Hi, I'm Aisha and I love helping others achieve financial independence though blogging. I run a portfolio of 6 blogs and teach others how to grow and monetise their blogs using evergreen strategies that don't stress you out! Follow me for valuable blogging tips and digital nomad hacks.
Someone Wrote Dodgy Stuff On My Site o_O
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I am supposed to be strapping 6 bicycles to a truck and rounding the family troops to pack up for this family cycling trip But my family are nowhere to be found -_- Looking like I will be blowing the foghorn at 5:30am tomorrow morning for an early pack! #nomercy #getpackingtroops Anyway, while I wait for nomadic family members to show up… Let me tell you about my site being hacked and what you can do if this ever happens to you A few days ago my someone alerted me to the fact that there was some REALLY dodgy stuff on one of my niche sites I am talking really explicit ‘Love in the butt’ and ‘pie with cream’ in reverse… kind of wording O_O (I cant use the exact wording as it will trigger spam filters O_O) I had a heart attack and immediately checked my site And to my horror, right at the bottom of some posts, someone had written pages and pages of offensive content I was befuddled because all comments need to be manually approved by me But when I checked all the published comments… I couldn't find the dodgy wording The worst part? I couldn't remove it ! Normally people place unauthorized content on a site to embed backlinks But this didn't have backlinks, just disgusting explicit content And I would have never noticed unless someone told me So why would someone bother to embed explicit content onto my site ? 1- Because they embedded it on my top performing articles 2- Those articles started dropping in rankings (and rightly so) because Google must have thought my site was highly suspicious 3- its an easy way to bring down competition without their knowledge If it went unnoticed, my site could have been in violation of my advertising agency terms and conditions, resulting in a loss of ad revenue So if you are in this situation, do this : Contact your host They know how to handle stuff like this, some will charge, some won't Mine responded to the customer support chat within 30 seconds. And in 30 minutes
All for FREE! I was gobsmacked, THIS is is kind of peace of mind and support I need when things go wrong Anyway, this is the host I use I love them. Affordable, 24/7 speedy support and affordable plans Also if you want to prevent people from commenting on your posts, do this: Step 1: In All Posts, click on "Screen Options" (Top right area) and change "Number of items per page" to the max number of your posts Step 2: Check on the “Checkbox” on the header Step 3: Choose “Edit” on the Bulk Action dropdown menu, and click “Apply” Step 4: Choose “Do Not Allow” on Comments dropdown menu, and click “Update” Well that's all from me today Dad has returned in search of a strong hot cup of tea and is hinting heavily His hint : ‘You look like you want to make me a cup of tea’ -_- I will make one for him and tell him to get packing ! Anyway,chat to you after our cycling trip! We are cycling along the Malaysian coast for one week,let me know if you want the route! :) Aisha xx My courses and E-Book:
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Hi, I'm Aisha and I love helping others achieve financial independence though blogging. I run a portfolio of 6 blogs and teach others how to grow and monetise their blogs using evergreen strategies that don't stress you out! Follow me for valuable blogging tips and digital nomad hacks.
When I wanted to start earning money from a blog and begin my journey of making money blogging, I just started writing and hoped for the best I had zero plan on how exactly my blog could make me money To be honest, I thought : Let's get lots of traffic, and the rest will come However, I had no plan for generating a lot of traffic either! Let’s be honest — most of us are guilty of this… We publish content without thinking: HOW will it make me money?? We get caught up in writing, editing,...
Hey there When I went on maternity leave, I thought I had it all figured out. (Well, the business part, not the being a new mom part - I was pretty clueless about that.) Still am actually....O_O) I’d step back, enjoy those precious newborn moments, and my business would just… keep running. But here’s the truth: 👉 I hadn’t set up any NEW digital products. I set up automated emails to run and thought, YAY!, its all running in the background while I figure out how to sterilise a bottle and try...
You know the type. The person who slides into your DMs with “Can I pick your brain real quick?” … and suddenly you’ve written them a full consultation — for free. It happens to every business owner and blogger at some point. And while generosity is part of who we are, here’s the truth: you can’t build a sustainable business if you give away all your time and expertise, all the time. Since becoming a new mom, I've had to rein in my tendencies to voice note and message complete in-depth...