8 Point Website Maintenance Checklist for Business
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8-Point ChecklistFor
Effective
Website Maintenance
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Got a website? Have a website maintenance checklist?
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Why do I need one?
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Every website goes through problems like
Domain names expireoutdated or stale content
broken links andmore..
That’s why a checklist is a must to address all these issues and keep a site healthy and user friendly
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Here are 8 things you as a webmaster can do to effectively maintain your website
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An expired domain name canliterally KILL all your traffic. So, atleast once a year, check the status ofyour domain in order to make sure itis not expired.
1. Check domain name Status
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Content Management Systems likeWordPress get updates frequently.Ignoring these upgrades can result inbroken links, broken images and worseyour site becomes vulnerable
2. Don’t ignore updates
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3. Provide fresh contentto your Website
No user will read the same thing over andover again. So, instead of a stale content,keep researching and adding fresh onesto your site and update the old ones tokeep them alive as well.
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4. Must checkbroken links
If you site has backlinks from other sites,make sure you check them fordiscrepancies. Broken links not onlyharms your SEO ranking but users don’tlike it as well
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5. Test your Website across all Internet browsers
Checking your website across multiplebrowsers is always a good exercise. Thishelps find design flaws in your site andhelps enhance user’s experience
Image Credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/smemon/4620148826/
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6. Check Load time
Loading time is a very importantfactor in site maintenance. Yourvisitors won’t bear a slow site! So, findout elements slowing your site and fixthose.
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7. Check your data backups
Amidst hackers and server issues,you can easily loose your content.So, make sure your data backupdoesn’t get lost.
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8. Proofread
A website content can be filled with typo errors and more.However, its correction is possible. So, last but not the leastyou must proofread everything before it goes online.
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THANK YOU
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