In this video, I'm going to be going over the Bluehost package extras that are offered
during the checkout process when signing up for Bluehost web hosting so that you have
a clear understanding of what each of the Bluehost package extras is as well as going
over whether or not you need any of the Bluehost package extras and if any are worth it based
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Let's get started with the Bluehost package extras Review.
I'm at the Bluehost package extras section at checkout.
There are six Bluehost package extras that you can choose to add to your Bluehost hosting
account.
The Bluehost package extras are Domain Privacy + Protection, Codeguard Basic, Bluehost SEO
Tools, Single Domain SSL, Microsoft 365 Mailbox, and Sitelock Security Essentials.
Let's start with the first Bluehost package extra Domain Privacy + Protection.
Domain Privacy + Protection protects your personal information from spammers, marketers,
unwanted phone calls and postal mail, identity theft, fraudulent domain transfers, competitors
being able to look up which domain you own, malware and SEO blacklists.
Bluehost’s Domain Privacy also comes with a malware scan of your site every 24 hours
and will notify you before it causes problems.
You can also set up text messages and emails so you are notified when certain things happen
with your domain like unauthorized attempts to purchase your domain, re-register it, or
move your domain elsewhere.
When you register a domain name no matter what domain provider you choose your personal
information goes into the public whois directory as domain names are regulated by ICANN a non-profit
organization that is dedicated to making the internet safe and secure.
Since the WHOIS directory is public anyone can get your personal information.
It’s very common to get lots of spam and marketing emails and calls if you don’t
choose domain privacy + protection.
By choosing domain privacy + protection instead of your personal information showing Bluehost’s
default contact information for this will show protecting you and your personal information.
I highly recommend domain privacy + protection.
The next add-on is Codeguard Basic.
This package extra will backup your site daily and you can restore your site to a previous
backup with a click of a button with their one-click restore.
This add-on can be a good one because if your site gets hacked into or you mess something
while creating it, or editing it you can restore it to the version right before whatever happened
took place and everything will be back to normal.
This add-on can be very beneficial as you never know when you might need it.
If you are going to be using WordPress to create your site there are free backup plugins
you can use.
The ones I recommend are UpgdraftPlus and BackWPup.
These plugins are free and will back up your site.
Something to keep in mind they do not come with a one-click restore option so you'll
have to manually get your website back to how it was on a previous backup manually and
not automatically.
Something to keep in mind.
In my opinion this Bluehost package extra can be very beneficial as you never know when
you might need it and restoring your site to a previous backup can be very convenient.
The next package extra is Bluehost SEO Tools Start.
Bluehost SEO Tools will provide you with reports, insights, and analytics regarding the SEO
for your site and it'll recommend things to do to improve the SEO of your site.
It will also report your site to search engines.
This add-on isn't really necessary.
It touches the basics in terms of SEO and is limited in what it tracks.
It could be helpful for some if you aren't familiar with SEO at all.
In my opinion utilizing Google Analytics, Google Search Console, and if you are using
WordPress to create your site having the Yoast SEO or RankMath plugin can set you up for
some of the basics regarding SEO and guide you on your pages and posts you create.
The next package extra is Microsoft 365 Mailbox.
This package extra provides you with an email platform powered by Microsoft.
You’ll get an email address ending in your domain name along with access to professional
calendars, email on the go from any web browser, 24/7 technical support, and world-class security
and disaster recovery.
I do want to note that Bluehost does come with free email addresses ending in your domain
name so this add-on isn't necessary unless you really want to utilize the email platform
powered by Microsoft.
The email addresses that you get for free with your Bluehost web hosting account you
can connect them to platforms like Gmail, yahoo, spark, macmail, and more.
In my opinion, the Microsoft 365 mailbox package extra isn’t needed.
The next Bluehost package extra is Single Domain SSL.
This package extra will give you a positive SSL Certificate that comes with a warranty
of $10,000.
I do want to note that Bluehost does come with a free Let's Encrypt SSL Certificate
for your site so this package extra isn't necessary unless you want to upgrade to a
Positive SSL Certificate which will give you a $10,000 warranty.
For most, the free Let's Encrypt SSL Certificate is just fine.
If you are going to be having an E-commerce site or accepting payments on your site than
a Positive SSL Certificate could be something to definitely get as it comes with the $10,000
warranty.
Now I want to explain about the $10,000 warranty and who that covers.
The $10,000 warranty is for end users of your site which is your customers or site visitors.
The warranty applies to your site visitors who incur losses resulting directly from an
online card transaction they made as a result of a mis-issued SSL certificate.
The warranty is there for your site visitors and customers protection.
Next, you will see Sitelock Security Essentials.
This add-on checks your website daily for malware and protects your site from hackers
and malicious attacks.
It will notify you if your site has been hacked into and malicious code has been placed into
it.
Sitelock Essentials also removes malware automatically.
This add-on can be beneficial and give you peace of mind if your site were to get hacked
into and malware is placed on it.
If you are going to be using WordPress for your site there are free security plugins
that do a good job at security as well.
Two popular security plugins that I recommend are Sucuri and All In One Security and Firewall.
These plugins protect your site and make it really hard for your site to get hacked into
where malware can be placed on it.
These free plugins don't remove the malware if you are hacked into.
You can pay a fee to get it removed.
So something to keep in mind.
This Bluehost package extra could be beneficial as you won’t have to manually find the malware
and remove it if your site ever does get hacked into and malware is placed on it.
I've now covered all the Bluehost package extras that you can choose from.
You should now have a clear understanding of each and if any would be worth it for your
needs.
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