Knowing how to best protect your WordPress blog is an important aspect of maintaining a blog. It seems that almost on a regular basis a WordPress blog gets compromised by a malicious visitor, who installs malware, deletes files, or simply defaces the blog. As I read about how blogs get hacked I also realize that many of these hacks could have been prevented with regular maintenance, or by following stricter security protocols.
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The secret to business success online is not building a better mousetrap. It’s getting more people to recognize that you’ve done it. Using the Pareto 80/20 principle as an illustration, 80% of your success is about using advertising and promotion to build your brand while only 20% is based on creating a superior product.
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For the people in the blogging loop, you may know one of the most established bloggers on the net, Andrew Sullivan, hung up his keyboard after 15 years creating one of the biggest blogs the internet has seen. Sullivan, a predominant political British-American commentator, came to the conclusion that his blog had served its time earlier this year.
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Over the last decade, blogging has taken the Internet by storm. People of all walks of life and in all industries have taken to blogging to share their experiences, promote their business or product, or to generate income via advertising and sponsored posts.
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Blogging has become an increasingly popular medium for sharing information on the internet. With the advancement of technology, more and more people are now carrying out blogging-related activities on their mobile devices while on-the-go. Therefore, before you start a blog or if you already have one, here are some mobile apps you might want to get familiar with.
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Although most web hosting companies will promise VPS hosting or dedicated hosting services with 98% uptime, failing to plan for that 2% of downtime is planning to fail. Having a crash plan is therefore extremely important for the overall success of your website.
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Finding web hosting is easy, but finding the best web hosting? Now that’s a whole other question. The plethora of web hosting services out there makes it a bit like wading through quicksand. Which one has the best deals? Which have the greatest access? What companies have the greatest value for customers? Your website is literally the face of your business. In many cases it is what customers see first, and you need to make sure that it looks great, works great, and feels great.
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If you’ve started a blog but have yet to grow your readership or make money off of it, it’s time to look at the competition. What makes a blog successful? The best blogs all seem to have a few qualities in common. They’re updated reliably, with unique content and a distinct voice. They are usually aesthetically appealing, easy to navigate, and feature active comment sections. Although every successful blogger may follow his or her own path to success, there are a few qualities that they tend to share.
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