Why WordPress Recommends BlueHost for WordPress Web Hosting
Some of you have come to me saying WordPress recommends BlueHost and so why it isn't working well for them, their implicit expectation being that because WordPress recommends BlueHost, it must be the best for WordPress. That is far from truth.
The real reason WordPress recommends BlueHost is because WordPress and BlueHost have worked out a good deal (best deal WordPress could get). You don't believe me? Go to their hosting page and check out the link to BlueHost. It is an affiliate link: www.bluehost.com/track/wp/one
It's all about business. For each sale they make a significant sum of money, probably much more than any normal affiliate because they are a super affiliate that sends many customers regularly from WordPress sites. Why do you think they have so many recommendations there? Have they used them all?
What do you think WordPress.com uses for web hosting? Is it BlueHost or any of the the other affiliate links on their web hosting pages? Think again. It uses LayeredTech, an unmanaged dedicated server provider, the same provider I use to host my blogs. You want proof?
Server: 172.16.0.50
Address: 172.16.0.50#53
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: wordpress.com
Address: 72.232.101.43
Name: wordpress.com
Address: 72.232.101.41
[angsuman@jaguar ~]$ nslookup 72.232.101.41
Server: 4.2.2.1
Address: 4.2.2.1#53
Non-authoritative answer:
41.101.232.72.in-addr.arpa name = 41.101.232.72.static.reverse.layeredtech.com.
All the links in their hosting page are affiliate links. If you are looking for shared web hosting, I would suggest that you go one step higher and use VPN hosting. I would highly recommend WestHost. I have used them for several years without problems.
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July 17th, 2007 at 3:40 am
So what who pays for the huge amount of bandwidth and web hosting costs for Wordpress.org ?
for wordpress.com I think they have there own dedicated machines from Datacenters like The Planet etc. it would be silly to be hosting wordpress.com with Bluehost.
July 17th, 2007 at 1:14 pm
It could be that they get a huge fee, but it could also be because Bluehost is a good host. I use them for my site, and have had nothing but good experiences with them. I originally signed on for one of the smaller plans (10GB, I think). When Bluehost changed its pricing structure offering 30GB for the price of what 10GB used to be, they gave me the upgrade without me even having to ask. Also, they have been exceptionally good about sending out emails letting their customers know when, and what, changes are going to be made. I don’t make any affiliate funds from them, but I would recommend them for someone hosting a small to medium Wordpress site.
July 18th, 2007 at 12:20 pm
I’m a bit curious about the Bluehost situation as well since, like Fonzo, I use them and have been generally happy with their service with some minor nits here and there. Granted, I’m not running a huge site and this is my first experience with a hosted environment (having moved over from Blogger). What sorts of concerns have your readers expressed about Bluehost?
July 19th, 2007 at 11:42 am
For me it is pretty obvious that wordpress is an affiliate of BlueHost.
But the fact that they are, says to me bluehost is a company you can trust.
I mean wordpress wouldn’t recommend them if they weren’t sure about their service.
For me wordpress is a good reference.
November 27th, 2007 at 8:45 pm
As a newbie, I have started with GeoCities, Tripod and Google Pages. Now I want to consider either GoDaddy or Host Gator. Can you suggest which one would be more reliable for my small home business purposes? I would be very grateful for your advice.
November 27th, 2007 at 10:11 pm
Use WestHost. I used them for severally years and highly recommend them.
January 8th, 2008 at 7:22 pm
Love the plug/affiliate link for WestHost
(http://affiliates.westhost.com/z/9/CD291/) So do you REALLY like WestHost because they are a good provider, or because they give affiliate $ for saying that are a good host?
This is a serious question, because I’m looking to switch hosts from Bluehost. Bluehost is giving me problems with CPU quota when one visitor visits my Gallery 2 website. I am willing to pay as much as 2-3x as much for hosting, as long as I can avoid the same CPU problems as Bluehost. If I end up paying double just for the same problems and fewer features, that’s going to just annoy me :p.
January 8th, 2008 at 8:57 pm
I have had very good experience with WestHost, much better than my current provider LFCHosting. I switched only because I needed a dedicated server moving forward. Believe it or not their vps is a steal for the price.
As for support they tend to be succint but mostly accurate.
With vps you get full control over your system unlike a shared hosting solution like bluehost or dreamhost.
Having said that even a vps is shared with other users. However the quota tends to be much higher than shared hosting.