Bluehost has been a favorite in the hosting industry for many years. They have over 15 years in web hosting experience and have learned how to provide an excellent service. They offer a flat rate plan that includes all the features you need to host a website. Bluehost owns and operates their own data datacenters and builds their servers from scratch. They do everything from start to finish.
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Mission: Our goal is to provide outstanding services for the best possible price.
Headquarters:
1958 South 950 East
Provo, UT 84606
Facts:
- Founded: 1996
- Industry: Web Hosting
- Employees: 200+
- Current CEO: Dan Handy
Historical Timeline:
1996
Founded:
Bluehost is founded by Matt Heaton and starts on its web site hosting path.
https://www.bluehost.com/cgi/info/about_us
2003
First Signup:
Bluehost get's its first customer to sign up for hosting. http://www.mattheaton.com/?p=22
2004
Vice President Interviewed:
Danny Ashworth, Vice President of Bluehost.com talks about day-to-day happenings at the company, more for less philosophy, experience with web hosting, and the future of Bluehost.com
http://www.hostsearch.com/interview/bluehostcom_interview_september_2004.asp
2006
First Blog Post:
Matt Heaton writes the introductory blog post his website, www.mettheaton.com where he talks about the genesis of Bluehost.com. http://www.mattheaton.com/?p=3
New Features and People:
Bluehost announces they are hiring Senior Programmer and Systems Administrator to the staff. They also announce Ruby on Rails as part of the new features list. http://www.mattheaton.com/?p=7
No Outsourced Support:
Bluehost promises never to use outsourcing for "something as critical and as complex as web hosting". http://www.mattheaton.com/?p=10
2007
Fastest Growing Company:
Bluehost reports being one of the fastest growing companies in the world. Adding 30,000 domains each month. http://www.mattheaton.com/?p=71
Ping Pong Challenge:
Matt Heaton takes on #1 ping pong player in Utah and is beaten. http://www.mattheaton.com/?p=79
Top Fastest Growing Company:
Between Bluehost, Hostmonster, and Fastdomain, they hosted 700,000 domains in 2007. http://www.mattheaton.com/?p=113
2008
Bluehost Keeps Growing:
Bluehost announces that they have surpassed 850,000 domains hosted between Bluehost, Hostmonster, and Fastdomain. http://www.mattheaton.com/?p=124
CPU Usage Policy Updated:
Bluehost extends the CPU usage per user to double to current limit. CPU limits keep users on shared servers from taking advantage of the system. http://www.mattheaton.com/?p=119
More Growth:
Bluehost announces they have over 1 million domains between Bluehost, Hostmonster, and Fastdomain. http://www.mattheaton.com/?p=144
2009
Largest Hosting Companies:
Bluehost makes it into the top 20 largest hosting companies in the world. http://managedftp.wordpress.com/2009/02/18/top-100-largest-web-hosting-companies-in-the-world-206-market-share/
2010
Bluehost's "Secret Numbers":
Bluehost CEO Matt Heaton reveals the numbers behind the company. http://www.mattheaton.com/?p=224
Bluehost Uses Mac's:
CEO Matt Heaton talks about being a long time Apple support and a fan of the MACH Kernel. He discusses the switch to a predominately mac environment at Bluehost. http://www.mattheaton.com/?p=237
2011
New Data Center:
A new datacenter is announced to the public. Bluehost/Hostmonster only take up 25% of the capacity. http://www.mattheaton.com/?p=250
Blogger Reviews Bluehost:
Internet blogger, David Blane reviews Bluehost. Says they have worked well for him from 2008-2011. http://davidblanestudios.com/hosting-reviews/my-favorite-website-host-best-host-from-2008-2011/
Matt Heaton Resigns as CEO:
On his blog, Founder and CEO Matt Heaton announces resignation publicly on his blog. http://www.mattheaton.com/?p=253
2012
Top Hosting Companies:
Ranked #3 of best hosting companies by Lifehacker.com. http://lifehacker.com/5911651/five-best-web-hosting-companies
Bluehost and Weebly:
Bluehost partners with Weebly a drag-and-drop website builder that makes it easy to create websites from scratch. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/3/prweb9281109.htm
CloudFlare and Bluehost:
Bluehost and CloudFlare partner in order to optimize site delivery speeds and improve visitor experience. http://www.sfgate.com/business/prweb/article/Bluehost-Announces-Free-Integration-and-Support-3713478.php
Bluehost To Add VPS And Dedicated Plans:
Bluehost announced that it will start offering VPS and Dedicated plans in the beginning of 2013. Source: http://www.bluehost.com/blog/bluehost/win-a-free-year-of-vps-or-dedicated-hosting-1719
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