Your WordPress Site and the Five-Hour Window
Attackers now exploit newly disclosed WordPress flaws within hours, and most of the risk lives in plugins. Here’s what that means for your site, and the questions to ask whoever maintains it.
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How Bots Run Up Your Bills, and How to Stop Them
Bots can abuse your website’s forms, texts, and calls to run up large bills or get your email paused. Here’s how these attacks work, and five safeguards that stop them.
Read →Receiving Important Notifications from Your Web Server
Or how I learned I should never, ever junk, block, or unsubscribe from my website's admin emails. As a website owner, you may occasionally receive email notifications and confirmations generated automatically by your web server. These…
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Clearing your web browser's cache, cookies, and history
For information about your web browser's cache, cookies, and history, see:
Read →Cultivating Content From Your Outbox
Writing, blogging, and fresh content generation is one of the best things you can do for your business. Some tips for the dry wells of creativity and the commitment averse.
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Fail Gracefully: Building A Custom 404 Not Found Page
Worried about 404 errors and your bounce rate? Here are some tips to help you guide visitors to the right content Browsing the web can be a lonely experience. Thoughtful gestures such as a custom 404 error page will help build goodwill and retain credibility among your visitors.
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Domain Name Registration and Management
Why would you pay a couple of bucks less just to be hassled into buying add-on features you didn't know you needed?
Read →Add Some "Seasoning" to Your Website
It's 80 degrees outside and marketing pros are busy planning for the holidays. If you are a consumer retailer, the holiday season can account for more than 50% of revenue for the year. Other business can also benefit from "seasoning" their marketing programs.
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