Bluehost Review, Pros, Cons in 2018

Getting started on a building your first business web site can be a daunting task. Sure, you could just communicate with your customers via Facebook or another social media platform, but if you're serious about doing business online, you'll want to take the plunge and sign up for a top-notch web hosting service.

Bluehost does a good job of balancing price and features for businesses that need a bit of hand-holding, while also offering plenty of options to experienced administrators.

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Pros of Bluehost

1. Strong Uptime of 99.98% (TOP 6)

Bluehost’s uptime is just about perfect (99.98%), well over industry standard which is around 99.90%.  prior to last 6 months. This is only 1 hour of downtime out of 4380 hours that we had last 6 months (9 outages in total).

2. Fast Page Loading (522ms)

Now when we tested their service in early 2016, their speeds were kinda slow. In fact, they had an average speed of ~1500ms which was too much to list them in TOP 10 (hence they were ranked around #20, last year).

3. Low Introductory Pricing ($2.95/mo)

4. Good Security Options

Bluehost’s security options are good, offering tools that combat some of the most common website risks.

5. Many Integrations and Apps, and eCommerce Features

Bluehost also comes with a dashboard full of applications so that you can integrate various services, like Google Apps and the aforementioned CloudFlare, to increase the possibilities of your site.

6. ‘Official’ WordPress.org Recommended Host

WordPress official site (WordPress.org) recently re-made their hosting page. On that page, they’ve listed 3 hosting providers, including SiteGround, Dreamhost and Bluehost.

Cons of Bluehost

1. Customer Support isn’t Quick Enough

2. Cheap Price Comes with 36-month Plan

3. Site Migrations Aren’t Free

4. Not Truly ‘UNLIMITED’