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    Exim’s Mail Vulnerability: A Tale of Swift Action and Unaffected SiteGround Clients

    Exim’s Mail Vulnerability: A Tale of Swift Action and Unaffected SiteGround Clients Picture this: a lively party, a toddler’s bedtime routine, a road trip – this is what three of our security engineers were in the middle of on that particular Saturday, September 30th. Suddenly, their phones beep at the same time in unison, even though far apart, cutting through the noise of the party, the hush of the nursery, the hum of the highway, respectively. It’s a report of a critical security issue with Exim, the mail server used by 56% of all mail servers  on the internet, including…

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    [Expert Chat] Getting Started with Email Marketing

    [Expert Chat] Getting Started with Email Marketing Table of Contents Is email marketing right for you How to get started with email marketing How to grow your email list Choose the right email marketing solution Top strategies for sending email marketing campaigns Types of email campaigns you need to send How often should you reach out to your subscribers Segment and personalize your email campaigns Best practices for optimizing your email campaigns Ensure higher email deliverability rates Make sure your users open your emails Track key metrics to measure your email campaign success Perform A/B tests to optimize campaigns and…

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    #CyberSecurityMonth: Real Website Horror Stories & How to Avoid Them

    #CyberSecurityMonth: Real Website Horror Stories & How to Avoid Them October, the month of pumpkin spice latte and spooky tricks, has another significant aspect to it – it’s officially Cyber Security Month. This year, at SiteGround we are excited to bring you something that underscores the vital importance of website security in a truly hair-raising way. We’re thrilled (get it?) to announce our Website Horror Stories campaign, where we’ve gathered real-life stories of digital nightmares caused by neglecting website security, but, thankfully, fearlessly busted by SiteGround. From defaced websites, malicious file uploads, email frauds, bot traffic and vengeful former employees…

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    Protecting Customer Data during Peak Shopping Seasons

    Protecting Customer Data during Peak Shopping Seasons Table of Contents Increased Cybersecurity Threats The Implications of Data Breaches Essential Measures for Client Data Protection: Securing Data Systems Enhanced Security Measures and Increased Vigilance during Peak Shopping Seasons Implementing intrusion detection and prevention systems Conducting regular security audits and monitoring network traffic Collaboration with Logistics Partners Employee Awareness and Training Transparent Communication with Customers Educating Customers on Secure Online Shopping Developing an Incident Response Plan Since more businesses are going online, customers’ personal data becomes even more important for hackers who leverage it on the dark web. With Black Friday, Cyber…

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    Your Guide to Crafting High-Performing Email Campaigns

    Your Guide to Crafting High-Performing Email Campaigns Table of Contents What is an Email Campaign? Tips for Running Successful Email Marketing Campaigns Identify Your Audience Set Goals for Your Campaign Choose your Email Campaign Type Craft a Compelling Subject Line Write Email Copy that Sells Create Call-to-Actions that People Want to Click Timе your Еmails Right Reach the Right People, with the Right Message, at the Right Time  A home for your email campaigns Running a small business or a personal website? Struggling to reach the right audience without having a big budget? While social media might seem like the…

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    Revolutionizing Customer Support: Welcome to the Future with SiteGround’s AI Assistant

    Revolutionizing Customer Support: Welcome to the Future with SiteGround’s AI Assistant Table of Contents The Game-Changer – Instant AI in your Help Desk! The Evolution of AI in SiteGround’s Support Journey Staggering Accuracy, backed by Fine-tuning and Stellar Prompt Engineering Engage, Explore, & Elevate Your Experience Join the AI Evolution In the relentless race to provide unparalleled client satisfaction, companies continually evolve. We, at SiteGround, have proven to be the front-runners when it comes to innovation and improvement. Yet again, we’re embarking on a groundbreaking venture that’s set to redefine your customer support experience – with our new integrated AI…

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    Email Marketing Guide For Small Business

    Email Marketing Guide For Small Business Table of Contents What is email marketing? How can email marketing help your small business? How to start using email marketing for your small business? 1. Choose an easy-to-use email marketing platform 2. Define your audience 3. Set the Right Goals 4. Choose the type of emails to send 5. Start Building Your Email List 6. Craft Effective Email Campaigns 7. Track & Analyze Results Mistakes small businesses make with email marketing Not having mobile-friendly design Not checking the email message previews Bad subject lines Sudden & significant increase in the volume of sent…

