Bluehost promises its new AI agents will deliver "a site or store that runs itself"
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“A site or store that runs itself” is the new marketing baseline for SMB web platforms—Bluehost leaning into AI agents means hosting is shifting from infrastructure to ongoing operations. If you sell into SMBs, assume expectations for autonomous marketing, merchandising, and support are being set by their hosting provider, not by you.
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