Artful Blog
Check in here to find useful information that may affect your online business along with any exciting or helpful announcments.
Why should I update my website software?
It's estimated that 30,000 websites are hacked each day.
Why this happens:
- No security or inadequate on a website.
- Lack of frequent maintenance and software updates.
- No backup and restoration plans
Unfortunately even with the above boxes ticked no site is never 100% secure, but having a robust maintenance and support system in place hugely reduces the risks to your website. Not to mention the improved overall performance of websites that are frequently updated and maintained in a timely manner.
Reserve your .au Direct domain now!
- Priority access as an existing domain holder ends 19 September 2022.
- Application fee of $35 includes 1 year registration. (if successful)
- Just email us to confirm and we can grab your eligible .au Direct domains for you.
Whats All This About?
Australia has introduced a new shorter domain, .au direct. eg. artful.au instead of artful.com.au. Existing .com.au and .net.au domain owners get first priority to register their domain in the new .au direct format. After the 19th of September all domains are open to the public (and resellers!) to register any available .au direct domain.
Why Joomla?
When we meet with clients for the first time and mention that we develop our sites using Joomla, most ask us; What is Joomla?
Joomla has always been an open source content management product which means there are thousands of free templates and extensions available which allow you to customise your website design easily and often without the need to hard code. There is also a fantastic community of developers and users out there (even right here in Melbourne!) always ready and willing to provide support and answer any questions or queries you may have.
Artful - Joomla in Melbourne since 05!
We're based in Donvale, east of Melbourne. The whole team are Melbourne locals (or were*) We have a team of very experienced, local Joomla web designers, developers and programmers with a minimum! 8 years Joomla experience each. We are also a hosting company that host Joomla Websites too. Stay local and host your Joomla Website in Australia! Call us, meet us and get help with your Joomla website or development right here in Melbourne.
Email Setup Information
If you have email hosted with Artful below is the configuration settings you will need to set it up on your devices.
Before you begin you will need to your full email address to login and current email password at hand.
Where's the best place to hide a body?
Where are you ranking on your preferred search phrase in Google?
If you find yourself on page 3 or beyond you can consider your website dead!
These days no-one looks beyond page 3, but don't fret, all is not lost. Here are some simple tips to help your Google Search ranking.
What updates are included in my hosting?
Recently Artful have made changes to our processes to ensure your websites are kept up to date and secure. We endeavour to maintain the security of your site by updating all integral CMS (Joomla/Wordpress etc) core extensions at no extra charge to you, as part of your hosting agreement. Core extensions are those that we have used on your site, usually for backup and security functionality, that are created and maintained by trusted third party developers.