Joomla website keeps getting hacked? Do this.

There has been a rash of brute force login attacks on not only WordPress blogs and websites as discussed in the previous post, but also Joomla websites.  Of course we would say a great solution would be to switch to UltimateWB software, and fast!  But, if you are determined to keep your website on Joomla for now, there is one thing you can do after you clean up all the files and reupload a fresh copy of the CMS -

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How to avoid brute force login attacks on your WordPress blog or website

If your WordPress blog or website has been hacked numerous times and you have followed all of the tips on securing it, there is one other thing you can do - limit which ips (i.e. computers/internet connections) can login to your WordPress admin panel.  Recently there has been a rash number of brute force login attacks on WordPress blogs and websites.  Even an unsuccessful login can prove to be detrimental to your website by causing a heavy server overload,... Continue reading
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“The Internship” with Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson – great pr for Google

It's Friday night, time for movie date night.  We all heard that it's great to work at Google - the food, the relaxed environment, and the other various perks, and now there's a movie on it.  From the hit movie "The Wedding Crashers", Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson are back together again in "The Internship".  They lose their salesman jobs, land internship spots at Google, and compete with the other interns - who are a lot younger and tech-savvy -... Continue reading
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How Backlinks Can Actually Hurt Your Website’s SEO, Google PageRank, and Traffic

Imagine this: You hire a marketing company to boost your SEO and get your website onto the first page of Google. At first, things seem to be going great - your traffic grows, your site appears near the top for your key search terms, and your overall rankings improve. But then, suddenly, your website disappears from those top spots. You have to dig deep into Google’s search results to find your own site - or worse, you discover your site

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How much disk space do you need for your web hosting?

You might be enticed to choose a web hosting plan because it advertises "unlimited disk space".  But how valuable is that disk space?  Read the fine print in the Terms of Service (TOS) and you will find that there are limits in the amount of resources your website can use, thus limiting the amount of traffic and website activity.  If your website visitors can't view your webpages/content or interact on your website, or even access your website, then what's the... Continue reading
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Should you get .com, .org, and .net domain names – all the tld’s?

If you ask GoDaddy, the answer is yes, right?  When you try to buy a domain name with GoDaddy you are repeatedly urged to purchase the other top level domain names (tld's) available for purchase, your-name.com and your-name.org, and your-name.net ...even your-name.biz and some other ones.  So you might be wondering, should I buy the other domain name extensions for my website?  Is it necessary, or a good idea?  Does it "protect" my domain name/website? The real answer is that

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Why you don’t want your website to be in Flash!

Do you want your website to be found?  Do you want your website accessible from smartphones and tablets, besides the home computer or laptop?  Then you shouldn't develop your website in Flash.  If you want your website to be big, your website shouldn't be in Flash. Flash is like Paula Deen's cooking - it is very heavy with lots of butter and fat.  It might taste good and look good, but you can't have it everywhere and all the time... Continue reading
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Better to sell on your own e-commerce website or eBay?

You have things to sell.  Should you sell them on your own website - meaning you will have to buy a domain name, web hosting, create your website with shopping cart - or use an e-commerce social networking third party website such as eBay?  It might seem like it is a lot of work to have your own e-commerce website, but it doesn't have to be hard or take a long time - or even be expensive, for that matter. ... Continue reading
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Why do WordPress websites and blogs get hacked so much?

WordPress hacked

The short answer? A system is only as strong as its weakest link. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t use WordPress for any part of your website - it just means you need to use it carefully, correctly, and smartly (yes, that’s a word!). Read on for the long answer.

1. Plugins: The Biggest Security Risk

Let’s start with the most common vulnerability in WordPress: plugins.
The more plugins you have installed, the more opportunities there are for hackers to

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Shared Hosting vs VPS vs Dedicated Hosting – which one should you choose for your website?

Every website needs web hosting to be online and the type of web hosting you choose is what determines if your website will stay online without any issues.  There are 3 main factors in play when choosing what type of web hosting, or server, is right for your website: 1) The first and most important factor to consider is TRAFFIC!  How much traffic you are getting and how much traffic you are expecting to get based on your website's traffic... Continue reading
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