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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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Arizona
1 review
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I wasnt able to buy the domain through the website, I had to contact customer support just to give you my money. I also had to wait a few hours to buy the privacy protection option, I should have been able to buy it right away.

Date of experience: August 27, 2022
Georgia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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August 27, 2022

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Date of experience: August 27, 2022
New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Still very hard to navigate the site and deal with technical support issues.

Date of experience: August 27, 2022
Maine
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Not very intuitive
September 26, 2022

Not very intuitive. Can't seem to change fonts or background colors after trying one out.

Date of experience: August 27, 2022
North Carolina
1 review
0 helpful votes
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It seems I am having to change my password everyday.

Date of experience: August 27, 2022
Switzerland
1 review
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Very bad broken links and 404 errors
September 26, 2022

Very bad broken links and 404 errors. Poor connectivity with wordpress platform.

Date of experience: August 27, 2022
Colorado
1 review
0 helpful votes
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So far, required support only once and the chat support was excellent.

Date of experience: August 26, 2022
New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Eva has been great!
August 26, 2022

Eva has been great! Professional friendly and cares about her customer's success!

Date of experience: August 26, 2022
NL
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I am very glad to have found Bluehost because it offers so many possibilities and is easy to use as a beginner.

Date of experience: August 26, 2022
Kenya
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Amazing content management for my different domains and simple transfer process.

Date of experience: August 26, 2022
California
1 review
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The interface is very confusing and I can't seem to find a road map to help me get started

Date of experience: August 25, 2022
Virginia
1 review
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Hard to find things
September 25, 2022

Hard to find things. Keep getting interrupted by your agenda.

Date of experience: August 25, 2022
New York
1 review
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A bit overwhelmed, but working my way through it all.

Date of experience: August 25, 2022
Georgia
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Blue Host is great!
August 25, 2022

Blue Host is great! It's easy to use and give you step by step directions to get set up and started. I find it really easy to follow.

Date of experience: August 25, 2022
Israel
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I skip the phase of choosing a free domain and I used to connect the support to buy a domain for me. There was no way to do it by myself.
I get into WordPress and found out that my new domain was not the primary, so I used to connect the support again to change it. There was no way to do it by myself.
I tried to connect to WordPress one more time and I got into the wrong website with the name of my domain (I still don't understand how could it be), so I used to connect the support again.
A simple process continues few hours
Very bad experience. I consider getting a refund within 30 days of the free cancellation.

Date of experience: August 25, 2022
Missouri
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Need to resources to learn what i am supposed to be doing as a beginner

Date of experience: August 25, 2022
Michigan
1 review
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Its less user friendly than I had hoped but I do like the options available

Date of experience: August 25, 2022
Texas
1 review
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The experience thus far has been poor
September 24, 2022

The experience thus far has been poor. System locked up when trying to set things up, had to reach out to support - they did fix issue within 20 minutes. Very poor instructions for new users

Date of experience: August 25, 2022
Virginia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Good site, just takes awhile to learn
August 25, 2022
Updated review

I switched over to Bluehost from Wix and it's been a pretty big learning curve. I also have had issues trying to move my blog posts moved over to wordpress - not sure that's a bluehost issue - so I've had to manually do it all.
Overall I like the site. There are so many options for plugins and design. It just takes some time to navigate a new site.

Date of experience: August 25, 2022

I switched over to Bluehost from Wix and it's been...
September 9, 2022
Previous review

I switched over to Bluehost from Wix and it's been a pretty big learning curve. I also have had issues trying to move my blog posts over to wordpress

Date of experience: August 10, 2022
Hong Kong
1 review
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The email setting is so complicated and the speed has lots of room for improvement.

Date of experience: August 25, 2022