Comments on: SEO Checklist: Top Ten for 2010 http://www.webfuel.ca/seo-checklist-top-ten-2010 Search and Social Media - and everything related Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:09:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=7786 hourly 1 By: Helen Faber http://www.webfuel.ca/seo-checklist-top-ten-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Helen Faber Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:01:01 +0000 http://www.webfuel.ca/?p=2146#comment-128 Yes - if you are using open source software and/or maintaining your own site / backups - read Greg's tip! Thanks Greg. Yes – if you are using open source software and/or maintaining your own site / backups – read Greg’s tip!

Thanks Greg.

]]> By: Greg Locke http://www.webfuel.ca/seo-checklist-top-ten-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-126 Greg Locke Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:35:16 +0000 http://www.webfuel.ca/?p=2146#comment-126 Helen, Great tips! I think you forgot one very important point that I think deserves attention: Reviewing (or establishing!) a security audit of your site. I had the misfortune of having my WordPress powered blog infultrated by a hacker late last year. He/She added lots and lots of links to other web sites as a means of "stealing" my bandwidth (as I'm come to understand it). It was easy to erase these "hidden" links but I didn't realize that some other files had been infected with malicious code. In essence, my RSS feed crashed and my XML sitemaps, although appearing intact, were not as my blog literally became invisible on the web (but for my other sources of Google rankings including Flickr, YouTube, Picasa, 3rd party links, etc.). My advice on this point for 2010 is: - Make sure you have the latest version of all softwares that power your site , whether it be WordPress or another online publishing tool. Only the latest versions will contain the latest security enhancements and patches (often the latest versions are released with these in mind). - Make sure any additional plug-in softwares or tools are compatible and up-to-date with this software above. If not they may be vulnerabel to attack. - Back-up your site regularly! I now do it after any content addition or change. Hackers are fighting an ongoing and endless war with us, meaning all systems are exposed, not matter what we do. Have a backup that you know is "clean" is the ultimate silver-bullet as you can at least restore your site to what it was before the attack and them try to diagnose what your vulnerability was. It took me over 3 days of my wn labour to erase, reload, test and relaunch a good proportion of my site due to my attack - I don't wish this burden on anyone. - Visit help forums or online dialogues to keep abrest of current hacking techniques and solutions. Many of these forums have their own RSS feeds to make it easy for you to keep current. I hope this may offer a valuable "11th" point in your checklist Helen! Keep your great advice and information coming. Sincerely, Greg Locke Gotham Glassworks Schomberg, ON Helen,

Great tips! I think you forgot one very important point that I think deserves attention: Reviewing (or establishing!) a security audit of your site.

I had the misfortune of having my WordPress powered blog infultrated by a hacker late last year. He/She added lots and lots of links to other web sites as a means of “stealing” my bandwidth (as I’m come to understand it). It was easy to erase these “hidden” links but I didn’t realize that some other files had been infected with malicious code. In essence, my RSS feed crashed and my XML sitemaps, although appearing intact, were not as my blog literally became invisible on the web (but for my other sources of Google rankings including Flickr, YouTube, Picasa, 3rd party links, etc.).

My advice on this point for 2010 is:

- Make sure you have the latest version of all softwares that power your site , whether it be WordPress or another online publishing tool. Only the latest versions will contain the latest security enhancements and patches (often the latest versions are released with these in mind).

- Make sure any additional plug-in softwares or tools are compatible and up-to-date with this software above. If not they may be vulnerabel to attack.

- Back-up your site regularly! I now do it after any content addition or change. Hackers are fighting an ongoing and endless war with us, meaning all systems are exposed, not matter what we do. Have a backup that you know is “clean” is the ultimate silver-bullet as you can at least restore your site to what it was before the attack and them try to diagnose what your vulnerability was. It took me over 3 days of my wn labour to erase, reload, test and relaunch a good proportion of my site due to my attack – I don’t wish this burden on anyone.

- Visit help forums or online dialogues to keep abrest of current hacking techniques and solutions. Many of these forums have their own RSS feeds to make it easy for you to keep current.

I hope this may offer a valuable “11th” point in your checklist Helen!

Keep your great advice and information coming.

Sincerely,

Greg Locke
Gotham Glassworks
Schomberg, ON

]]>