Bluehost Review & Bluehost Discount $3.95/mth – Bluehost Hosted

Commonly, before we signup a new hosting plan at new hosting company, we will make sure what is their dedicated IP address pricing and private SSL cert pricing as well. These two are crucial for thos looking for hosting HTTPS secure website in the future. If you are going to setup secure page for member login, or send encrypted data over the internet, make sure you can purchase the dedicated IP & private SSL certificate from your current web hosting company.

Bluehost is offering SSL certificate and dedicated IP address at very affordable price. Previously, we know that bluehost SSL certificate is price at $45 per year. And the bluehost dedicated IP is $2.50 per month only, bluehost hosting offering private IP at this price since over two years ago. Thus, you can expect the price to be maintain at this price at future as well.

“Since dedicated IPs must be associated with a specific hosting account, Dedicated IP subscriptions are automatically synchronized with your hosting account term and expiration. For example, If you had a 12 month hosting subscription with 9 months remaining, when ordering a Dedicated IP you would only be billed the pro-rated amount for 9 months of Dedicated IP service ($22.50). When your hosting subscription renews, your Dedicated IP service would be renewed for the same term as your web hosting (in this case, 12 months for $30.00). “

Bluehost hosting had roll out a new web hosting package, named “bluehost pro package”, selling at offer price of $14.95 per month. This new bluehost hosting package include extra premium feature for making your website a professional grade.

“Upgrade to Pro and get all of the standard web hosting features and more for as low as $14.95 / month (Saves you over $100 per year over the cost of buying these features separately!“

This new blue host pro package also includes:

• 1 Dedicated IP
• 1 PositiveSSL Certificate
• Domain Name Registration
• 10 Postini Email Filtering

I been research a little bit on how to setup ecommerce online store on bluehost. Previously i had experience setup online payment through paypal payment processing, and as well to worldpay payment processing. There is wide variety of payment processor that you can choose from, and each of them require certain thing that you need to apply to.

1. Paypal payment processing
   Not require SSL. Accept paypal and credit card through paypal. Only need to setup paypal account, verify your account using credit card or banking account(UK and US user). Then upgrade your account to permier account or merchant account. From paypal account, you can use the merchant tool provided to create “code” for item you selling. Easy setup for subscription service for customer as well. Very low processing fee per transaction.
2. 2checkout payment processing
   Not require SSL. A $45 one time setup fee. Accept credit card payment. A friendly support team, and reply my enquiry promptly. Very low processing fee per transaction. Better merchant protection from credit card frauds. Account balance can be route to your local bank, or request a cheque payment from 2CO.
3. Worldpay
   expensive startup fee. Only recommended to establish company, and to those that require maximum fraud protection system.
4. Verisign payment processing
   subscribe to their payment processing and start accept credit card payment. Reasonable startup fee. But require a few service addon for maximum security.
5. 1shoppingcart ecommerce solution
   Monthly cost of $26 per site. Shopping cart provided. Some miscelanous fee apply, for example gateway fees and statement fees.

Regardless of which solution you choose above, bluehost hosting can host your ecommerce website. Bluehost provide the SSL certificate, if you need one, request from support at bluehost, they will add it for you. Even if you need a dedicated SSL, then you can purchase directly from bluehost at the price of $45 per year, which is lower price in market. Some hoster selling at 120+ for the similar certificate.

If you need any helps or guide on setup ecommerce shopping store, you can post a comment and question at this posting. I will get them answer.

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Today at bluehost forums, i come across where customer are asking about bluehost pricing structure, and how much are they charged for the hosting, domain name, and dedicated IP etc. So, i do my homework and come out a list from Bluehost Hosting itself

Bluehost Pricing Structure:

• 3 Month account is $59.85 – $9.95 a Month x 3 + $30.00 setup fee (+$10.00 for domain name if needed)
• 6 Month account is $83.70 – $8.95 a Month x 6 + $30.00 setup fee (+$10.00 for domain name if needed)
• 12 Month account is $95.40 – $7.95 a Month x 12, Domain included (no setup fee)
• 24 Month account is $166.80 – $6.95 a Month x 24, Domain included (no setup fee)
• Hosting accounts are paid for up front. You can cancel your account within the first 30 days and get a full refund. After the first 30 days you can still cancel your account any time and recieve a pro-rated refund.
• Setup fees are non-refundable.
• Domain names – $10.00 ea. per year
• Dedicated ip – $30.00 per year ($2.50 per month) Pro-Rated.
• SSL Certficates – $45.00 per year

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