Blue Host Overview: Since 1996 Blue Host has helped over 50,000 customers set up and succeed online with their excellent hosting package.  Big Blue, as we like to call them, has reached an incredible level of success by winning customers over with an excellent hosting package.  We've had several of our sites hosted with them since early 2005 and been spoiled by the great value, impeccable service, and wide variety of extra features available for webmasters.With their incredible service and excellent reliability we put them at #1 for their continuous status as an overall excellent host.

Blue Host Value:  9.4  Blue Host has one hosting plan.  At $6.95/mo for 4 Gigabytes of storage, 100 Gigs of transfer, and 2500 emails they offer a sizable package for a great price.  The ability to host 5 additional addon domains definitely adds to the value.  If you need a lot of capacity or want room to expand in the future, Blue Host is the way to go.  

Blue Host Service: 9.8   24/7 toll-free telephone and email Customer support.  Response time is generally under 5 minutes by email.  Staff is knowledgeable and friendly and goes beyond this reviewer's support expectations.   While they don't have chat, we felt that their super-quick email response time made chat superfluous.  Blue Host's Support Center allows you to track current and previous trouble tickets. You can also take advantage of their extensive Knowledgebase where you'll find valuable articles on how to use your promotional tools, Audio and Video Streaming, your control panel and tips and tricks for getting the most from your website. You can also manage your account through a button on the support page.

Blue Host Reliability: 8.8  Great reliability with an average 99.8% uptime.  UPS and Diesel generator backup.  Blue Host's data center is located within a secure building with state of the art. 24/7 security, disaster readiness, and power backup.  Their data center is in the same building as their headquarters, making technical response to issues immediate. 

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