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    How to Maximize Your Website Speed on a Budget: Twitter Chat

    How to Maximize Your Website Speed on a Budget: Twitter Chat Table of Contents Why should you care for your website speed How to track your website performance How to speed up your website cost-effectively 1. Choose a good hosting provider  2. Pick a fast and efficient theme (if you’re using WordPress) 3. Apply caching mechanisms 4. Use a CDN 5. Compress images 6. Minify JavaScript and CSS files 7. Optimize fonts Wrap up As a small business owner, your website performance is crucial for your users’ experience, SEO rankings and even more importantly – for your conversion rates.  To…

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    Monthly Performance Reports Now Available

    Monthly Performance Reports Now Available Table of Contents What you’ll find in the Monthly Performance Reports What are the benefits of the Monthly Performance Reports Easy and regular access to information  Actionable tips User-friendly structure How to receive your Monthly Performance Reports We recently launched our Monthly Security Reports that give you valuable information about what we’re doing to secure your site and highlight measures you may have overlooked. As we have seen a great interest in the reports and given the fact that website speed is just as important as website security, we’ve decided to provide you with yet…

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    Website Performance Metrics Explained

    Website Performance Metrics Explained Table of Contents Why is website speed important Brand reputation 👍 SEO rankings 📈 Conversion rates 🛒 How to measure your website performance score What website speed metrics mean and how to improve them Page load time Time to First Byte (TTFB) Time to start render (TTSR) Time to title Time to interactive (TTI) Connection time Time to last byte (TTLB) DNS lookup time Performance metrics for user behavior Bounce rate Conversion rate Average time on page Error Rate Improving user behavior performance metrics Wrap up Why is website speed important By now, you should need…

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    Shortcuts to a Faster Website

    Shortcuts to a Faster Website Fast website performance is a crucial element of your online success. It affects the experience of your website users, your SEO rankings, user engagement and conversions, your reputation – pretty much every element of your online presence. To get you on the fast track to a faster site for better online results, here is a short infographic with some quick tips that you can easily apply to any website. Explore our shortcuts to a faster website and get on your way to a more successful online presence and business. Learn more about each website performance…

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    SiteGround CDN 2.0 Is Here, Now Even Faster!

    SiteGround CDN 2.0 Is Here, Now Even Faster! UPDATE As of February 28th, 2023, all clients using our CDN have been migrated to its latest version, SiteGround CDN 2.0, providing faster and even more efficient site performance. Our in-house built CDN is included for free in all our plans, so all new clients will also be able to activate it. Website loading speed may have a serious impact on search engine standings, bounce rates and sales conversions of your site. As a web hosting provider we are able to contribute to your website’s success by helping it load faster. That’s why…

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    SiteGround-supported Antarctic Rowing Expedition wins 8 Guinness Records (+ A Petition to Protect the Southern Ocean)

    SiteGround-supported Antarctic Rowing Expedition wins 8 Guinness Records (+ A Petition to Protect the Southern Ocean) Last December, while everyone was in the whirlwind of the end-of-year Holidays, among the SiteGround team there was a different excitement in the air. We had just announced our support for the World’s first human-powered rowing expedition from the Antarctic – and our whole team was anticipating the start of the adventure, planned for January 2023. Fast forward to a little over a month later, the mission was successfully completed with extraordinary success and 8 Guinness records! As one of their main sponsors, at…

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    Take our Website Performance Olympics Quiz (+ Get a Free Guide)

    Take our Website Performance Olympics Quiz (+ Get a Free Guide) It’s that time of the year when the days go faster than the speed of light – which is what we’d wish for all websites! In honor of the shortest month of the year, this February, we are taking website speed to Olympic heights! Take our Website Performance Olympics quiz and get a free Website Speed Guide in the end: Can Your Website Take the Gold for Speed? Page loading time on the web is a never-ending optimization championship for website owners. But with the right tools and services,…

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    Best Website Speed Optimization Tips and Tricks

    Best Website Speed Optimization Tips and Tricks Table of Contents Why is site speed so important? User experience (Usability) Ranking Factor (Visibility) Conversion (for E-commerce sites) How to check the performance of your website SiteGround Optimizer Plugin and Google PageSpeed webpagetest.org 6 Undisputable Website Optimization Tips Achieve lightning-fast loading times by choosing the right host Choose a website theme that won’t weigh you down Trim down unnecessary plugins Remove unnecessary redirects Cache your way to faster load times Speed up your site with CDN Conclusion Website speed optimization is crucial for creating a positive user experience. A positive user experience…

