WordPress is a great way to build a website. So great about a third of the Internet uses it now! Unfortunately though it is also not the most secure way, actually not by far. In the latest version 5.2 WordPress finally starts to address much needed security issues. We just hope this is the first…
Shared Hosting vs VPS Hosting: What’s The Difference?
Web hosting is one of the core components of your digital arsenal, since it is where you store all the files needed for visitors to access your site. However, due to the various needs that websites have, not all web hosting is the same. Because of this, web hosts offer various types of plans which…
MySQL 5.5 is officially dying this week
cPanel announced yesterday that it will block all updates to the server if it still uses MySQL 5.5. This means if you have been putting off upgrading your MySQL server wide, now is the time to do it. Not getting updates mean security and performance issues will soon follow. If you have a password warning…
3 passive income ecommerce business models for 2019
There are several types of passive income ecommerce business models that can get up and running pretty good quickly. The top three most common are probably: drop-shipping, wholesaling and warehousing, and white labeling and manufacturing. We also listed them in order of complexity, so keep that in mind. If you are getting started in ecommerce…
Good online user experience wanted
Having a website is a great thing, it’s really a must-have nowadays for most businesses as well. But just having a website is rarely good enough to tap into its full potential. You also need to provide a good user experience. It’s becoming more and more common that your website is your business’s first impression…
Success Before Stress
Stress can lead to a slew of health issues, like high blood pressure, cardiovascular, insomnia, and anxiety. Sometimes even trying to reduce stress can cause more stress from the process. New studies show reducing stress doesn’t work as well as redefining your connection or relationship with stress. If you only see stress as bad, you…
What is SSL? A Beginner’s Guide to SSL Certificates
One of the primary reasons for putting up a website is so that it can be found and accessed by others. Whether you have a site essential to your business or a personal blog, you want potential visitors to be able to locate you and feel that they are entering a trusted environment. This is…
What is a responsive website?
Back when mobile phones started showing websites, bandwidth was a major concern. Mobile carriers would charge a ton of money for even watching a five-minute video (Like $40!). As a webmaster, most of us decided the best way to avoid pissing customers off when trying to see our website on their phones was to create…