I know, not a very exciting topic. But so important! I recently got an email about problems with my website backup, and I had no idea what to do. Like, I couldn’t have a worse idea of what they were talking about if the email was written in Spanish (a language I never mastered despite 6 years of trying). Luckily, Jenn told me not to worry and it turned out to be a simple fix (thank you!), but it got me thinking about all these posts I’ve been seeing about website security and even safeguarding your business. These four posts I found are all in totally different areas, but they all help you get one step closer to safeguarding your blog, should something come up.
1. This one’s for everyone who’s never really thought about what “terms” or “conditions” actually are. Elan Creative Co posted a great article about what should be included in your terms and conditions.
2. A post I should’ve read ages ago, these 7 steps to securing your blog from Bloggers Bazaar aren’t as scary as you’d think!
3. When it comes to legal issues for bloggers, there’s a lot to take in. It’s still a pretty big gray area. But that doesn’t mean you should ignore the law (unfortunately ignorance isn’t an acceptable answer if something does go wrong) or not attempt to learn it. Jackie of Jade & Oak broke down email newsletters + the law for us… It’ll come in handy if you read last week’s resources!
4. This article from Danielle Zeigler is from quite awhile back, but is still relevant if you’re looking to secure your WordPress website (or didn’t know you should). She shared 8 powerful security tips that we totally agree with.
For those of you with WordPress sites, we find Jetpack super helpful with some of these issues.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Suzanne says
I was hoping this list would include notes about home-based businesses and literal safety. My state has a publicly searchable database of registered businesses, meaning if someone searched my business name they would have my home address (my state requires a physical address, no PO’s). Ditto on the perennial email newsletter address issue. I wish there were more resources talking about reputable, inexpensive ways to follow the law without leaving massive gaps in your personal security. Or maybe I’m the only one who worries about this. Anyway if anyone knows of resources please share!
Angela says
Thanks for bringing that up. If we find any posts approaching this topic we’ll be sure to include them in a resource guide. I also have personally not seen a post on it (though for the most part I haven’t specifically gone looking). I hadn’t thought about the information for registered businesses before, but have worried about the newsletter addresses–it’s always ben unsettling to me too! I also haven’t seen anyone get around this legally–the people I know of that aren’t comfortable with it are skirting the process and could get in legal trouble by doing so. I think the law has a lot of catch up to do regarding businesses since more now than ever are operating from their actual homes. Hope to have a post to share with you soon on physical security!
Jess says
Thanks for sharing these! I got that sinking feeling of dread in the pit of my stomach when clicking on the resources you provided, but security is something that we can’t put off forever! Feels a bit like going to the dentist though, if you ask me! haha