Botnet Attacks on WordPress and Joomla Websites
Over the past two weeks there have been UK-wide hacking attacks on websites with content management systems, in particular those with WordPress and Joomla installations.
These have taken the form of large-scale botnet attacks. Most hosting providers offering WordPress and Joomla for web content management have been targeted. Hackers are reportedly utilising over 90,000 servers to attempt to compromise websites’ administrator panels.
Read more on this botnet attack
The latest design in the Chads portfolio is Westway Women’s World CMS Website.
Here’s a usueful video from Google webmaster help offering advice on SEO for start-up websites. It’s clear and concise (under 10 minutes) .
If you have ever wondered why when you have been browsing online for an item, later all the adverts that appear wherever you are online all offer you the same products from the same website you first visited, then the answer is Google Remarketing!
Our clients are often unsure when we recommend using testimonials on their website. They are concerned that they will not be considered authentic and so visitors won’t believe them. Of course we are all cautious about testimonials online, but this is not a reason for omitting them.
Worried about the effect of Panda updates on the search results for your website?
Online visitors are extremely impatient and many will make up their mind whether to explore your website within 10 seconds of landing on the home page. It is therefore vital to provide important information instantly… and what could be more important than your contact details?
If you have followed any advice for optimising your website for the search engines you will know that all the search robots are looking for is text on your website that matches the search term someone has typed into Google. Obviously search robots are blind and therefore can’t see the images on your page and so you might think that you don’t have to think about your pictures when you upload them.
1. Have you heard that Google rewards websites that publish the freshest content? The more often you add new information and breaking news, the more likely Google is to rank you favourably in search engines.