Money, honey No matter what you do, one of the reasons for being a business owner is to make money. It’s likely not the only reason, or even the most important, but we can all agree that we want our businesses to be financially beneficial to us. And there are 2 valuable financial reasons that you should pay attention to website security. Protecting your investment Take a few seconds to estimate how many hours you’ve invested into building, styling, writing, improving + upgrading your website. Then take that number +…
WordPress maintenance + security
Keep your WordPress site safe, up to date + running the way it should. Backups, updates, security + what to do when something goes wrong.
4 ways to increase your business security
I know a lot of folks would put security in the same bucket as going to the dentist. It’s not something you enjoy. And you also know why it’s necessary + you could likely floss more than you currently do. In an effort to floss more be more secure, here are 4 things that you can do in under 2 minutes to increase your business security. Create unique user accounts for your team Does every member of your team log into your site with the same username + password? It…
The top 4 things you need to back up, before it's too late
For my friends in the United States, it’s time to back your clocks up this weekend as daylight savings time comes to an end for 2013. I think of this event as a good reminder to focus on the things we should backup in our business, especially since we gain that precious extra hour in a day that we all seem to ask for. Your website I talk about hackers + security a lot on this site, because it is important to know what you are up against in running…
Toolkit: Password vault
Writing down passwords is a bad idea I’ve seen it all…… post-it notes with login details neatly framing a desktop computer. {hellllllo bank account information!}… notebooks full of username + password combinations. {organized access to your entire online life.}… ziplock bags with current + outdated login info. {unorganized access to your entire online life.}… slips of paper taped to the underside of a computer or keyboard. {seems stealthy, but it’s not tough to figure out.}… files saved to the desktop with typed out passwords. {one click to all user account…
WordPress Site Security – Step #3
Hot damn, it’s the last part in the WordPress security series – for this blog, at least. In a couple weeks, I’ll be emailing a bonus tip to my subscribers only, so be sure to sign up! I’ve gone over usernames + passwords in previous posts because those two elements are critical to your site’s security. Most hackers gain access to your website through the login screen, since it is the easiest place to try. Once you’ve got your login screen as strong as a steel door, it’s time to tackle your updates. Outdated…
WordPress site security – step #1
The first step to securing your WordPress website is using a secure username When you log in to your site, WordPress asks for 2 things – a username + password. Which means someone trying to break into your site or gain access to your shared server through an insecure WordPress site only needs to figure out 2 variables. As a business owner, you don’t have many chances to make it tough to hack into your site. On the flipside, you only have to worry about securing 2 items. Security is…