Secure WordPress As Cornerstone Of Blogging Success
WordPress blog security is not something most bloggers even consider when they start blogging to make money and yet it could be one of the most significant factors that will impact your success down the road.
Problems associated with a compromised or what is more knows as “hacked” blog are not limited to lost productivity and income that could be generated while that blog is down. There are a few more serious impacts to your overall business that unfortunately become obvious way too late.
Consulting expense. If you became dependant on your blog to continu generating income, leads, sales - you have no choice but to get it up and operational as fast as possible in most often don't have the experience and need to hire professional to do it for you. I can tell you first hand, as security consultant that it can get very expensive in a very short time. Security related consulting fee tend to ramp up very rapidly and end up costing you dearly.
Search engines ban. Unknown to most of the people – search engines do ban sites that have been identified as hacked. Most of the time blog owner doesn't even know aboout the problem until someone choose to notify him directly. It can directly hurt your cash flow as visitors who click on your link in search engine results are presented with a malware worning instead of being sent to your blog. Instead of new visitors you get lost opportunities.
Damaged reputation. If you blog is also used to represent you on the web – your reputation can be damaged in the eyes of potential customers just because your blog was defaced or what is even worth exploited and has malware on it. When your potential customers get infected – you can be damn sure that will let others know about it!
Having a secure WordPress blog can be a simple 3 step process that properly implemented can mean a difference between blogging success and trashed reputation. Decide what fit your needs.
