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What’s New In WordPress 4.9.6?

With the growing importance of privacy awareness as a result of the new GDPR law that was implemented in the EU on May 25, 2018, WordPress is encouraging its users to take advantage of the new privacy features that are available in their most recent core update. This enforced law ensures that websites and the businesses that run them remain transparent about the personal data that they store, use or share. To help accommodate this transition, WordPress 4.9.6 has been released as a Privacy and Maintenance release.

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Design

How To Choose The Right Tulsa Web Design Firm

By you likely know the importance of having a website and expanding your online presence. Once you have decided to invest in a new website or redesign your existing website, it is important to find a Tulsa web design firm that can handle the initial build or redesign of your website correctly. Here are some of the steps your organization can take to ensure you choose the right Tulsa web design firm to complete your project.

Determine a Budget

As with any project, it is important to determine a budget to ensure costs are kept under control. It is important to get a quote for the services and functionality needed prior to settling on your ideal web design firm. Some web design providers may have hidden costs or fees, ensure you are quoted for the full price and aren’t stuck with any unforeseen costs.

Set Expectations

Determine what you desire for your website functionality and find a firm that can accommodate your specific needs. While it may seem cost effective to utilize a template for your new website or website redesign, there are many problems that can arise from this practice, Instead, find a firm that can provide custom functionality that is required by your organization.

Narrow Down Firms

Doing preliminary research and looking through reviews can help determine the best web design firms in your area. With the many different review websites available, you will have the ability to thoroughly research the options available to your organization. Take time during this process to ensure you find the right firm for your needs.

Meet the Team

Once you have narrowed down your pool of potential web design firms, it is time to meet the team. Take the time to meet with several web design firms and find the one that best resonates with you. Having a friendly and healthy relationship can ensure that you have a smooth experience during the development process.

Are You Looking for a Tulsa Web Design Firm?

Skynet Solutions is committed to providing the best web design services for Tulsa and all of Oklahoma. If you are ready to expand your web presence, redesign your existing website or enhance your digital marketing, we are here to help. You can fill out our contact form to get started today. You can also connect with us on FacebookTwitterGoogle+ and LinkedIn!

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Development

Why Is Website Health Monitoring Important?

So, you had your e-commerce website built a year ago and things appear to be going as planned. Unfortunately, with the wide variety of browsers and devices your website visitors are using, there is always a chance that something could go wrong. Without continued website health monitoring, you may be missing out on these potential customers that can’t use your website properly.

Like all other software, browsers are constantly updated to fix security holes and improve performance. With every one of these updates, there is a chance that your website will no longer perform the once it once had, leading to a whole host of issues that can affect both your business and the customers that are attempting to reach you. For instance, if a customer is visiting your website and wants to spend money but can’t, they likely will move to your competitor.

How Can Website Health Monitoring Help?

At Skynet Solutions, we know the important role that your online presence plays in the digital age. For this reason, we have developed a website monitoring system that notifies our development team of any issues at the exact moment they arise. Once notified of these issues, they are prioritized and we work hard to quickly and efficiently bring you website back to optimal functionality. Website health monitoring is critical for both maintaining your existing website and expanding your influence online.

When you partner with Skynet Solutions, you can expect things to run smoothly. Our unique attention to detail and continued support is why companies, both domestic and international, have trusted Skynet Solutions with the most important digital marketing assets.

Why Partner With Skynet Solutions?

As the most trusted Tulsa website design provider, we are committed to affordably providing our clients with the best website possible. With dedicated development and testing departments, you can rest easy knowing that your website is in good hands. If you are in need of a new website or would like to add website health monitoring to your existing CRM, you can fill out our contact form to get started today. You can also connect with us on FacebookTwitterGoogle+ and LinkedIn!

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Support

Critical WordPress Security Holes Patched by Update 4.6.1

WordPress recently encouraged webmasters to update their CMS packages to avoid the problems found with newly discovered vulnerability exploits. The company put out a security advisory with the latest version of the content management system warning webmasters of the potential threat.

WordPress, 4.6.1 contains an update to patch a cross-site scripting vulnerability and a path traversal security flaw, both grave security threats. An attacker can utilize these exploits to perform a wide variety of malice-based actions. Potential problems can include stealing session tokens and determining login credentials.

However, the most dangerous problem faced with these security threats is the ability of an attacker to remotely execute malicious code. These problems came from the discovery for attackers to take advantage of a scripting vulnerability related to image filenames on a WordPress site to utilize malicious JavaScript code.

This problem was discovered by SumOfPwn researcher Cengiz Han. The path transversal vulnerability, discovered by WordPress itself, was attributed to the upgrade package uploader. These problems are no longer an issue with WordPress version 4.6.1, but any versions that haven’t been updated are still vulnerable to this attack method. It is recommended that if you have no upgrade the content management system within your website that you do so immediately. The longer webmasters wait, the longer the website is at risk.

