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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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Easy to use
May 19, 2022

Easy to use - I like it a lot, would recommend to others

Date of experience: May 19, 2022
Virginia
1 review
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I found your site comfortable and when I had questions they were answered quickly

Date of experience: May 19, 2022
Ohio
1 review
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I'm new to making a website
May 19, 2022

I'm new to making a website. This is a necessary step to furthering my business practices. So far it is user friendly.

Date of experience: May 19, 2022
Florida
1 review
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Your hosting speed and functionality has been great (other than the times it went completely down). When we have needed support, someone was available within minutes and their knowledge and attention to resolving the issue has been better than any other hosting provider / cloud sass than we have or are currently using. But when simply the servers go down better communication would make a huge difference. It would be way better to hear from you there is an issue over our trying to find out what is going on via google

Date of experience: May 19, 2022
GB
1 review
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I am having problems with my email account and items going into spam and lots of time the website appears to be down.

Date of experience: May 19, 2022
New York
1 review
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There were some technical difficulties with your site when it was downloading word press (it had the circling/thinking/loading icon for over an hour) onto my computer, but a phone call easily resolved the issue,.

Date of experience: May 19, 2022
Botswana
1 review
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Enjoy it
May 19, 2022

Enjoy it. The help desk is so fast and effective and always try solve your issues. Add-ons are a button click away and the panel is so user friendly.

Date of experience: May 19, 2022
Maine
1 review
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So far my experience has been good. I do wish some things were a little more simple but that's okay.

Date of experience: May 19, 2022
GB
1 review
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Seems quite slow and my sites are frequently down for short periods

Date of experience: May 19, 2022
Kenya
1 review
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It is good for far
May 19, 2022

It is good for far. I wish the builder was more friendly with more options.

Date of experience: May 19, 2022
Missouri
1 review
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There have been bumps over the years, but all in all a good experience.

Date of experience: May 19, 2022
Uruguay
1 review
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I subscribed to a plan on May 12th and the website builder does not work since May 14th. Therefore, I haven't been able to build my website, and I am losing precious time.

Date of experience: May 19, 2022
Florida
1 review
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It was a rough start, but things seem to have stabilized now.

Date of experience: May 19, 2022
New York
1 review
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Customer service has severely dropped over the years. It is very difficult to reach a human.

Date of experience: May 19, 2022
Texas
1 review
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Overall, good, but I have experienced quite a few issues lately that have caused delays, errors, etc.

Date of experience: May 19, 2022
Missouri
1 review
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A little difficult to navigate
June 18, 2022

A little difficult to navigate. I feel like I am missing so many features just because I'm not the most computer literate. For instance, right before I publish there is a section that tells me how many errors are found. Well, I can't figure out how to see those errors so that I can fix them. Also, pluggins have almost completely shut me down more than once and I've had to call customer service just to be able to use the site again. And while customer service has always been helpful, it's a long process to make the call or to chat and get help. Logging in takes a long time also. It just is not very user friendly if you ask me.

Date of experience: May 19, 2022
Indiana
1 review
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It is very cumbersome to set up a user account for a developer. You need to make this much more convenient and efficient. I called in yesterday and was on the phone over two hours with two different reps, and my issue was not resolved.

Date of experience: May 19, 2022
Texas
1 review
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I'm having problems setting up email filters that will capture a lot of the spam I get.

Date of experience: May 19, 2022
Missouri
1 review
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Its taking forever to create and finalize a website that bluehost said was the fastest way. And can be done in minutes... i started lastnight and its still not done.

Date of experience: May 19, 2022
Texas
1 review
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Very slow at times but it is mostly okay. Here's another 9 characters for the review.

Date of experience: May 19, 2022