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WordPress Backup Services and Plugins Part 2: Read the Fine Print

Imagine you’re a business owner with a WordPress site you’ve had for over a dozen years.

You’re slowly winding down your business, with plans to close it in the near future.

But you want to keep your site up and running for a while longer.

You’ve moved to managed WordPress hosting so you don’t have to worry about WordPress updates.

You haven’t changed your custom theme in over five years. And you haven’t added any new content to your site in the past four years. Continue reading WordPress Backup Services and Plugins Part 2: Read the Fine Print

Originally published October 15, 2015

I wrote this post a few years ago, when there was no built-in tool to back up your Instagram account.

When I published my post, I shared three third-party tools you could use to download your Instagram photos.

That’s all changed this week with the announcement, via TechCrunch, of Instagram’s new Data Download feature.

No more need to use a third-party solution to back up your Instagram account. Wonderful! Continue reading How to Back Up Your Instagram Account with the Data Download Tool

There’s no disagreement on the importance of backing up your WordPress site.

Whether you’re a blogger, auto repair shop owner, or selling merchandise on an ecommerce site, backing up your site is essential.