The newest version of WordPress also patched 15 different bugs that users were experiencing. These bugs included server setup problems for email, image thumbnail behaviors and infinite loop errors with plugin installations. For information on bugs that were specifically fixed see the release notes and list of changes. If you are worried about the vulnerability of your website, please contact your webmaster. If the updates or content management are installed incorrectly, the site may become unusable! The webmaster should be able to identify the WordPress version currently being used and update it as necessary.

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Development

The Benefits of Custom Websites

The modern internet world is filled with free websites bearing countless iterations of templates. Though templates can serve a purpose and provide a quick entrance into the online medium, cookie cutter template websites aren’t as unique or useful as a custom website. When dealing with a personal website, the ability to manipulate the look and content attached to it should be a flexible, yet easy, process. Search Engine Optimization Generic free sites generally aren’t built to be SEO friendly. For this reason, individuals will find it is very unlikely the site will rise in search results. With a custom website, the entire spectrum of SEO can be utilized to make a website more visible and discoverable. Custom websites can help funnel potential customers to a target site to provide services or products they are searching for. Branding Custom websites can be tailor-made to mimic branding preferences and achieve a cohesive look between products or services offered by a company. This attention to detail will make a business seem more reputable and distinguished in the eyes of potential customers. A custom, professional website can create a positive first impression to generate sales. Tech Support  If a custom website is designed and hosted by a trustworthy firm, technical support is guaranteed to be included. This means business can focus on sales and not on the technical side of keeping a website functional. Content updates and expansion can always be a delicate procedure without ruining a website’s functionality, having a professional to implement it will save time and money in the future. If your business is in need of a professional, functional website, with the ease of use customers will appreciate, call us today or contact us through our online form! We would love to help build the custom website needed to grow your business.

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Marketing

Advanced Pest Solutions Gets Website Overhaul

We’ve been telling you the past couple weeks about some of the amazing new websites the team at Skynet Solutions has been creating and we have one more we want to share with you today. When Advanced Pest Solutions came to us for a website overhaul, we were excited to have the opportunity to work with them because of the great reputation they’ve built for themselves in Bartlesville. As a local, family-owned and operated pest control company, Advanced Pest Solutions is a staple of the Bartlesville community and provides quality pest control services for communities across Northeastern Oklahoma and Southeastern Kansas. Working with a company that has such a good reputation and strong ties to its community is always fun. However, it also presents a unique set of circumstances to work within. Many local, family-owned businesses, like Advanced Pest Solutions, have customers who have been using their services for years, decades even. And when they change something about their business, whether it’s the location or the hours or the website, they have to do it in a way that is accommodating to their old customers. But, as any business-owner knows, you also need to continually innovate and improve to attract new customers and stay ahead of your competition. Advanced Pest Solutions wanted a new website to be able to better attract new customers, as well as better serve their long-time customers. They needed a site that was clean and inviting, informative and easy to use and that would be easily recognized by their old customers, even in its new and improved form. Our team got to work developing a new website, designing new graphics and images and writing fresh content for the site, including an introductory blog post to help them get their blog page off the ground. Skynet Solutions also hosts the Advanced Pest Solutions website, so we can help them troubleshoot any technical issues they have. One of the skills our team prides itself on, is the ability to meet the varied and unique needs of any client. We’ve developed and designed websites and written blogs and website content for multiple pest control companies, including Arrow Exterminators, Emtec Pest Control and Xtreme Pest Management. However, we’ve manage to make each of these sites and all of their content and blogs unique and different. We tailor all of our work, no matter the size of the project, to the client and their specific needs. The ability to make interesting, relevant and unique websites and content for all of these clients shows the creativity of our design, development and content teams, as well as the personal attention to detail that you get when you work with Skynet Solutions. We take the time to meet with each client, to really listen to them, to learn what they want and need from their website and then have a discussion about the best way to achieve that creatively, functionally and within their budget. The Skynet Solutions team takes the time to get a feel for your company and how you want your business to be displayed. You know what you want customers to see, think and feel when they come to your website. It’s our job to make that vision a reality. As a small business, we understand that the perception customers have of you is extremely important, and we want to work closely with you to maintain and enhance the good reputation you’ve spent years building. When you spend as much time as you do running your business, serving customers, training employees and more, the last thing you need to be worrying about is whether your website is sending the same message. Do what you do best and keep your business powering ahead; leave the website to us. Get in touch with the experts at Skynet Solutions for help with any design, development or marketing needs, including your online business listing, website development, marketing or anything else you need to help make your business succeed. With our diverse range of skills and experience, we are sure to have the tools you need to make 2016 your business’s best year yet. You can fill out our online contact form on our website to get started today. You can also connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and LinkedIn!