When I ask my clients if they want to increase traffic to their website, they always reply, “Yes!” But, when I ask if they want …
Why You Should Have a Privacy Policy Even If No Contact Form
Since the new CCPA law went into effect, I’ve had a few requests to remove contact forms from websites. You do not need a Privacy …
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect on January 1, 2020. Its most notable immediate impact is the “Do not sell my info” …
How Often Should You Redesign Your Website?
We’re constantly having to upgrade software, computers, smartphones, and All Things Technology; Including websites. Especially WordPress sites. There are times when doing the required plugin …
What is a Google Blacklist?
Every day Google adds thousands of websites to their blacklist due to malware on the site. Some of these sites were created solely for malicious …
Case Studies: XML-RPC Brute Force Attack and Hacked Website
No website is 100% hack-proof. Nothing on the internet is 100% hack-proof. But that doesn’t mean you should give up and accept the inevitable. There …
Why Upgrade from PHP 5 to PHP 7
The primary reason to upgrade is that PHP version 5 reached end-of-life (EOL) on January 1, 2019. This means that PHP 5 will stop receiving …
No SSL? Google Will Name and Shame!
Earlier this month I restored a hacked website; Not an uncommon task as of late. What made this one unique was that there was no obvious …
Does Your Website Have a Silent Partner?
Earlier this month I restored a hacked website; Not an uncommon task as of late. What made this one unique was that there was no obvious …
Every Text You Send… Every Call You Make…
Mark Zuckerberg and company have been spying on Facebook’s billion-plus users for years. In fact, their entire business model is built on profiting from your …
What is Google’s Mobile-First Indexing?
Shortly before the holidays, Google made a major announcement in regards to the future of search results. In short, Google will be breaking away from …
WordPress Upgrade Messed Up My Website
WordPress 4.7.2 was released on January 26, 2017. This is a security release for all previous versions. Versions 4.7.1 and earlier are affected by three …