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 are safety measures you can take to help prevent your site from becoming an unanticipated business expense. It’s much easier, and far less expensive, to keep your site maintained and as safe as ...
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 security issues. If you have not yet done so, I strongly encourage you to update your site, along with the plugins, immediately. Well... I upgraded WordPress and now my site is messed up! If you ...
7 WordPress Security Tips
A common misconception is that newly launched websites are problem-free, never go offline, and never need an update. Many website owners will ignore required WordPress updates and upgrades to the programs running their website; Until their website gets hacked and they now need to pay hundreds of dollars to get the server cleaned up and the site ...
15 Things You Need to Do After Your WordPress Install
Having a blog on your business website has its benefits, despite the time and effort it takes to bring it up to all that you want and need it to be. If you just installed your first WordPress blog (or you had your Web Hosting company install it for you), chances are that you may have missed a few key tasks that need to be done. Here's a ...
Google’s Wild Experiment with Special Ranking for Mobile Sites
Yet another reason why you need to make sure your site looks awesome --- and works! --- on your beloved iPhone, along with all mobile devices. If your site earns Google's new "Mobile-friendly" designation, you might be rewarded with a ranking boost. Google has been dropping sites like a bad habit since June 2013 if they provided a ...
How to Change Your HTTP Site to a HTTPS Site
Your first question will probably be: Will switching my site from HTTP to HTTPS change my current page rankings? According to Google's Matt Cutts, it shouldn't change your current page rank -- at least to the best of his knowledge. It seems to me that what he's really saying in the below video is "give it a try and see." (Shrug) On the ...
How to Increase Twitter Shares from Your Website
Did you know that you can create a pre-populated Twitter link inside of your web content? By creating a twitter link, your hyperlink will automatically generate a tweet when clicked. To create a pre-populated tweet link, start with the base twitter link: http://twitter.com/home/?status= Now, next to the equal sign, add the text you would ...
