Set Up Your Bluehost Hosting

Visit Bluehost

Click the button below to open Bluehost. You'll land on a page showing the $1.99/mo plan — click Get Started to begin.

Choose your Shared hosting plan

Choose the basic plan — it's all a one-page business site needs. (Pick Business only if you plan to host multiple sites later.)

Register or use an existing domain

Choose a domain name for your website. You can register a new domain, use one you already own, or select your domain later. Shared hosting includes a free domain for the first year. Domain Privacy + Protection is optional.

• •Prefer a .com if available — it tends to rank better in search results.

Create your Bluehost account

Create your account with an email address and a secure password. You can also sign up with Google, Apple, or GitHub if you prefer. Save your login details — you will need them to access your portal.

Review recommended add-ons

Bluehost may suggest optional add-ons such as CodeGuard (backups), eCommerce tools, or Yoast (SEO). These are not required for a standard business site — skip or uncheck any you do not need.

• •CodeGuard: Daily backups for your site data
• •eCommerce: Tools to set up and manage an online store
• •Yoast: SEO plugin to help improve search visibility

Enter your billing information

In the Billing Information section, enter your payment details and choose your preferred method: credit card, debit card, Google Pay, or PayPal.

Select your billing term

Choose your billing term from the dropdown. Bluehost offers flexible term lengths — a longer term often provides better savings.

Choose your data center location

Select the data center closest to your primary audience. This improves load times for your visitors. For most U.S. businesses, USA Virginia or USA Arizona is a good choice.

• •Other locations include UK (London), Canada (Toronto), Germany (Frankfurt), and Australia (Sydney).

Review your cart and submit payment

Review everything in your Shopping Cart — hosting plan, domain, data center, add-ons, and billing term. When it looks correct, click Submit Payment to complete your purchase.

Access your Bluehost Portal

After payment, you will receive an order confirmation email from Bluehost. Log in to the Bluehost Portal to manage your account — then continue to the next section to add MHG Strategy as an admin.

Log in to the Bluehost Portal

Go to the Bluehost login page and sign in with the email and password you created during signup. You must be the account owner — invited users cannot add other admins.

Open Users & Roles

From the portal, click your profile icon in the top-right corner (your initials), then select Users & Roles or Accounts & Users from the menu. If you do not see this option, confirm you are logged in as the account owner — not as an invited admin.

Manage your account

On the Users & Roles page, find your hosting account in the list and click Manage next to it.

Add a new user

Scroll to the User Roles & Permissions section and click + Add User.

Invite MHG Strategy as Admin

Enter the following details, then click Invite: • Name: Shaun / MHG Strategy • Email: shaun@mhgstrategy.com • Role: Admin

• •Shaun will receive an email to set up his own login — you never need to share your password.
• •If anything in the menu looks different, use the Bluehost help link in Step 2 — the flow is the same even if labels vary slightly.