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Bluehost

2.7

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Bluehost has been empowering people to build and grow their online presence since 2003. As a leading web hosting provider trusted by over 5 million WordPress users worldwide, we specialize in making it easy to create, launch, and scale WordPress websites. With innovative tools, expert guidance, and powerful hosting solutions, Bluehost is your partner in building a professional online brand—without boundaries.


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Bluehost Reviews Summary

The overall reputation of the company reflects a mix of positive and negative sentiments. Customers frequently praise the reliability of the hosting services, user-friendly interface, and the quality of customer support, particularly highlighting the helpfulness and professionalism of staff during technical issues. However, concerns arise regarding inconsistent customer service experiences, with some customers reporting inadequate product knowledge among representatives and communication gaps during service upgrades. Overall, while many users express satisfaction and loyalty, there is a clear need for improvement in training support staff and enhancing proactive communication with clients.

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Ohio
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Its very confusing for me to install images and move around. GoDaddy's web page builder is much easier for me as a beginner. Sry

Date of experience: December 29, 2023
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Don't waste your customers time with an unnecessary pin authentication.

Date of experience: December 29, 2023
Colorado
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I have contacted bluehost FOUR TIMES, and my website has been down, losing me money for almost a week. Bluehost is incompetent and unable to resolve the issue.

Date of experience: December 29, 2023
Connecticut
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great service and knowledgeable staff
December 29, 2023
Updated review

They help me with my login issues which was very frustrating.

Date of experience: December 29, 2023

Always concerned customer support
May 18, 2022
Previous review

Always concerned customer support

Date of experience: May 18, 2022
Indiana
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I love the ease with which I can create content for my blog

Date of experience: December 29, 2023
California
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Many of the help articles are outdated, and screenshots are not valid.

Date of experience: December 29, 2023
Canada
1 review
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Very difficult to even get into the website. Difficult to navigate! I am frustrated to tears every time I try to log in so by the time I even get in I am frustrated. Why is it so difficult? Make an easy to use version - please! From a person in their 50's - let me be a tester to say if its easy or hard to navigate

Date of experience: December 29, 2023
New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Bluehost staff messed up my DNS and then had no backup for days. Lesson learned: I switched my DNS to Cloudflare and they let me make backups on demand

Date of experience: December 29, 2023
India
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I am using this application very first time to make a website and i didn't have any problem. Moreover the chat support is very helpful.

Date of experience: December 29, 2023
Sri Lanka
1 review
0 helpful votes
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There are a lot of technicle iisues in the new interface. Support technicle assitants are also fasing the same issue when helping.

Date of experience: December 29, 2023
Sweden
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Already waiting over 5 weeks to get my name servers changed. I want to switch to a different provider - as the emails I send are too often marked as spam given the ip-address (Bluehost server) they are sent from. As my domain registration is stil valid for an extended time (and registered at Bluehost), I just want to change the name servers to my new hosting provider. Guess what: system doesn't allow me to change them as 'the domain isn't registered with Bluehost' (which it is). Despite being with 'escalated support' - after 5 weeks the issue has not been resolved.

Date of experience: December 28, 2023
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I am beyond impressed with Bluehost's level of technical, sales and customer service support, and am very pleased with my experience with this company.

Date of experience: December 28, 2023
Canada
1 review
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Where to start!?
January 5, 2024

I had a good experience with my first site but the second one...wow. For over a month and a half, I took instructions each time I was on "chat"...in the end, I was on chat with at LEAST 20 people and they lost not just once but two of my works! I'm STILL waiting for compensation! My third time...I'm building the site on Local and will transfer it onto BlueHost. I found that a good 90% of employees are completely incompetent.

Date of experience: December 28, 2023
Indiana
1 review
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Very quick and effective service.
December 29, 2023

I needed my account unlocked so I could log in. I used chat. The problem was resolved in minutes.

Date of experience: December 28, 2023
Colorado
1 review
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There seems to be a lack of communication skills in understanding my simple question.

Date of experience: December 28, 2023
Washington
1 review
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Experience is fine except for the page offering domain registration privacy protection immediately following login.

Date of experience: December 28, 2023
Florida
2 reviews
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My hosting account server is not working at all for more than 1 month ago, and support cannot fix it. Very bad service

Date of experience: December 28, 2023
Washington
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Requiring an EXACTLY 6-digit number to secure my account is really inconvenient. I'm not allow to use a past telephone number or a previous zip code. I can't think of any 6-digit number that I'll be able to remember in the future.

Date of experience: December 28, 2023
Ohio
1 review
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I've been a loyal BH customer for over a decade. The disappointing lack of professionalism and true customer service over the last 10 days has been staggering. My two primary sites went down (unexpected, unexplained). As of this afternoon I've talked with more than two dozen "support" associates - live chat, telephone, email, etc. I've REPEATEDLY received conflicting diagnoses, incorrect information, and have been bounced back and forth between departments. During live phone conversations, calls have repeatedly been bumped to automatic surveys or department re-directs, for no apparent reason. I've lost 10 days of client communications because of no access to email / webmail. The only thing ANYONE has been quick to do is to offer UPSELL(s) and explain why they're necessary. My card gets charged immediately, then the circus begins all over again. DO NOT USE BLUEHOST. I'll be changing providers as soon as possible.

Date of experience: December 28, 2023
California
1 review
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You changed the layout
January 4, 2024

You changed the layout. It sucks. Your customer service sucks as well.

Date of experience: December 28, 2023