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How to Evaluate Your Website’s Hosting Needs: A Step-by-Step Guide

By Your WP Guy / Nov 21, 2023

Imagine this: It’s Black Friday, and your e-commerce site is primed for unprecedented traffic. Orders are pouring in when suddenly…website crashed! Server overloaded! The horror is mounting as your site remains down right in the thick of peak sales season. This is the nightmare reality for many businesses with websites hosted on inappropriate plans unable…

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Avoiding Information Overload: Filtering Reliable WordPress Advice

By Your WP Guy / Nov 14, 2023

With over 40% of websites using WordPress as their CMS, there is plenty of information out there when you need advice. But with such high volumes, there are bound to be a few bad eggs. The internet is saturated with so-called “WordPress experts” offering contradicting advice. So, how do you know who to trust? As…

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“Is It Just Me?”: Tools to Check the Availability of Your Website Worldwide

By Your WP Guy / Oct 10, 2023

Having a consistently available website is crucial for any business competing digitally today. But maintaining website availability can be a major pain point, especially for small businesses with limited resources. When your site suffers downtime or simply becomes inaccessible for customers, the costs are very real-from immediate sales losses during outages to long-term brand reputation…

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Instant Solutions: Tools and Bots That Provide Immediate Answers to Common Issues

By Your WP Guy / Sep 12, 2023

Running an e-commerce business in our hyperconnected world means being available to customers 24/7. Shoppers expect swift resolutions and on-demand service. But dealing with common questions and issues around the clock can overwhelm you and your team. What if there was a way to provide instant support anytime? Welcome to the world of conversational bots…

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Brute Force Attacks – What You Need to Know

By Your WP Guy / Jul 4, 2023

As a business owner, you’ve probably heard the term “brute force attack” thrown around. But do you really know what it means? If you’re scratching your head, don’t worry. You’re not alone! After all, the thought of actively fighting off a horde of angry cyber attackers can be daunting! In reality though, brute force attacks…

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What is Caching and How Does It Work?

By Your WordPress Guy / Dec 13, 2022

Before data caching, the world of technology relied heavily on mainframe computers to store large amounts of data. This was a very slow and expensive process. With the advent of personal computers and laptops, caching has become an important way to speed up the process of storing and retrieving data. Have you ever wondered what…

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15 Easy Steps To Use Gmail to Pull Your Pop Email into One Location for Easy Email Management

By Your WordPress Guy / Apr 28, 2017

Problem: Sarah & Jim keep having their email, that comes from some of their promotion email addresses, landing in their Spam folder on their Gmail account. They freaking love Gmail and they have their inbox setup with filters, so that when email comes in it automatically goes into the correct folder. Google came out with…

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