In today’s episode, I am tackling a topic that tends to stress many people out, and that is website maintenance. I want to take that fear and stress away and show you that creating an effective website maintenance practice is easier than you think! Because with a good practice, what you are really doing are the steps to hopefully prevent a problem in the future. And when you look at it like that, it really isn’t that scary!

So sit back and dive into my top 3 tips for effective website maintenance!

In This Episode:

• [0:50] How your website is like your car
• [1:45] How platforms like Squarespace, Wix, and Weebly differ from WordPress in terms of website maintenance
• [3:33] Always backup your website before you make any updates and then on a regular basis
• [4:00] How often you should be backing up your WordPress website
• [5:40] How many backups you should be keeping
• [5:57] What you need to do before you update any plugin or theme
• [6:21] How WordPress, themes and plugins relate to each other
• [8:10] My favorite backup plugins
• [10:13] Update your plugins, themes, and WordPress at least once a month.
• [11:12] What updates really include
• [12:01] The best order to make updates
• [14:10] What you should do after each update
• [15:03] Keep your site secure with a security plugin
• [15:35] My favorite security plugin
• [17:02] How I keep up with my website maintenance 

Links Mentioned:

• Interested in a website maintenance package? Email me at [email protected] 
• WordPress Success Free Guide: https://www.lindseyaleson.com/wpsuccess 

Connect with Me on Social Media:

• Facebook Group – The Lovely Entrepreneur Society: https://www.thelovelyentrepreneursociety.com 
• Instagram: @lindseyaleson

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