One of the biggest decisions you'll make in terms of your online business is choosing the domain name. You may want to call yourself "Todd's Widgets," but if that name is already taken, you'll have to get creative and choose something else. For instance, your website may have to be "Todd's Widgets NC" or some [...]
I can’t believe I’m talking about this, but as you’ve likely heard, due to supply chain shortages, customers are being asked to start their holiday shopping early. As in, right now. Otherwise, they run the risk of their gift not arriving on time. "When the world's manufacturers came back online, there was a surge in [...]
Right now, students (and their parents) are preparing to go back to school. They’re acquiring supplies, adjusting their routines, and planning ahead. Even if going back to school doesn’t apply to you, the “back to school energy” is still in the air. Why not capitalize on that and do something good for your website: audit [...]
Google, that wily company, instituted a change back in March that you may be unfamiliar with. These days, Google is only indexing mobile websites. What that means is if you don’t have a mobile-friendly version of your website, you’re in trouble. Google has a Googlebot that trawls the internet, finding out what pages exist and [...]
It’s happened to all of us – you want to look something up online but you don’t want the search to show in your browsing history (cyberstalking exes anyone?). You open up a private or incognito window and scour away breathing a sigh of relief. But do these so-called “private” browsing sessions accomplish what you [...]
I don’t have to tell you life is intense these days. Not only are we undergoing a global pandemic, but now more people are expressing outrage (rightly so) at the treatment of black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC). Outrage has simmered in the background for many years but we’ve reached a boiling over point [...]
So you're ready to create a new website: congratulations! But if you want to do it yourself, which website builder do you choose? There are so many options available, which one is best? Especially if you're not an experienced web designer like Web Symphonies, it can be tricky to parse out. Below we tackle some [...]
Happy new year! The start of the year is when people often set goals for themselves – whether that's exercising more, eating better, or picking up the guitar. But what about checking in on your web security? Did you know there is a hacker attack every 39 seconds? The cost of data breaches increased [...]
Internet Statistics & Trends in 2019 The internet is maturing, now 30 years young - the whole world is jumping on board. What will this mean for the Internet in 2019 and beyond? Global Internet usage is rising at an astronomical pace. With millions of internet users coming online each day, it won’t be long until [...]
This is a public service announcement (PSA) from the Wordfence team regarding a security issue that has a wide impact.Today is being called “Black Monday” in many information security circles. We have had a major Wi-Fi vulnerability announced that affects absolutely every device that supports Wi-Fi. The vulnerability allows attackers to decrypt WPA2 connections. A [...]
