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		<title>Why you need a Website Maintenance Expert</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:11:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[You can leave your worries of managing your website to a professional webmaster that can do all sort of changes for your website; be it adding new offers, showcasing the latest press coverage you received, update your product/service offerings &#038; keeping your website healthy.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Tips to Increase Website Loading Speed</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:25:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What is your reaction when you land on a web page that loads too slowly? If you’re like most people today, you’ll leave this page after only a few seconds of inactivity. Thus, the speed of loading a website (or “web performance”) can impact the success of any online activity on several levels.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Keep your website secure, fast, and reliable with ongoing maintenance</title>
		<link>https://www.the-pixel.com/why-website-maintenance-is-essential-for-your-business/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:24:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Keep your website running smoothly with ongoing website management &#38; maintenance Your website is often the first impression customers have of your business. But just like a car or piece of equipment, it requires ongoing care and attention to stay secure, fast, and effective. Website management and maintenance aren’t optional—they’re essential for keeping your digital presence reliable, professional, and results-driven. Without regular updates, monitoring, and optimization, even the best-designed site can quickly fall behind in performance, security, and user trust. The importance of regular website maintenance Many businesses launch a site and then forget about it. Over time, that approach leads to broken links, outdated content, slow load times, and security vulnerabilities. A well-maintained and well-managed website ensures: 🔒 Security Protection Outdated plugins, themes, or software are among the most common ways hackers gain access to a site. Regular updates, malware scans, and server monitoring help protect your business from data breaches and cyberattacks. ⚡ Optimal Performance Fast, responsive websites keep visitors engaged and improve conversions. Through consistent management and performance audits, we ensure your site loads quickly and works flawlessly across all browsers and devices. 📈 SEO &#38; Visibility Search engines favor websites that are up-to-date, technically sound, and optimized. Website management includes ongoing SEO monitoring, performance tuning, and content refreshes that help your site rank higher and attract more traffic. 🤝 User Trust &#38; Brand Credibility An outdated or broken site sends the wrong message to potential customers. Keeping your site fresh, functional, and visually consistent builds trust and reinforces your brand’s professionalism. What’s included in website management &#38; maintenance At ThePixel, we provide proactive, ongoing support that goes beyond simple updates. Our comprehensive website management and maintenance plans are tailored to your business and typically include: Whether your website is built on WordPress, Shopify, or a custom platform, we’ll make sure it performs at its best every day. Peace of mind, month after month With ThePixel, you don’t have to worry about technical issues or missed updates. We handle all the behind-the-scenes work so you can focus on running your business. Whether you’re a small business in Iowa or a growing national brand, our expert team ensures your website remains secure, high-performing, and customer-ready—every single day. Why choose ThePixel? We’re more than a web design agency—we’re your long-term digital partner. Since 2008, ThePixel has helped Iowa businesses and nationwide clients build and manage websites that not only look great but also deliver measurable results. Our website management and maintenance packages are designed to protect your investment, enhance your visibility, and keep your digital ecosystem running smoothly—month after month.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Do you have a backup of all your website and business data?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Aug 2024 14:16:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A sudden attack on your website or an employee error can cause havoc without warning. The same goes for any information about your business stored on your computer. If your computer suddenly got infected with a virus and you had to format your hard drive, it would likely have a big impact on your business. So what should you do to prepare for data loss? Backing up your website Sometimes website hacks might not be obvious, and you really have to keep an eye out for any suspicious activity. Sadly, hackers can do more than just break your website. In the past some websites have been secretly hijacked with new info added to them without their owner’s knowledge. The reason can be for another website to track your users or to monitor what you’re doing to aide a competing business. Check your pages for any unusual content additions as well as any new plugins you didn’t add yourself. If you notice anything then you have a problem. Without backups of your website that problem can be very difficult to solve. Try this free malware and security scanner from Sucuri to see if you currently have a problem:&#160;https://sitecheck.sucuri.net With backups you can be restored in a few clicks! Backing up your website could be something already in place without you even knowing it. Check with your webhost and see if you have automated backups already enabled and make sure you understand how to do a “roll back” where you can restore a previous version of your website that was backed up before you encountered an error. By doing this you can literally restore your website with a few clicks and save yourself a lot of stress. If you don’t have backups, see if your CMS (such as WordPress) has a backup tool/plugin you can employ. There are many free options to choose from depending on how your website was built such as UpdraftPlus for WordPress. If your website is 100% custom the easiest thing to do is to use a File Transfer Protocol tool such as Filezilla and manually download your website to your PC. Then you can store that in a cloud storage service or an external hard drive in case you ever have any issues and need a functional version of your site. If your website isn’t very big you can even just zip the contents and email them to yourself. Backing up your business data Most entrepreneurs and small business owners have their business on their computer. While many files could be searched for in your email, you won’t want to start combing emails hunting for lost spreadsheets and important documents. So it’s a really good idea to do periodic backups of your computer data. This process is easy and can become a routine habit once you’ve done it a few times. The first step will actually help with something mentioned in the website backup portion above and that’s to use Winzip or Winrar. These programs compress the files into one file so you have everything in one place. Some emails restrict sending these file types for security reasons so for these files you’re likely going to want to back up the data using a free cloud storage system like GDrive or Dropbox. After installing Winzip or Winrar you’ll be able to right click on the folder on your desktop with all your business info and simply select to add to archive. This will create the crunched copy of everything in that folder for easy storage. Then just head over to your preferred storage point and add the archive file! You can drag in onto an external drive or add it to a cloud. Either way you’ll have all that information available at your fingertips whenever you need it. Avoid disaster and implement These might seem like trivial things to you or a big hassle to deal with… until you need them. Anyone who has experienced a hacked website or a compromised hard drive knows that hindsight is 20/20 and the words ‘if only I had…” suddenly become regrettably normal. Backups are like oil changes and should be done periodically to ensure your business keeps running without devastating interruptions. Hire ThePixel to build your next website! Since our founding in 2008, we’ve created and launched many types of business websites. Over the last decade and we’ve learned a thing or two! That’s why we’re masters of our craft, let us help you build the website of your dreams – one that generates traffic, leads and conversions. Are you ready to start? If yes, contact ThePixel and one of our representatives will guide you through the website phases and how the process works either by a Zoom Meeting or phone.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Website Management Tasks</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 01:17:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Most websites start out working perfectly, but rapidly evolving tech means they don’t stay that way. A poorly secured website isn’t just a threat to your site’s data; it’s also a danger to any customer data you may be holding. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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