I Got an Urgent Warning About My Website. Is It Real?
Got an urgent warning about your website? Learn how to verify the claim, judge the business risk, and decide whether to act, plan, monitor, or ignore it.
Should I Turn On Automatic WordPress Updates—or Keep Paying Someone to Handle Them?
WordPress can update itself, so what are you paying for? Learn what auto-updates handle, what they can’t check, and how to decide what your site needs.
Why SSL Matters for Your Website
SSL stands for secure sockets layer. If you run a small business, you might be familiar with the term SSL certificate but unsure what it does. What is it, and how can it help your website? In this blog post, we’ll explain an SSL certificate and why it’s important to have…
How To Share Passwords Safely
There will come a time when you will need to grant access to one of your software account login credentials. When a new client comes to us for help with their website, we will need to access one or more of their accounts. There can be many items that we…
Why Website Hackers Don’t Care About Your Business
You have a WordPress website because it’s simple to use and easy to make updates. But did you know some less-than-honorable people may try to break into your site? While we call them website hackers, they call themselves savvy. Wait…before you break into a complete panic and cold sweat, keep…
Hackproof Your WordPress Website: 3 Steps To Make It Happen
Malicious hackers are always looking for ways into your WordPress site by exploiting vulnerabilities. Having your website hacked is a concern for all WordPress users and online business owners. Keep reading to see what you can do to help hackproof your WordPress website and the steps you can take if…
Update WordPress, Themes, and Plugins Regularly
Clients often ask what the next thing they should do once their site is complete and live online is. And my answer is always the same – have a maintenance schedule that runs the updates for the core, theme, and your plugins. Because updating is designed to do three things:…
