Our Choice for Website Hosting
If you're building a new website or updating an old website, you need to reevaluate your hosting company.
It’s true. When was the last time you compared hosting plans? If it’s been longer than than a year, you’re probably paying too much and you might not have all the speed and features you deserve. This article will hopefully help you determine if you should use Bluehost for your web hosting needs (Spoiler: you probably should!).
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If your website takes longer than 3 seconds to load, your customers are leaving and taking their business to your competitors. Make sure your website passes Google’s PageSpeed test. Bluehost’s hosting packages all include blazing fast load times as well as the option to load “above the fold” content first and load “below the fold” content when users scroll. This makes your website super fast and user-friendly!
Most web hosts now offer an SSL Certificate for free with a hosting plan. An SSL Certificate is VITAL for your website. Google ranks sites with an SSL Certificate better in organic search and will penalize any websites that do not have an SSL Certificate. Also, if you accept payments or any information through your website (ecommerce, opt-in forms, contact forms, paying deposits, etc.), your merchant account provider will almost definitely require your website to have an SSL Certificate in order to accept online payments.
WordPress is by far the best website platform. Besides being the platform for over 50% of the Internet’s websites, it’s the platform where customization meets ease-of-use. Sites like Wix or Weebley might be quick to learn, but you are limited by the options provided by the platform’s builder. You also have to pay extra to add simple integrations like a form builder, payment gateway, blog or domain name. WordPress lets you add anything you want, with most features you could need being available for free in the plugin repository.
Bluehost creates backups of your entire account daily, weekly and monthly–automatically. You can easily restore your complete data with the click of the mouse in case anything were to ever go wrong. If your site traffic from Google is lower due to site changes, simply roll back your site to an older version to recapture your old levels of traffic!
Bluehost’s in-house experts are here to help! In addition to 24/7 support, Bluehost offers excellent how-to guides and videos on-demand. There’s even a chat for support feature that I’ve found helpful on many occasion!
Everything about Bluehost is designed to get your website up and running FAST! From the one-click WordPress installation to the how-to resources to the large assortment of themes, plugins and inspiration, Bluehost wants YOU to start having success with your website ASAP.
If you’re still not sold, try it out. Bluehost’s plans are very affordable and offer a 30-day money-back guarantee. If you don’t love the plan and the customer service, you can get a full refund. There’s nothing to lose, except for a load of worrying about sub-par hosting. I use BlueHost, I set all my clients up with Bluehost, and I know you’ll love it. Need help getting switched over? We’d be happy to help! Contact us anytime.