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    Client Survey Results 2022: Superb Website Speed and Security

    Client Survey Results 2022: Superb Website Speed and Security Table of Contents An Outstanding 98.8% Satisfaction with Site Security A Supreme 97.7% Satisfaction with Website Loading Speed Top Marks for Easy Website Migration and Setup A Steady 98% Overall Satisfaction In the Last Few Years You Helped the Environment by Completing Our Client Survey The results from our traditional annual client survey are here! Looking back at 2022, we’ve been working hard to introduce new and improve existing tools and services that make your websites even faster and safer. But at the end of the day, what really matters is…

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    Kickstart Your Business with SiteGround’s New Email Course

    Kickstart Your Business with SiteGround’s New Email Course The new year is here, and what better way to start it off right than turning a business idea into reality? You can do just that with SiteGround’s new email course – Start Your Business Online in 2023. This comprehensive course will teach you everything you need to know to get your business up and running – from ideation to execution.  What does the course cover?  This email course provides a step-by-step blueprint for successfully launching a business. Over a month, you’ll receive eight in-depth emails that will teach you how to:…

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    4 Outstanding Digital Marketing Tips for Your Small Business

    4 Outstanding Digital Marketing Tips for Your Small Business Table of Contents Forms of Content Marketing Blog Content Marketing Social Media Content Marketing Video Content Marketing Podcast Content Marketing Grow Your Email List Insert Subscribe and Social Share Buttons on Your Pages Offer Something In Return “What’s in it For Me?” Use CTAs on Blog Posts (Call To Action) Optimize Your SEO strategy Use Local Search Engine Optimization Increase Site Speed Use Paid Ads (PPC) Is Paid Advertising a Worthy Alternative to SEO?  Sum Up If you want to grow your small business, digital marketing is the modern way to…

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    Start Creating Content with WordPress (Webinar Q&A)

    Start Creating Content with WordPress (Webinar Q&A) Table of Contents First Steps in WordPress Site Management How do you customize my URL, so it just has my own domain and doesn’t include “wordpress”? When I go to my website link /wp-admin WordPress login page, the SiteGround login does not come up. How do I sign in to my SiteGround website? How do I go about adding a new site to my plan on SiteGround? When is it advisable to have multiple sites?  Customizing your WordPress Site Can I publish/display a “coming soon”/”under construction” page as the Home page while I…

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    Small Business SEO: Ranking Your Business on Top of Google

    Small Business SEO: Ranking Your Business on Top of Google Table of Contents What Is Small Business SEO? How SEO Benefits Small Businesses Boost Organic Traffic from Search Engines Replace Expensive Paid Ads Increase the Number of New Leads SEO Tips for Small Businesses Keyword Research and Competitor Analysis Add Your Location In Your Google Business Profile Enable Reviews From Your Google Business Profile Build links to your site Rich Results with Structured Data Choose a Great Hosting Provider Conclusion Let’s say it straight: Small business SEO is hard in 2023. And frankly, it was never easy. Maybe back in…

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    2022 Wrap-Up: Unlock our Milestones and Win

    2022 Wrap-Up: Unlock our Milestones and Win Table of Contents >> Go to 2022 in Review Technology Optimizations for Faster and More Secure Websites Improved WordPress Tools For All Expanded Data Center and CDN Network 98% Client Satisfaction Rate Explore Our Milestones and Win Bose Headphones >> Go to 2022 in Review 2022 is coming to an end, and here at SiteGround, we marked another winning and eventful year. We worked hard on enhancing our services and tools and fine-tuning our hosting environment to be even faster and safer for our clients. Now it’s time to wrap up and look…

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    New Monthly Security Reports Now Available

    New Monthly Security Reports Now Available Table of Contents What’s in the Monthly Security Reports? The benefits of the Monthly Security Reports  Site security information in one place Easy to understand format Actionable advice when needed Confidence that your website is protected How to get the Monthly Security Reports?  Do you know how secure your site is and if its security level is changing over time? Have you ever wondered how many actual attacks toward your site are being mitigated? Do you want to know if you have missed doing something easy that may protect your site from incidents?  Now…

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    PHP 8.2 Is Now Stable and Available on SiteGround Servers

