When building a foreign trade website by purchasing your own server, should you choose Bluehost or SiteGround? Naiba recommends SiteGround. Why is it so highly recommended? Because Bluehost is truly terrible, and the reasons will be explained one by one.
What Makes SiteGround Better Than Bluehost?
1. Higher Server Configuration
First, let's look at a configuration comparison image. If you have a WordPress website, you can go to the admin dashboard, select Tools > Site Health, then switch to the Info tab, and you will see an interface like the image below.
In the image above, the left side is the SiteGround server, and the right side is the Bluehost server. The comparison results show that SiteGround's server configuration almost completely outperforms Bluehost. You might not understand the specific functions of these configurations, but you can probably relate to the idea that a phone with more RAM is less likely to lag.
What direct impact will these configurations have on your website? 
The most direct impact is that after building the website, you need to install a Theme, and usually, you go to
themeforestpurchase a premium Theme, then import the Theme demo data, only to find that the import fails. Upon checking the reason, it turns out the PHP timeout is too short; the system is set to 30, while the minimum requirement is 600. (Yes, SG's is only 120, but that's still much longer than 30.) This value cannot be modified by yourself; at least, Naiba tested and found that modifying the configuration did not take effect. However, if you use
VPSthen this is not a problem.
Server Configuration Comparison:In the comparison image above, SiteGround is the entry-level StartUp configuration, while Bluehost is the Plus plan.
As seen in the image above, Bluehost's Plus plan is priced at $5.95, while SiteGround's StartUp configuration is $3.95. Lower price, yet better server configuration.
2. More User-Friendly Admin Dashboard
The following points mainly demonstrate that SiteGround's panel is more user-friendly.
1. Interface: Bluehost's management panel is very difficult to use.SiteGround has two admin dashboards: new and old versions. New users purchase the new version interface, which is very clean. Refer to
SiteGround Tutorialarticle to see. As for Bluehost's admin dashboard, I'm too lazy to take a screenshot; it's really terrible. Just look at the image below:
Login failures occur frequently; the issue is that the username and password are completely correct, but clicking a function prompts you to log in again. (This happens not only on my computer but also on clients' computers, whether accessed directly or via proxy.)
2. More User-Friendly ServiceThe simplest point: since it's claimed to be a WordPress-recommended provider, the basic server configuration isn't even adjusted. Bluehost's default PHP version is still 5.6, while WordPress recommends 7.3. The comparison image at the top is the result after I manually changed the PHP version for Bluehost.
SiteGround defaults to the new version and updates when PHP has updates, notifying you by email.
3. Bluehost Engages in Inducing ConsumptionTo conveniently explain how consumption is induced, I went to the admin dashboard to take a screenshot, as shown below: The most basic SSL feature—friends building foreign trade websites must have heard that configuring an SSL certificate helps
Google SEO ranking, then go ahead and do it, click to enter the SSL panel.
The interface that appears has 'AutoSSL is ON' at the top, indicating that free SSL has been enabled.
But why isn't the SSL on my website working? Could it be because the free SSL doesn't work and I need to buy a paid one? (This isn't Naiba talking nonsense; a friend almost fell into this trap.)
Now, take a look at SiteGround's SSL installation interface and judge for yourself which one is better.
Finally, if you've decided to purchase SiteGround, click here to view
SiteGround Tutorial。
In the image above, the left side is the SiteGround server, and the right side is the Bluehost server. The comparison results show that SiteGround's server configuration almost completely outperforms Bluehost. You might not understand the specific functions of these configurations, but you can probably relate to the idea that a phone with more RAM is less likely to lag.What direct impact will these configurations have on your website? 
The most direct impact is that after building the website, you need to install a Theme, and usually, you go tothemeforestpurchase a premium Theme, then import the Theme demo data, only to find that the import fails. Upon checking the reason, it turns out the PHP timeout is too short; the system is set to 30, while the minimum requirement is 600. (Yes, SG's is only 120, but that's still much longer than 30.) This value cannot be modified by yourself; at least, Naiba tested and found that modifying the configuration did not take effect. However, if you useVPSthen this is not a problem.Server Configuration Comparison:In the comparison image above, SiteGround is the entry-level StartUp configuration, while Bluehost is the Plus plan.
As seen in the image above, Bluehost's Plus plan is priced at $5.95, while SiteGround's StartUp configuration is $3.95. Lower price, yet better server configuration.
Login failures occur frequently; the issue is that the username and password are completely correct, but clicking a function prompts you to log in again. (This happens not only on my computer but also on clients' computers, whether accessed directly or via proxy.)2. More User-Friendly ServiceThe simplest point: since it's claimed to be a WordPress-recommended provider, the basic server configuration isn't even adjusted. Bluehost's default PHP version is still 5.6, while WordPress recommends 7.3. The comparison image at the top is the result after I manually changed the PHP version for Bluehost.
SiteGround defaults to the new version and updates when PHP has updates, notifying you by email.3. Bluehost Engages in Inducing ConsumptionTo conveniently explain how consumption is induced, I went to the admin dashboard to take a screenshot, as shown below: The most basic SSL feature—friends building foreign trade websites must have heard that configuring an SSL certificate helpsGoogle SEO ranking, then go ahead and do it, click to enter the SSL panel.
The interface that appears has 'AutoSSL is ON' at the top, indicating that free SSL has been enabled.
But why isn't the SSL on my website working? Could it be because the free SSL doesn't work and I need to buy a paid one? (This isn't Naiba talking nonsense; a friend almost fell into this trap.)
Now, take a look at SiteGround's SSL installation interface and judge for yourself which one is better.
Finally, if you've decided to purchase SiteGround, click here to viewSiteGround Tutorial。
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