail mail and live chat. The live chat feature is especially valuable as it gives customers instant answers right from BlueHost’s website.

 BlueHost Price and Plans

There are two major price packages that are currently being offered by BlueHost although the monthly rates still depend on the contract period.

• Standard Web Hosting
• $8.95 per month for 12 months
• $7.95 per month for 24 months
• $6.95 per month for 36 months

• Pro Web Hosting
• $24.95 per month though there is currently a promotional price being offered which lowers the price to $19.95 a month

The Pro Web Hosting package includes all the features of the Standard package with additional security and server features that offered separately for those with the Standard plan.

When you sign up for BlueHost website hosting services, you will be required to pay for the whole amount of your service period if you choose the Standard package. If you want to use BlueHost for 24 months, you will need to pay $190.80 upon sign up, excluding additional features that you may want to add to your account. For the Pro Web Hosting package, the only service period that is currently offered is 12 months.

Domain registration is already included in the packages but only for the first year. For the succeeding years, you will need to register your domain and pay the applicable fees. Keep in mind though that should you wish to terminate your service earlier than your agreed duration, or if you downgrade your account to a period of less than year, an $11.95 fee will be deducted from your refund total to cover the costs of registering your domain.

The Standard website hosting package is already more than sufficient for simple business and personal websites, even those that has an integrated eCommerce facility. If however, you want to add more features for your website due to heavy traffic, you can add them separately or simply upgrade to the Pro Website Hosting to save up $200 in additional features.

 Guarantee

 As mentioned earlier, BlueHost website hosting owns and manages its own data center and the servers used to host the millions of websites domains that are currently registered with the company. This allows BlueHost to give its customers fast website loading times and data transfer even with heavy website traffic and 99% uptime which is important to all website administrators.

BlueHost also includes its True Resource Management security feature in all its service packages. This basically protects websites from slowed down website loading times which is quite common in shared hosting processes. This feature is often only available in VPS (virtual private servers) which are offered by other companies at an additional cost to the customers.

If you are not satisfied with BlueHost’s website hosting service, you can cancel within 30-days of signing up and get a full refund although the setup fees are non-refundable.

 Features

 BlueHost has a long list of impressive website hosting features that can give your website an edge over your competitors.

Customers will enjoy unlimited disk space, data transfer and sub-domains regardless of the service package that they choose.

BlueHost uses the latest version of cPanel for its content management system which is a very easy to use and understand platform that is popular among website administrators. Customers can also use MySQL and PostgreSQL databases to streamline and improve their websites’ performance.

Customers will be able to build their own websites using professionally designed templates and a website builder that even amateur website owners will be able to navigate with ease. Experienced developers and designers will also be able to apply their own scripts to further customize the look and feel of their websites.

eCommerce functionalities can also be added on websites even if they are only on the Standard package. All eCommerce sites are run on SSL Secure Servers, ensuring a safe shopping experience for both the merchants and the customers. Different shopping cart systems are available, providing a healthy platform choice for online shop owners.

Servers are run on Dual Quad Processors that are plugged on UPS power backup units with a diesel-run backup generator to power all servers in case of fluctuations. All websites are backed up daily and the data center is supervised and monitored 24/7.

 Support

 Customers will have no shortage of ways and means to contact customer service for any type of problem or inquiry. Call, send an email, write and mail a letter or simply chat with a customer service representative and you’ll be able to find a solution to your website hosting issues.

There is also a Help Center which can be accessed from BlueHost’s website. The Help Center contains a wide array of common issues, topics and questions that customers can refer to for a quick solution. There are also video tutorials and a user forum to make every customer’s BlueHost experience as stress-free as possible.

 Ease of Use

 Setting up your website and publishing it is actually very easy and can be done within a few hours even if you are not very knowledgeable in web designing and programming. BlueHost’s website builder is easy to navigate and even easier to master.

cPanel is one of the most popular content management systems because of its easy to use interface. Amateur and experienced website administrators alike will be able to edit and manage their websites seamlessly and quickly.

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