    PHP 8.2 Is Now Stable and Available on SiteGround Servers Table of Contents UPDATE New Goodies readonly classes Constants in Traits Random Extension 5.x + Random Extension Improvement “So long and thanks for all the fish” Deprecate dynamic properties (Partial) Deprecate ${} string interpolation Wrap Up UPDATE We’re happy to announce that PHP 8.2 is now considered stable and has been deployed on all SiteGround servers. Once again, we’re among the first companies to already have it available on our hosting platform. Read the blog post below to find out more about the new features of the latest PHP version.…

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    Moving to a State-of-the-art, In-house Built Spam Protection Solution

    Moving to a State-of-the-art, In-house Built Spam Protection Solution When you’re busy processing tons of emails each day, and we all are, the last thing you need is a bunch of spam messages sneaking into your inbox. Spam protection has always been an important part of our email service and in our strive to constantly improve it we are now introducing a new in-house built solution. It is designed to efficiently minimize the amount of SPAM emails delivered to your inbox, while constantly learning from your email reading behavior. It is also built specifically for our clients and works seamlessly…

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    New Email Migrator Tool for Fast and Easy Email Transfers

    New Email Migrator Tool for Fast and Easy Email Transfers When changing your hosting provider, sometimes it is not only about moving your website and pointing your domain to the new server. If you also use email services as part of your hosting plan, the most challenging part of the process may be transfering your email accounts and messages without losing data or creating disruption to your business communication process. To address this challenge for people, who prefer to have everything hosted at one place, we have now added a new Email Migrator tool. It allows you to transfer your…

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    Don’t Fall for Email Scams This Black Friday

    Don’t Fall for Email Scams This Black Friday Table of Contents Email Scams You Need to Be Aware Of The Fake ‘’Account verification’’ Requests The unexpected ‘’Billing error’’ notifications The ‘’Order confirmation’’ requests The ‘’Click and collect’’ scam Real Life Phishing Emails (Well, Screenshots) How Do You Stay Safe from Email Scams During the Holidays? Other Black Friday Scams To Be Aware Of Links to malicious ‘’Copycat websites’’ Sites impersonating landing or login pages How to Practice Safe Internetting This Holiday Season Wrap-up The infrastructure that runs the Internet’s email hasn’t changed a whole lot in the past 30 years.…

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    Journey of an Online Buyer 2022 (Free Guide)

    Journey of an Online Buyer 2022 (Free Guide) Table of Contents What is the buyer’s journey? The three stages of the buyer’s journey Awareness stage Consideration stage Decision stage Your website’s role in the buyer’s journey The 2022 online buyer’s journey highlights Online shopping has evolved beyond simply being more convenient Seasonal shopping now starts much earlier  As advertising costs soar, brands prioritize building customer lifetime value >> DOWNLOAD THE FULL GUIDE  This blog post outlines SiteGround’s Journey of an Online Buyer infographic. Download the full guide to learn about the shifts in customer behavior and how to prepare your…

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    How to avoid bad bot traffic during Black Friday

    How to avoid bad bot traffic during Black Friday Table of Contents What is bot traffic and why it should be cut down to a minimum How bad bot traffic affects your website How we decrease bad bot traffic at SiteGround Improved and advanced AI anti-bot system Smart, server-level WAF DDoS protection 24/7 server monitoring system How to identify that you have bad bot traffic coming to your site How to filter bad bot traffic yourself on SiteGround Improving your site capacity to handle more requests Wrap-up Last week, we helped you get your website ready for the Black Friday…

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    Web Design Tips For Small Businesses – Build a Website Your Customers Will Love

    Web Design Tips For Small Businesses – Build a Website Your Customers Will Love Table of Contents First Steps to Take for Building A Small Business Website Start with a good domain name Purchase reliable website hosting with quality tech support Implement a content management system or e-commerce platform Small Business Web Design Tips The Power of Why: A Designer’s Secret Weapon Knowing Your Win: Goal Setting and Calls To Action Don’t Make Me Think: Patterns & Hierarchy Visual Design: Less Is More Small Business Web Design Examples Maua Gang Sebastien Bicard Anna Lee Media Sum Up UPDATE Building a…

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    How to prepare your website for Black Friday and the holiday traffic

    How to prepare your website for Black Friday and the holiday traffic Table of Contents Holiday traffic spikes and how they affect your website Slow loading speed irritates visitors 😩 Site errors and unresponsive pages chase your visitors away 😤 Downtime causes direct sales losses 🙀 How much traffic can your website handle? Prepare your website and maximize your sales Use a stable, speed-focused hosting provider Make sure you use the right hosting plan Use caching Optimize your WordPress Enable CDN Black Friday is just around the corner, marking the start of the biggest shopping season of the year with…

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    Help! My site has been hacked!

