It seems like every few months there is a new SEO trend that becomes hot. When done the right way, you can soon see improvement in your organic rankings. Inevitably a few rule breakers will figure out how to game the system. When that happens Google will put the kibosh on the strategy (rightfully so) and that ruins it for the rest of us. Isn’t that how it always seems to work? Well this time around Google has announced that guest blogging is no longer a viable SEO strategy. It has become too spammy. If guest blogging has become your top or only SEO strategy, it’s time to adjust your strategy. You could risk facing the wrath of being dropped from their rankings if you don’t.
Continue ReadingOver the past few months we’ve really revamped our Knowledgebase to not only make it easier to use, but also to stock it with a ton of helpful articles. Some prefer to watch a video instead of reading an article though. In our constant quest to offer you the best service possible, we have recently launched a new section of our blog; The A2 Posting Video Library.
Continue ReadingWhen you look back on a previous year, you can often label it as your best year, worst year or busiest year. I can look back on 2013 and say that it was without a doubt our most exciting year to date. Before looking into what 2014 means for A2 Hosting and our customers, let’s look back at 2013 and the 5 biggest events of the past year.
Continue ReadingWe provide backup services on all of our Managed hosting accounts. Most quality hosts do. But whether we’re lucky enough to be your host, or you’re with someone else, it’s important to not rely solely on your host’s backup services. For your sensitive data, you should have additional backups elsewhere. That means your database and any custom code as well. It’s unlikely that your data would ever become totally unrecoverable, but unlikely things do eventually happen to someone. If you are that someone, you can avoid potential disaster by having an independent backup of all your sensitive data.
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