Web Hosting Review – BlueHost
I have used BlueHost.com for both personal and clients websites for several years.
BlueHost only offers one product, shared-hosting on Linux servers. But they include the features most of you want for a great price. You get unlimited storage, unlimited bandwidth the ability to host an unlimited number of domains and sub-domains. You get up to 2500 email Accounts (either POP or IMAP – more than most people will need) and encrypted console access (SFTP with SSH).
The control panel interface used by BlueHost for you to configure your site is CPanel. It is one of the more user-friendly control panels used by web hosting companies. This is great if you are a beginner. Icons are grouped by function, such as Email Accounts, Forwarders and MX Entry (and nine others) grouped under Mail or Backup Wizard, File Manager and FTP Accounts grouped under Files. Under the Software group is Simple Scripts, an automated installer system for web applications. This allows you to intall WordPress, Joomla and many other popular web applications with just a few clicks.
No hosting provider is perfect. BlueHost shares some of the problems you might encounter with any shared-hosting provider. Some of the configuration settings available in the control panel are more limited than an experienced developer might like but most people will never need to attempt anything so sophisticated that it can’t be done.
Full disclosure: I use BlueHost for client and personal sites as stated above. I am also an affiliate. If you click on the above BlueHost banner and sign-up for a website, I’ll get paid a fee. Thank you.
