8-Point ChecklistFor

Effective

Website Maintenance

Got a website? Have a website maintenance checklist?

Why do I need one?

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

Here are 8 things you as a webmaster can do to effectively maintain your website

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

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

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.

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

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

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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.

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.

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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