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How to Stop WordPress Comment Spam with Akismet and Other Tools
WordPress

How to Stop WordPress Comment Spam with Akismet and Other Tools

Every WordPress site with comments enabled attracts spam bots within days of launching. The good news is that stopping them is straightforward, free for most sites, and takes less than an hour to set up properly.

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Website vs Social Media: Why Your Canadian Business Needs Both
Small Business

Website vs Social Media: Why Your Canadian Business Needs Both

Handing your entire online presence to Facebook or Instagram is one of the riskiest things a small business can do. You do not own those platforms, and one algorithm change can wipe out years of built-up reach overnight. Here is why your Canadian business needs a real website - and how social media fits in alongside it.

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How to Change the WordPress Login URL for Better Security
WordPress

How to Change the WordPress Login URL for Better Security

Every WordPress site in existence shares the same default login URL. That makes your login page one of the most attacked addresses on the internet. Changing it takes five minutes and immediately reduces automated attack traffic on your site.

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What Are Brute Force Attacks and How Do You Stop Them?
Security

What Are Brute Force Attacks and How Do You Stop Them?

Brute force attacks are relentless, automated, and aimed at every publicly accessible server and login page on the internet - including yours. Understanding how they work is the first step to shutting them down.

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What Is CSS and JavaScript Minification and Why Does It Matter?
Performance

What Is CSS and JavaScript Minification and Why Does It Matter?

Every extra kilobyte your website sends to a visitor costs them time - and costs you conversions. Minification is one of the easiest performance wins available, and on WordPress it takes about sixty seconds to enable.

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Domain Name Investing: What It Is and Whether It Is Worth It
Domains

Domain Name Investing: What It Is and Whether It Is Worth It

You have probably heard stories of domain names selling for hundreds of thousands of dollars. Those stories are real - and deeply misleading about how domain investing actually works for most people. Here is the honest picture.

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Managing SSL Certificates with the cPanel SSL Manager
Tips & Tricks

Managing SSL Certificates with the cPanel SSL Manager

SSL certificates are no longer optional - every website needs HTTPS. cPanel makes managing them straightforward once you know where to look and what the different options mean.

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How to Set Up Google Business Profile for Your Canadian Business
Small Business

How to Set Up Google Business Profile for Your Canadian Business

Google Business Profile is one of the most powerful free marketing tools available to Canadian small businesses, and most businesses are using it poorly - or not at all. Here is how to do it right.

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How to Create a WordPress Staging Site Before Making Major Changes
WordPress

How to Create a WordPress Staging Site Before Making Major Changes

Every significant change to a WordPress site carries some risk. A staging site gives you a safe place to test updates, new plugins, and redesigns before any of it touches your live site - and setting one up is easier than most people think.

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