With almost 5,000 free themes in the WordPress repository and thousands more premium themes available online, choosing a WordPress theme can be a bewildering task. You certainly won’t have the time to look at them all and, even if you did, you’d find many of them very similar. To help save time and ensure you …
Catch up on this week’s round-up of the latest hosting and tech news. Here’s what we’ve uncovered since our last edition. 2FA halves Google breaches At WHUK, we’re constantly trying to convince customers to strengthen their logins by using two-factor authentication (2FA). This is a more secure login process that requires users to input an …
If you’ve got great products at great prices and a trustworthy website with lots of visitors, you should have healthy sales. If you haven’t, then potentially, the issue could lie with your buying process. If it’s too slow and people have to jump too many hurdles, many will just abandon their shopping cart and go …
Websites are valuable targets for cybercriminals and attacks are becoming more frequent, varied and sophisticated. And with 60% of victims going out of business within six months of an attack, keeping your website secure is essential. To help, here are some important questions you need to ask about your website’s security. 1. How strong are …
The beginning of the year is often a time when businesses think about updating their websites. There are, however, a lot of different things you can do when it comes to making improvements. If you are considering giving your website an overhaul, here are some of the changes we think you should consider. 1. Check …
Catch up on this week’s round-up of the latest hosting and tech news. Here’s what we’ve uncovered since our last edition. REvil hackers arrested While Russian-US tensions are high, they have not stopped the Russians from arresting hackers on behalf of their American counterparts. This month saw the FSB intelligence agency (formerly the KGB) carry …
In a market where businesses compete over customer experience and where customer reviews can make or break a company, it’s not enough just to have a good website. To be successful, online businesses need to back this up with great customer service. Here, we explain the reasons great customer service is so important. It’s what …
While modern websites are increasingly sophisticated, it is important not to lose focus on the fundamental elements that make them successful. In this post, we are going to go back to basics to look at the features that can be so easily overlooked but which are essential for all websites. Accurate writing When a website’s …
With growing insecurity about being online, more and more people have started using a VPN (virtual private network). However, besides increased online security, VPNs also offer some other rather surprising benefits. Here, we explain what VPNs are and discuss the reasons why you should use one. What is a VPN? A VPN is a service …
If you have a passion for your hobbies or interests, creating a lifestyle blog about them can be a way to earn money and even become an influencer. In this post, we’ll look at what a lifestyle blog is and show you what you need to do to get started. What is a lifestyle blog? …