• Google Apps for Work Now Available with Bluehost

    Google Apps for Work Now Available with Bluehost

    At Bluehost we understand the challenges that come with starting and running a business. We’re committed to helping startups and businesses large and small and are continually updating our products and services to provide our customers with everything they need to succeed. We’ve partnered with Google to bring every Bluehost customer the greatest tools and

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  • Bluehost Launches New TLDs

    Bluehost Launches New TLDs

    To make room for more and more websites as the internet continues to grow, ICANN is releasing hundreds of new top level domain names in the next year that can make your website more customizable than ever. Bluehost has officially launched five of these new top level domains, or nTLDs, with plans to release many

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  • WordCamp St.Louis 2014

    WordCamp St.Louis 2014

    Last weekend, I attended and presented at WordCamp St.Louis. This was my first time to St.Louis and I was not disappointed. The venue is nice, the city is fun, and the WordCampers were great. I was also very impressed by the wide variety of ages and skill levels; I think this shows WordPress’s ability to be

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  • Adding Your Touch to a WordPress Theme

    Adding Your Touch to a WordPress Theme

    Pre-made WordPress themes make it easy to have a great-looking site that fits your specific needs. But most of us would like our site to look and feel at least a little unique. Here are a few easy ways you can add your own touch to a WordPress theme, so your site is truly your

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  • WordCamp SLC: Themes, Plugins, Hooks and More.

    WordCamp SLC: Themes, Plugins, Hooks and More.

    Last week, Bluehost was a Pillar sponsor for WordCamp in Salt Lake City. Bluehost WordPress developers Mike Hansen and Bryan Petty presented at the conference. Couldn’t make it? Don’t worry – we’ve posted their presentations below so you don’t have to miss out on great information.  Videos of the presentations will be made available in

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  • How to Add an Email Opt-In Form to Your Website

    How to Add an Email Opt-In Form to Your Website

    If you have valuable information to share with your customers on a regular basis, then it might be time to start an email list. Start by putting an opt-in form on your website – you know, those “Sign up for our newsletter,” boxes you see on other websites.  Doing so will allow you to expand

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  • Network Issues Resolved

    Network Issues Resolved

    Our network recently experienced intermittent outages that may have affected access to your website and account services.The Bluehost team and I are truly sorry for any inconvenience this caused you. We take the reliability of our hosting seriously and I felt you deserved an update.On August 2, 2013, during routine hardware maintenance which doesn’t typically

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  • Bluehost Presents Operational Case Study at OpenStack Summit

    Bluehost Presents Operational Case Study at OpenStack Summit

    Since the beginning, Bluehost has been built with open source technology. You could say it’s in our blood. So to expand our products and to support our customers with the best hosting services possible, we have been pioneering implementation of new, cutting edge OpenStack technology.Recently, several members of our admin team attended the 2013 OpenStack

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  • Data Center Update

    Data Center Update

    Last night we experienced some issues in our data center that affected a portion of our clients. We wanted to take a moment to let you know what happened.At approximately 6:22 PM MST our primary Data Center experienced an electrical transient. An Automatic Transfer Switch on one of our legs of power failed, causing some

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  • Customer Spotlight: Sarah Metzger

    Customer Spotlight: Sarah Metzger

    We love our customers, and we’re not just saying that! Genuine customer service is one of our foundational principles here at Bluehost. We strive to do whatever we can to help our clients succeed. Typically we do this over the phone, but every so often we are lucky enough to meet a client in person

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