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    Improved SiteGround Email Marketing Tool, Now With Lead Generation Plugin for WordPress

    Improved SiteGround Email Marketing Tool, Now With Lead Generation Plugin for WordPress Table of Contents Build your email list and generate high-quality leads with SiteGround Easy plugin setup and integration Create a form in minutes Add a form on your site with ease Built to match your brand More ways to engage Why embed a form on your website? Build your email list Engage your audience Market your brand with easy email marketing Crafting a successful online presence is an on-going process. From curating engaging content to showcasing your standout products or services, you’ve done it all. But despite all…

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    Plan Your Website Holiday Calendar

    Plan Your Website Holiday Calendar Table of Contents Halloween: The spooky start (October 31) Black Friday: The shopping frenzy (Nov 24) Small Business Saturday: The authentic experience (Nov 25) Cyber Monday: The digital rush (Nov 27) Christmas: The season of giving (Dec 25) The Aftermath: Prepping for the New Year Tick, tock, the countdown has begun. Yes, the holidays are right around the corner and it’s time to gear up your website and business strategy to make the most of it. You might wonder, why start so early? Well, today’s users are no longer last-minute shoppers. They begin scouting for…

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    WCUS 2023 In a Nutshell

    WCUS 2023 In a Nutshell Table of Contents Community Summit Contributor Day Conference Days The Expo Hall Most Valuable Lesson as an Organizer Future Involvement As an organizer of WordCamp US 2023, I am overjoyed with how the event turned out. This was my first in-person WordCamp in nearly four years, and it did not disappoint. There were insightful sessions, plenty of fruitful networking opportunities, and community engagement that made this WordCamp a tremendous success. This was my first time helping to organize such a large-scale WordCamp, and the experience was rewarding. Community Summit The first two full days that…

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    PHP 8.3 (Beta 3) Is Now Available for Testing on SiteGround Servers

    PHP 8.3 (Beta 3) Is Now Available for Testing on SiteGround Servers Table of Contents New Features gc_status() Returns Additional GC Information class_alias() Supports Aliasing Built-in PHP Classes json_validate() Function How to test PHP 8.3 (Beta 3) on SiteGround Servers Wrap Up We are excited to announce that PHP 8.3 (Beta 3) is now available for testing on all SiteGround servers. Yet, again thanks to our unique multiple-PHP server setup, we are able to provide the latest PHP versions safely to anyone who wants to test them, almost immediately upon their official beta release. This means we are once again…

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    8 Steps to Lower Your Website Bounce Rate and Keep Visitors Engaged

    8 Steps to Lower Your Website Bounce Rate and Keep Visitors Engaged Table of Contents Why is it important for your website What factors influence your website bounce rate What is a good bounce rate and how to figure out yours Bounce rate vs. Exit rate How to reduce your website bounce rate 1. Improve your web page load speed 2. Optimize your website for mobile 3. Design appealing landing pages 4. Have a clear website navigation structure 5. Improve your content 6. Have clear CTAs 7. Use internal linking 8. Implement exit surveys According to Kissmetric research, 40% of…

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    How to Get Ready for WordCamp USA 2023

    How to Get Ready for WordCamp USA 2023 Table of Contents Crafting a Session Schedule Connecting with Speakers Networking with Attendees Preparing your Tools and Travel More to Come Welcome to my series about life at a major WordCamp! My name is David Wolfpaw, and I am a SiteGround Ambassador, WordPress developer, and have been a WordCamp organizer since 2012. This year the SiteGround team and I decided to give you an insider perspective from the flagship WordCamp North America event, where I’ll be happily volunteering as an organizer. WordCamps are annual gatherings of business owners, bloggers, developers, designers, and…

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    SiteGround Kids Summer Academy: A Week of Fun, Learning, and Values

    SiteGround Kids Summer Academy: A Week of Fun, Learning, and Values This August, I had the pleasure of having my children attend the SiteGround Kids Summer Academy, a week-long event for the kids of all SiteGround employees in all our office locations. The academy takes place for a second year in a row, and it was packed with activities that were both fun and educational for a total of over 100 children, all in different age groups. Kids in the office? Mission possible  The idea behind the academy every year is to help the parents on our team during the…

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    SiteGround wins one Gold and one Bronze Stevie® Awards in 2023 International Business Awards®