    Help! My site has been hacked! Table of Contents How to tell if your site has actually been hacked Next Steps: How to repair your hacked website yourself Make a backup Restore from the last working backup Scan your website Put your site into maintenance mode Install SiteGround Security and clean things up Reset WordPress itself Review your passwords and policies Review Access Rescan your site Scan your devices Post-Cleanup Steps Lock things down Set up regular scanning Install a software firewall One more step you can take to clean and further protect your site: Hire a professional Wrap Up…

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    Your Website’s Essential Security Features. Are They On?

    Your Website’s Essential Security Features. Are They On? Table of Contents Use SSL Protect your login Harden Your Passwords Use 2-factor authentication Monitor your website Scan for malware regularly Block suspicious traffic Back up your site regularly Take special care of your WordPress Keep your WordPress up-to-date Add an extra safety layer with a trusted security plugin Avoid common usernames like “Admin” Limit login attempts Use a trusted web hosting provider with security-first approach Server-level Web Application Firewall Brute-force prevention DDOS protection Managed PHP On-demand traffic blocking (IP and Geo Blocking) Smart Client Area & Site Tools Login Monthly Security…

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    Enterprise-grade Security System Built in our Web Hosting Platform

    Enterprise-grade Security System Built in our Web Hosting Platform Table of Contents Effective security-building blocks Centralized big data analysis Web Application Firewall Data Feed Brute-force Prevention Traffic Patterns Many more systems send data to our Central Security System Enterprise-grade Protection on a Global Scale There is a saying amongst tech companies that if you can’t afford to pay for security, you can’t afford a security breach. The consequences of a breach can be  quite expensive in terms of data loss, human involvement, costs for business recovery, reputation damages, and many more. That is why big companies spend millions of dollars…

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    Our Site Scanner Saved Thousands of WordPress Sites from a Massive Security Attack

    Our Site Scanner Saved Thousands of WordPress Sites from a Massive Security Attack In the middle of June, we launched our upgraded Site Scanner service. Little did we know back then how soon we would see the new functionality in full action. Just a few months after the upgrade the Site Scanner saved thousands of WordPress sites from a well-disguised attack, aiming to redirect traffic to bogus sites through a fake plugin, called Zend Fonts. Imagine all the reputation and other business damages a hack like this could have caused and take a read how our hero, the Site Scanner,…

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    What is Phishing and How to Protect Yourself from It

    What is Phishing and How to Protect Yourself from It Table of Contents What is Phishing? Types of phishing techniques Spear phishing Microsoft 365 phishing Whaling phishing Voice phishing Business email compromise (BEC) Social media phishing How Can You Prevent Phishing? 1. Pay Attention To The Sender and The URL in Your Emails 2. Avoid Downloading Email Attachments You Don’t Expect 3. Always Check The Site You’ve Landed On 4. Ignore Money Requests What should you do if you receive a phishing email? How to report phishing emails? How to report phishing emails to your email provider  How to report…

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    95% Less Bad Traffic with Enhanced Brute-force Prevention

    95% Less Bad Traffic with Enhanced Brute-force Prevention We have been talking about brute-force attacks in the past, but the truth is that many of our clients don’t even realize how real and how common the threat of these attacks is for anyone with a website. Based on our experience of hosting millions domains, we fully understand the destructive potential of brute-force and we have set defence mechanisms to prevent and mitigate such attempts directed at the websites we host. For years our AI brute-force prevention system has been successfully blocking millions of attacks every day. Now, we are happy…

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    You Can Now Block Country Traffic to Protect your Website

    You Can Now Block Country Traffic to Protect your Website The security of our clients’ websites has always been one of our top priorities and something that we continuously improve on. The latest tool in our website protection arsenal, available for FREE on all hosting plans, is the option to easily block the traffic coming to your site from specific countries. This will not only increase your website security, but can also help website performance by decreasing resource usage when blocking the traffic coming from locations you would rather not get traffic from. When to consider blocking the traffic from…

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