I’ve been building websites with WordPress for 10+ years:

• Bluehost is actually my preferred WordPress hosting provider. I’ve made probably 15 websites in total with them, and for a few reasons. The MAIN reason is that their customer support is awesome. The first time I used them I did run into a niggling problem, but they sorted it out immediately and it’s been great ever since.

Uptime is also very good – mine was 100% (other users have also confirmed this). Bluehost is also super affordable, especially when compared to the others. They also chuck in a free email account, and a free CloudFlair CDN (this boosts security).

Another Bluehost plus-point is its 1-click WordPress installation. Uptime is good as well (99.9%), and competitive with the others, whilst speed averages out at 398 ms. You also get a free SSL and all payment plans offer unmetered bandwidth.

Here’s what else you get:

1. PieceofcakesetupPieceofcakesetup
2. FreeSSL(important)FreeSSL(important)
3. FreedailybackupsFreedailybackups
4. OptimizedautomaticupdatesOptimizedautomaticupdates
5. Sitemigrationisfree(andeasytodo)Sitemigrationisfree(andeasytodo)
6. UIisawesomeUIisawesome

However, there are a lot of pluses. With Bluehost, you can pay on the monthly. If you’re into that kind of thing (it’s definitely more flexible), Bluehost will be an attractive option because a lot of WordPress hosting providers usually bill you annually (such as SG). It also means you can cancel after a few months if your budget has nosedived, so it’s good for that.

However, I personally found customer support quite poor. There’s a telephone number for phone support but it’s unclear what hours it’s available (wasn’t available when I REALLY needed it at 9pm).

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