    SiteGround wins one Gold and one Bronze Stevie® Awards in 2023 International Business Awards® SiteGround is now a 4-time Stevie Award Winner for Customer Service Excellence SiteGround was named the winner of one Gold and one Bronze Stevie® Award in the Corporate & Community – Green Event and Customer Service Department of the Year categories in The 20th Annual International Business Awards®. The Stevie Awards are the world’s top honors for customer service, contact center, business development and sales professionals. This year’s awards had more than 3,700 nominations from organizations in 61 nations and territories and Stevie Award winners were determined…

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    Service in French Now Available at SiteGround

    Service in French Now Available at SiteGround We believe that customizing our services for the local markets is key to an accessible, convenient and high-quality experience for our customers. We have already done this for our Spanish, Italian and German-speaking clients and we’re now proud to say that we have just added French to the list of languages we provide service in. In the past few years the support and love we have received from our French clients and partners has been overwhelming. We’ve always wanted to do more for them and just recently we have expanded our datacenter and…

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    My First SiteGround Team Festival

    My First SiteGround Team Festival This June marked the 5th SiteGround Team Festival, but for me it was the first one. Even though I joined the company more than two years ago, it was right after the pandemic hit and the world just stopped, so it took a while, but the wait was so worth it. My bar of expectations was already set pretty high, as I had heard legends about the past SiteGround Festivals (in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019), even before I joined the team. Indeed, it turned out to be so much more than a team building event,…

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    (New) SiteGround Email Marketing tool to boost your business growth

    (New) SiteGround Email Marketing tool to boost your business growth Table of Contents The growth potential of email marketing Affordable, yet super effective Direct channel to your leads and clients A perfect fit for any project  SiteGround Email Marketing – built for your success Easy builder to create stunning emails Campaign management built to drive growth  (NEW) Lead Generation plugin for WordPress to build and grow your email list Contact lists for optimized targeting Built-in analytics to improve conversions Start today and experience the power of email marketing  Since day one, SiteGround has been all about helping our customers create…

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    Introducing SRS (Sender Rewrite Scheme) to Make Email Forwarding More Reliable Than Ever

    Introducing SRS (Sender Rewrite Scheme) to Make Email Forwarding More Reliable Than Ever Email services have always been an integral part of SiteGround’s hosting offerings, and our customers heavily rely on them. Every day, we process hundreds of thousands of emails. Many of them are sent out by forwarders set on our servers by our clients. Ensuring the successful delivery of these forwarded emails can be more challenging than you think, as sender verification is not as straightforward as with direct emails. With the introduction of our own Spam Protection system, we now have more options to enhance the handling…

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    Discover Your Entrepreneurial Persona with Our Personality Quiz

    Discover Your Entrepreneurial Persona with Our Personality Quiz May marks National Small Business Week in the USA for the past 60 years now. It recognizes the importance of SMBs to the U.S. economy. This year at SiteGround we went beyond that first week, and dedicated the whole month of May to helping small businesses start, grow and succeed online with informative content and useful resources: Email course that helps you start your business online with actionable challenges to master your business skill set in one month; Free guide: Journey of an online buyer that helps you learn how to build…

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    Celebrating 20 Years WordPress

    Celebrating 20 Years WordPress Table of Contents A Shared Journey Contributing to better WordPress Bringing the WordPress community closer Providing hosting expertise > > VISIT PAGE Our Continued Commitment This is a special time of the year for SiteGround and the vast WordPress community worldwide – WordPress, the platform that powers over 40% of all websites on the internet, is turning 20 on May 27, 2023! During almost all of its life, SiteGround has been actively involved with the WordPress project and its community, contributing, sponsoring, and providing expert WordPress hosting services to more than 2+ million WordPress sites. As…

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    New Data Center and CDN Point in Paris, France

    New Data Center and CDN Point in Paris, France We’re happy to announce that we’re expanding our data center and CDN network with a new location in Paris, France. Our new data center and CDN point will further increase the loading speed for French visitors of our clients’ websites that receive traffic from France. New data center in Paris, France Our new data center in Paris, France, is part of our data center infrastructure, powered by the premium Google Cloud platform. It ensures high redundancy and availability, fast connectivity, multi-layered security, and green-friendly service. We believe that our new data…

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    How to Reduce Your Website’s Carbon Footprint: Twitter Chat

