Internet Marketing Sydney is something in which many business wind up fretting about keywords and social media, but take shortcuts that leave themselves vulnerable. And so I intend to show you a couple of tips and tricks I have already picked up to help you as a small business in Sydney so as to make sure you are not jeopardizing your security. The majority of these tips are centred on WordPress considering that it is the most commonly used platform, and there are many really quick ways to help make it safer.
There is a surprisingly large number of people that come to us because their WordPress site has been hacked. It can fluctuate from some terrible things such as having data and information stolen, to even having some malicious sites set up ads that you don’t want.
So my first bit of advice is about passwords. A lot of people do not have a strong enough password because they either use the same one for every little thing, or it is something really common. Do not use your date of birth, your dogs name, or your email name. you want letters, numbers and symbols. It may be annoying to remember but there are clever ways to think about this. One that I have seen used really well is to pick something easy to recall, like a date, but spell it out. For instance, if your Sydney business was launched up on the 23rd of January, perhaps think about a password that is twenty3JAN – it is still simple to remember, but far tougher to guess. Same rules concern your username- please do not have it set as ‘admin’.
Next, I want you to make sure you look at security plug-ins. These are really useful and really easy to get access to in WordPress. I would encourage that you search for these ones I have used one myself for ages, and I have had patrons that love the other two.
- Bulletproof security.
- WordFence.
- Exploit Scanner.
My final piece of security advice for you is to stay away from free themes and buy something with far better security. Most business that have safety and security issues have just gone with a pretty, free theme that is basic but has far too many areas that can be exploited. Don’t get me wrong, plenty of themes are secure enough to use, but it isn’t always the case, so I tell people to simply invest $20 and get a trustworthy one which is known for security. I would suggest investigating http://www.envato.com they have some brilliant themes, and even have some premium themes free of charge as part of their monthly specials.
That’s all I have to say, just 3 quick, practical pieces of advice that you can carry out this very day to save yourself pain and suffering down the track. Update your password, get a security plug-in, and get a good theme. Your INTERNET MARKETING campaign is not going to do you any good if your website is open to security threats and no one trusts you anymore. If you have any security concerns at the moment, or you want to learn more about what else you can do with INTERNET MARKETING feel free to contact us here at Internet Marketing Experts Sydney on 1300 595 013 or visit, internetmarketingexpertsSydney.com.au.
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