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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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Australia
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April 4, 2023

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Date of experience: April 3, 2023
Georgia
1 review
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Wordpress keeps asking me to log in but will not accept my username or password. Then i followed your links to customize the theme. I did that. Yet my home page does not look anything like what I designed. Your chat support was no help.

Date of experience: April 3, 2023
Louisiana
1 review
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Somehow, while checking available domain names, I typed my desired domain name to check the availability and my screen displayed that it was available. I chose the continue button, was then transferred to the account, package and payment screen. After filling out this page, I clicked submit, then clicked create account on the next page. On the next page is when I noticed the mistake in the domain name. The name I checked availability on and chose was not the name displayed in the username field. Of course I couldn't change the username so I chose my password and hoped there was a way to fix it inside of Bluehost. I looked around and eventually decided to start a chat with Prajwal. He was very knowledgeable and helpful. The original domain name I desired was apparently occupied. I had another option, Prajwal secured it for me and I will be calling back when I get off work to change the primary domain name. The experiences that I have had with website customer service departments has not been the best but this time was definitely different. I appreciate Prajwal and his help!

Date of experience: April 3, 2023
Minnesota
1 review
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I am struggling to try to get the first page up and running

Date of experience: April 2, 2023
Pennsylvania
1 review
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I didnt get help day one or two. Im trying to complete the breakouts and being told find help other places. HUUUUU

Date of experience: April 2, 2023
Florida
2 reviews
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I am Legally blind so it has been difficult. I felt when I called the person was impatient with me even though I told them I was legally blind.

Date of experience: April 2, 2023
Florida
1 review
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Very difficult to link accounts, products, and purchases. Too much upselling and not enough customer support

Date of experience: April 2, 2023
Oregon
1 review
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It is not easy to navigate this website for people like me who do not fully understand the termonolgy. It also won't let me access the chat so I can get help.

Date of experience: April 2, 2023
Brazil
1 review
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Gran plataforma, el soporte online se quedó un poco corto, responden pero pueden dejarte botado.

Date of experience: April 2, 2023
Germany
1 review
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Not at all user friendly
May 2, 2023

Not at all user friendly.
Hell lot of additional addons to get thereal worth out of it
So please clearly mention that what the user is hetting is bare minimum with a basic subscription.
Poor free templates that are just name sake

Date of experience: April 2, 2023
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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It's been great, hope to get Pro though so I can have more freedom.

Date of experience: April 1, 2023
Louisiana
1 review
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Well, to tell you the truth I am just starting and I will have to answer that question at another time.

Date of experience: April 1, 2023
Colorado
1 review
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I'm here and starting to write but haven't yet figured out how to "design" my page...still searching.

Date of experience: April 1, 2023
Indiana
1 review
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Not user friendly and chat help not live. I purchased a domain and it wont activate, instead its asking me to purchase another 2 years and security up sales. Ridiculous!

Date of experience: April 1, 2023
Georgia
1 review
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Was unable to select /create my own domain nor was I able to connect to a current domain that I own.

Date of experience: April 1, 2023
New Jersey
1 review
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I am on the site less than 2 minutes and you have asked me to do a survey three times. How would i know, i just go here. Also, i have clicked on chat twice, and instead of getting the help i need, this survey pops up. That is not good service

Date of experience: April 1, 2023
Japan
1 review
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Sales misled me to believe about a certain setting. 3 agents confirmed that the php setting that i needed can be done. After buying the plan, it turned out it can't be done. EDUCATE YOUR SALES AGENTS ABOUT THE PRODUCT!

Date of experience: April 1, 2023
Washington
1 review
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I've tried to call several times. I'm put on hold music and then they just hang up. I'm in a training this weekend and WorkPress needs to work but it give me connection errors. I can't do the weekend class without it.

Date of experience: April 1, 2023
Texas
1 review
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Everything is going fine except for my ssl which is taking a while but besides that everything is going okay.

Date of experience: March 31, 2023
Indiana
1 review
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Confusing how to edit the text on my site, the different templates, very confusing

Date of experience: March 31, 2023