You may have noticed websites marked as “not secure” over the last few months. With an increased focus on safety and security, Google announced that they will mark sites without an SSL certificate as not secure. Now it is more important than ever to be sure you obtain an SSL certificate for your website –…
Revisiting one of my blog posts from three years ago, I had talked about how some companies in San Diego charge a monthly WordPress maintenance fee and it really isn’t worth it if you take care of your site yourself. For the most part I hold true to that post, you don’t need to pay for…
How to Overcome Being Victimized by a Web Services Company & Come Out Better for it… “The past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it.” ~Rafiki You are approached by a company who has gotten word you’ve purchased a domain name or maybe they’ve found…
Starting a Small Business in San Diego? If you’re on the verge of opening a small business in San Diego, or you already own one; there is one important question you must first answer before taking another step. Do you have a website? It may seem shocking, in this day and age of Internet driven business, but…
Backup first then update WordPress For goodness sake… As I encounter more and more of my client’s sites getting hacked, I feel the urgency to write an article about why you should be updating the WordPress platform as all updates are released. Actually this goes for plugins as well. The onslaught of ill-willed hackers disrupting…
Monthly fees for maintenance of WordPress Websites seem to be quite popular among web design companies, BUT are they worth it? In the OLD days, which weren’t so long ago (we’re talking pre 2008), most websites were hand-coded via HTML. Most website owners didn’t know HTML, thus the need for a web developer to update…