LOOK & FEEL

When you check their website, it gives you a real professional feel. They have a very descent looking site clearly appealing to the one who visits it. The marketing banners and ads are also attractive and surely makes a person click them. They have clear contact details mentioned which is generally not the case with most of the hosting companies. It has a live chat facility right on the homepage. With loads of award flashing on their site, Bluehost as surely given the “trust me” message.

CONTROL PANEL

Control panel of Bluehost is just like any other hosting Cpanel. It has nearly all the tabs required to host a personal as well as corporate website. It also has the latest version of Fantistico with all stable versions of applications within it. There is nothing much to say about this as its no different from other Cpanels.

The toll free number given was something i tried. I called up and within 30 seconds i was on call with support. So support is at your fingertips.

HOSTING FEATURES

All professional web hosting features (depending on what you choose) provided by them essentially include the following:

Much of the features above are self explanatory!

WEB HOSTING PRICE

Pricing varies depending on the duration for which you require the services for:

• 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)

TERMS & CONDITIONS

BlueHost has a different Terms of Service, with no legal jargon. There are some bullet points on a page with the important points included in most Terms of Service agreements. The catchy point is “All activities may be monitored, recorded, and examined by any authorized person, including law enforcement.” Also this one is something we must read “Any violation found or fraudulent activity that system personnel deem inappropriate may have your account immediately terminated without notice and any recorded evidence reported to authorized persons.” However, the points are pretty clear without any hidden or behind the curtain rules.

INSTALLING SCRIPT

By default, BlueHost doesn’t allow SSH/Shell Access. However it does provide the facility to enable shell access for the account on authenticating few documents. It asks you to send the copy of driver’s license, passport etc. Speed of  scripts running was average (checked by running simple blogs etc)

CONCLUSION

Pros: Good control panel (cPanel) with a few nice extras, plenty of space and bandwidth, good support, fair pricing

Cons: Semi-shady points in TOS (nothing too major, and clearly outlined), 3 month minimum contract length, pricing is relatively hard to find

Bottomline: BlueHost is a good web host that provides a good hosting experience with a top-of-the-line control panel as well as helpful support for a reasonable price.

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