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The Essential Website Hosting Investment
August 19, 2019

The Essential Website Hosting Investment

Ayo Bamgbose, Assoc CIPD, MSc | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Bluehost

Bluehost is a well-known website hosting provider that I decided to move over to as it also hosted Wordpress. After 3 years with our previous provider, I was looking for a company that provided a more cost-effective plan that had some of the essential features required to host an e-commerce website that our clients could trust. After a few months of researching along with checking out comparison websites, it was clear Bluehost was the one that suited the direction we wanted to go.
  • Bluehost provides a cost-effective website hosting bundle for WordPress.
  • Transferring a domain name was super easy and saved me money on the domain name and domain privacy renewal.
  • Provides a basic free SSL certificate for all websites and offers unlimited websites on the pro plan.
  • Setting up wasn't difficult but I think for some having tutorial videos would have been better than screenshots.
  • Provide more than one free domain on the Plus plan.
  • Offer site migration - not an option I saw when I signed up.
  • Peace of mind - The positive with Bluehost is that it's cost-effective if you take out a 24 or 36-month plan as you get a greater discount. Knowing you have nothing to pay for a certain length of time means I can focus and invest in other areas of your business.
  • More savings - I found that I was able to save on the transfer of my domain renewal, domain privacy renewal, and SSL certificate by joining Bluehost.
  • The negative is that your renewal will be on the full price on the same length of the plan you initially signed up for so it's important to keep a note and reminder somewhere handly closer to the time.
I use Wordpress for my website on Bluehost, so I already know how it works and happy with it. I gave it this rating as I love the fact that If you do plan on creating multiple websites on Bluehost you'll be able to create specific login access for each website sites making it less likely to enter into the wrong website accounts. Which makes it even easier to manage client websites if you plan to create and host websites on behalf of your clients.
The sign-up process with Bluehost was straight-forward and I was given access to my account and all the essential information I needed to get started right away. I haven't had to yet contact them for any support but found that they provide useful resources should you need help or clarity on how some features work.
Prior to moving over to Bluehost, I was using GoDaddy for 3 years which initially suited me but as I wanted more features and planned on selling products online I noticed the add-ons started adding up. For example, I had to find a free SSL certificate outside of Godaddy as they were charging more than I wanted to pay for. That free SSL was only free for a year and so I was at the mercy of paying or my website would appear as unsecure and untrustworthy. With Bluehost, they provide a basic free SSL certificate and premium ones to suit your business needs. I found out that even their premium SSL certificate was still cheaper than what GoDaddy was offering their loyal customers.
I have already started recommending Bluehost to friends and other business associates that were in the stages of moving web hosting providers. For so many of them, they were paying ridiculously high monthly fees that didn't even include an SSL. Bluehost is definitely for the small business owner starting out with a budget and needing a website provider that offered the features that they could scale their business with. It's great for those that are comfortable with using Wordpress and are looking to create e-commerce trusted platforms. It is also a great investment for those who are planning or currently website designers who want to offer web hosting to their clients as it provides unlimited websites, storage and accounts on their plus plans. Bluehost is not for the small business owner who prefers to pay a monthly fee and does not have enough investment to pay for a 12, 24 or 36-month plan.