Should I give my web developer my username and passwords?

I know, best practices always preach “Don’t share your password with anyone”. If you need to hire a web developer though, the first thing they

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Fixing the Error Establishing a Database Connection Message

Seeing the web page message “Error Establishing a Database Connection” is pretty common. Its a fatal website error that can happen on any type of

Web Hosting and Maintenance

Who is responsible to maintain your website – you or your web host? I’ll give you a clue, it is YOUR website.

WordPress Hacked: AnonymousFox

Anonymousfox WordPress hack I am hired to clean and secure hacked WordPress sites on a regular basis. People hire me to identify if their site

Regular Website Maintenance – Copyright Date

The copyright date that displays at the bottom of every website should be added when the website is built and then never thought about again.

Is Your Web Designer Holding Your Website Hostage? It Happens.

Websites and domain names do get held hostage sometimes. Other times though the website owner agreed to allow this to happen without realizing it.

Hacked Website? Every Site is a Target

When pricing website development services on an existing website, I request to review the source code before providing a quote to audit the condition of

Hosted vs Non Hosted Websites

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Why am I not receiving email from my website forms?

3 Reasons Why You Are not Receiving Email from web forms People hire me to fix their website forms because they are not receiving email

Why Convert From Joomla to WordPress

Joomla to WordPress Are you thinking about converting your Joomla website to WordPress? While they are both CMS software platforms, comparing Joomla to WordPress is

How Much Disk Space Do I Need For My Website?

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Softaculous Notifications to Update WordPress

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Time to upgrade PHP Software (Do It Before Your Website Breaks)

Time to Upgrade PHP Code Bluehost wants to update the PHP version on your hosting account Did you get an email recently from Bluehost telling

Website Images – Best Practices for Naming

Naming your website images appropriately is almost as important as selecting the right image to go with your content. Often when clients send me images

How Much Does a Website Cost?

Calculating What a Website Costs I get emailed on a daily basis with people contacting me to find out what a new website will cost.

Get Help With WordPress

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Elementor Pro Vulnerability

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Convert Your Website to WordPress

Convert to WordPress You most likely found this page because you have already decided that you want to convert your website to WordPress. I’m not

Tips to Transition to Working from Home

Working From Home – the New Normal? With the pandemic, so many people have been thrown into working from home. I’ve been working from home,

How to Make a WordPress Site Secure

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Website Suspended Page: Why is My Website Account Suspended?

Uggg, Do you see a website suspended page for your homepage? Even worse, a customer contacts you to tell you there is a message on

Trying to Find a Web Developer?

Whether you’re a web designer looking to collaborate or a small business owner that is looking for someone to build a website, a freelancer can be a great option.

Redirecting WordPress to HTTPS

Just buying a secure certificate does not make your WordPress site redirect to https:. There are other changes that need to be made to force https.

How Much Website Downtime When Moving a Site?

No Downtime There should be NO website downtime when moving a website to a new host or redesigning a website. I was recently hired to

WordPress Updates Failed? Hire Me.

WordPress Requires Maintenance WordPress requires more ongoing website maintenance than simple HTML websites or many custom web applications. Updates are needed all the time within

Website Backup – What, Why and How?

I’m going to get strait to the point here. YOU NEED to back up your website. I am stressing the “you” part and the “need”

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Fix the Error: This page can’t load Google maps correctly.

If your website is using Google Maps and was built before July 2018, you may be seeing an error on top of your map that

Website Development Process

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PHP As You Know It, Is Dead

PHP, like any other software, needs maintained, update and upgraded over time. Sometimes it’s a simple tweak, other times it’s a major task.

Outsourcing Web Development Services

Outsourcing web development services is a great solution for small companies that need the technical expertise but don’t need to hire a dedicated web developer.

WordPress Security Issues

For every new WordPress website I am hired to build, I quote addressing WordPress security issues as part of the website development quote. When I

Why bother to maintain your website?

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Understanding Domain Name and Web Hosting Transfers

Understanding the connection between domain names and web hosting is hard to grasp. This can complicate transferring a website to a new host.

What is a CMS Website and Do You Need One?

CMS in the field of website development stands for content management system. A CMS website is a type of web application that enables you to

Website Security – Secure Your Website Passwords

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PHP Statistics on the Internet

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