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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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Florida
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Deep learning curve for a 63 year-old, but a very good product/service

Date of experience: October 28, 2022
California
1 review
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Bluehost customer service
October 28, 2022

Neil did a fantastic job. Great listener. He was patient and answered all.my questions.

Date of experience: October 27, 2022
Canada
1 review
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Bluehost Support
October 27, 2022

Bluehost Support technician Von is outstanding. He helped me solve a difficult VPS issue. He was calm, courteous and most importantly knowledgable.

Date of experience: October 26, 2022
California
1 review
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Incredible customer service
October 26, 2022

My service rep was so great you should definitely give him a raise and keep him because he speaks incredibly well and was very helpful

Date of experience: October 26, 2022
Colorado
1 review
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Overall pretty good
October 26, 2022

Overall pretty good. I'm such a newbie so it has been difficult, moreso than I expected, so I wish there was a track for super newbies to be walked through automatically. That being said, customer service has been great and would recommend to others.

Date of experience: October 26, 2022
Michigan
1 review
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Over and Above Service
October 27, 2022

I have been a Bluehost customer for more than a decade now, and I am always impressed with their customer service. Today, Cameron went over and above expectations by quickly getting an dormant website back up and running. But then he went even further and helped my restore a lot of broken links on another website with a few quick changes. I was looking at spending hours trying to reload images onto the site, but Cameron helped get it done automatically. Thanks Bluehost!

Date of experience: October 26, 2022
Montana
1 review
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I had contacted blue host and chatted on line but the problem was not solved completely until I was able to contact an in person rep - Cameron - who was incredibly helpful - solving my problem immediately! He helped me understand how Domain names and websites are linked and got my website up and running which the remote chat was not able to do... thank you Bluehost for providing an in person experience by phone and thank you Cameron!

Date of experience: October 26, 2022
Michigan
1 review
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So far I give 3 stars
November 25, 2022

So far I give 3 stars. I transferred my website from GoDaddy to Bluehost in order to start a monetized blog. Bluehost had a discounted rate for the basic plan which was more affordable than GoDaddy's basic plan. But setting up the website on Bluehost has been a nightmare. Admittedly, I am not overly tech-savvy, but the ease of use compared to the GoDaddy options I was using is night and day. I was using GoDaddy's FREE website builder and it STILL had more options and bells and whistles! I'm hoping that some research will help me figure out how to set up my website so making the switch wasn't a complete waste of time and money.

Date of experience: October 26, 2022
New York
1 review
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Very easy workflow from start to finish. I love the automated deployment of a coming soon page that really helped a lot

Date of experience: October 26, 2022
Czechia
1 review
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Everything has been quite smooth except for some lag and errors

Date of experience: October 26, 2022
Singapore
1 review
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I thought it would be easy to setup but it is super confusing compared to even wix...

Date of experience: October 26, 2022
Florida
1 review
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Overwhelmed with my new venture but feeling hopeful I have the tools I need to navigate.

Date of experience: October 26, 2022
Arizona
1 review
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Excellent support
October 26, 2022

My experience with Jewel E. At Bluehost Support was excellent. She was knowledgeable, helpful, patient, and pleasant. She solved the issue expediently and communicated well with me throughout the process. I am very pleased with the support I received from Jewel at Bluehost.

Date of experience: October 25, 2022
Canada
1 review
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WordPress is a frustrating template program to learn on your own. Especially at 80. Furthermore when it is all working they flood you daily wth upgrades (patches?)
I had to 'fix' my wife''s website because of WordPress's upgrades and was making god but very slow progress when I made one more change and suddenly the website virtually lost everything. I have been a BlueHost client for years so I called to request a reload from the most recent backup. For the first time ever I was on hold for support for a very long time. Juan was the tech that came to my rescue. Juan explained that a B/Up restore takes from 24 to 72 hours so he investigated the website and fixed the whole thing right on the spot. He explained how to use your WP services in the future and I fell that I am not only relieved but was well taken care of. 5 Star Plus

Date of experience: October 25, 2022
Minnesota
1 review
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Great help and assistance on the blogging journey!

Date of experience: October 25, 2022
Florida
1 review
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Hosting credentials
October 26, 2022

Representative was knowledgeable, patient and helpful. Thank you!

Date of experience: October 25, 2022
Canada
1 review
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I can not express enough gratitude for the level of service I received from Nathan today. I was concerned bout loosing my website when I was changing the name of my website that I purchased. Nathan fully empathized with me, calmed me down by explaining all the steps that he would take in non technical terms, and was on top of his game. He worked on a lightening speed as he was super confident due to hi level of competency (top notch) an in less than ten minutes, the service was delivered in a glittering box of courtesy, humbleness, competency and super efficiency. I had interacted with Blue host support associates in the past as well and while all were really good, Nathan truly surpassed all of them. Hats off to Bluehost managers for training and retaining such top notch talent. I would seriously recommend Nathan to be given a due recognition by his managers. I can be contacted through the email that is registered in my Bluehost account. THANKYOU NATHAN YOU ROCK BRO!

Date of experience: October 25, 2022
California
1 review
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October 26, 2022

Bob from Bluehost was very helpful. He took the time to listen to me and even reached out the next day to follow up

Date of experience: October 25, 2022
NL
1 review
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As a new user, a few tasks have been confusing. However reached out to support, and they seemed quite helpful.

Date of experience: October 25, 2022
Washington
1 review
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My domain is drøm. Space, but it shows up as xn--drm-1na. Space for the email settings. I am having difficulty setting up the email on my iphone and mac.

Date of experience: October 25, 2022