BlueHost is offering a inexpensive new Web Hosting service for only $6.95 a month. There new service called “BlueHost Professional We Hosting” offers customers a free domain (forever), free setup, unlimited hosting space and file transfer as well as a litany of perks inclusing SSH (secure shell), SSL, FTP, MySQL among others.

In addition to offering an inexpensive hosting option, BlueHost offers a toll free customer service line as well as reliable web hosting services. If you are looking for an inexpensive alternative that offers the same value and services as the larger organizations, BlueHost is as stubborn as nose blackheads and will likely be around for a long time.

Here’s an excerpt from a review I found over on Web Hosting Articles in regards to BlueHost.  Most people that I have talked to that have sites on BlueHost are happy with them, but as the reviewer points out the hosting package is rather simple and a one size fits all type of deal.  In that way, BlueHost is a lot like the leisure suit of men’s fashion.  Its OK at the time when you are wearing it, but over time as you grow or your tastes and needs change, you’ll likely need to move on.

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If you like variety, BlueHost is not for you. If you like simplicity and ease in setting up your account (and love inflexibility), BlueHost is for you. They have one plan and one plan only: 300 GB of disk space, 3000 GB of bandwidth, and 2500 e-mail addresses. The price varies depending on how long you sign up for in the program.

• 3 Months: $9.95/month + $30.00 Setup + Domain ($10.00 if purchased from BlueHost)

• 6 Months: $8.95/month + $30.00 Setup + Domain ($10.00 if purchased from BlueHost)

• 12 Months: $7.95/month (no setup fee, free domain included)

• 24 Months: $6.95/month (no setup fee, free domain included)

Obviously, the package drops its monthly charges the longer you sign up with BlueHost. A lot of neat features are offered, such as an unlimited number of add-on domains, parked domains, and sub-domains. It supports FTP and databases (50 each for MySQL and PostgreSQL — not much, but you can work with it). The strength of BlueHost has been their pushing of a single package at a competitive price.  They had slightly more than 250,000 domain names under their control as of January 2007. This has made them a force to be reckoned with in the web hosting business. 

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Here is a great example provided by Elizabeth regarding the help that she received from blue host when she had some issues in her WordPress theme.

My hosting company is BlueHost. I have never had any problems with them, except for that day that there was a $1000 opp on PPP and the server kept crashing Last week, I was having problems getting a theme installed on my blog MomReviews. I noticed on the BlueHost home page that there was a link for Live Chat, so I clicked it. Now this was Friday night at about 7:00 p.m. EST. Almost instantly I had a chat window open and a support person came on. I explained my problem, and he started looking through my blog files. It took us about 90 minutes to go through a bunch of tiny errors in the theme code, and then he realized there was no php.ini file, so he uploaded one for me. He stuck around while I got the theme installed, and we ended the chat.

A few minutes later I went to my other blog Table for Five, and my header was gone! I clicked on the Live Chat button again, and explained that I had just been on with Ryan (the support guy), and right away he came back into the chat window. He had done something to mess up the .htaccess, for which he apologized profusely, got it fixed, and stuck around while I re-uploaded my header. I was so impressed that I could get live help, from someone who was both knowledgeable and friendly, even though it was really a Wordpress problem and not a BlueHost problem. I am very happy with BlueHost!

Elizabeth Edwards
http://momreviews.net

Lisa provides a story about a very good first experience with a younger hosting company called bluehost.com.  I too have heard many good things about this company and their service.  They are growing and I hope they can keep up with the growth.  Even with over 200,000 sites hosted there, listen to Lisa’s positive and personal experience!

I have to admit that my first experience with a hosting company was surprisingly pleasant. After much deliberation, I decided on using Bluehost. It came highly recommend by several people and the price was right. The owner of the company has a great blog to read. It was one of the factors in my decision-making. You can really tell that Bluehost is his baby (he also has five kids and runs several other businesses too!). He reminds me a lot of Ted Murphy from Pay Per Post. They both are young and driven. The other thing that impressed me was that I got a call from Bluehost the next day after signing up to make sure everything was going okay and if I needed any help. I have never had a company do that before. I also like their help menu. Everything is in plain English and is very easy to follow. I have yet to have to call their support team, but I have heard that they are also excellent. I am very happy with my decision to use Bluehost as my hosting company.

Lisa M.

http://mythoughtsideasandramblings.com

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