    How to Reduce Your Website’s Carbon Footprint: Twitter Chat Table of Contents How do websites contribute to carbon emissions How to measure your website’s carbon footprint 5 tips to reduce your website’s carbon footprint Improve your website’s performance Optimize your website’s data transfer Apply UX/UI optimizations Adapt SEO practices Choose a sustainable hosting partner Wrap up If the internet was a country, it would be the 4th largest source of carbon emissions. On average, a website produces 1.76g of CO2 per visit from the processing power needed to load and deliver the page. That’s why as a website hosting provider…

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    Start, Grow & Succeed Online with Tips from Top Business Experts

    Start, Grow & Succeed Online with Tips from Top Business Experts Table of Contents Essential steps when starting an online business Create your small business website Must-have elements on your website Scale your online business Fundamental marketing channels Growing your mailing list Final thoughts As a small business owner, you need to manage almost everything yourself – your brand, your store, your website, etc. To help navigate through all that, we’ve got you covered with professional advice from top experts that will help you start, grow, and succeed online. We organized an #SMBGrowthChat on Twitter Spaces along with Syed Balkhi…

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    Adopt Sustainable Website Practices with our Earth Day Bingo

    Adopt Sustainable Website Practices with our Earth Day Bingo Earth Day is a good occasion to recognize that we all have a responsibility to protect our Planet – even though that’s something we should do every day, we usually take it for granted. So we wanted to use this as a reminder to adopt sustainable living and website management practices and reduce our impact on the environment by making small changes in our daily lives. Set yourself up for the challenge by completing our Earth Day Bingo! Manage More Efficient and Sustainable Websites  As a website owner, it’s crucial to…

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    Sustainability Report 2023 – Read, Share, Plant a Tree

    Sustainability Report 2023 – Read, Share, Plant a Tree Table of Contents >> READ REPORT Green Web Hosting Environment for a Brighter Future Empowering Clients With More Efficient and Sustainable Websites Operating With Tomorrow in Mind Driving Positive Change for Society and Communities Join in our Mission – Read, Share, Plant a Tree >> READ REPORT With Earth Day approaching, we wanted to use the occasion to reflect on the impact we have on the Planet – as a company, a service provider, a team, and as individuals. At SiteGround, we are committed to reducing our environmental footprint and promoting…

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    Spring Clean Your Website for Stronger Security and Faster Speed

    Spring Clean Your Website for Stronger Security and Faster Speed Table of Contents Clean up your WordPress website Quick website security tips Easy-to-follow website speed advice Scan your website thoroughly Apply powerful website performance optimizations Check your website security and speed status regularly Like your home, your website also accumulates dust and clutter over time that can slow it down and make it vulnerable to security threats. So cleaning your website is just as important as spring cleaning your home, and with our help, it can be much easier and faster. Get started with our actionable tips on how to…

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    Yana, information security officer at SiteGround: Fusing online security & art

    Yana, information security officer at SiteGround: Fusing online security & art We’re diving into the next exciting journey part of our ON & OFF THE CLOCK series – a dedicated spotlight stories about the women of SiteGround who keep us inspired day in and day out. We’ve already introduced you to Sophia, the web designer who infuses every project with boundless creativity, and Velina, the adventurous HR who’s always ready for a challenge. And let’s not forget about Dobromira, the DevOps engineer who fearlessly blazes trails in a traditionally male-dominated field. These women embody the spirit of SiteGround – fearless,…

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    Dobromira, DevOps engineer at SiteGround: Fearlessly breaking barriers

    Dobromira, DevOps engineer at SiteGround: Fearlessly breaking barriers Join us as we embark on another chapter of our ON & OFF THE CLOCK series, where we celebrate some of the remarkable women of SiteGround. You already met Sophia and Velina whose curious and creative natures know no bounds.  Today, we’re thrilled to introduce you to Dobromira, fondly known as Dobby – a DevOps engineer who fearlessly navigates the predominantly male-dominated profession with her inquisitive mind and problem-solving skills.

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    Velina, HR expert at SiteGround: Nurturing an adventurous spirit

    Velina, HR expert at SiteGround: Nurturing an adventurous spirit We started our ON & OFF THE CLOCK series with a heartfelt gratitude to the dazzling women of SiteGround who bring boundless creativity and expertise to our team and community. First, we introduced you to Sophia – one of SiteGround’s web & graphic designer powerhouses that brings our content  to life.  Now, we want you to meet Velina – one of our human resources experts who carries an adventurous spirit with her wherever she goes.

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