{"id":14717,"date":"2017-01-13T12:46:38","date_gmt":"2017-01-13T07:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.resellerclub.com\/?p=14717"},"modified":"2026-02-13T13:25:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T13:25:52","slug":"how-to-take-a-website-backup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.resellerclub.com\/blog\/how-to-take-a-website-backup\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t Know How to Backup a Website? – We have your answer!"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/b>In November 2016, hackers attacked a US state government website and caused systems to crash for a few weeks. The Indiana county website struggled to get their systems running again in spite of having a backup of their website. Why? All their website data was backed up on their <\/span>own <\/span><\/i>computer network. <\/span><\/p>\n

The most secure way to fix a website that has been hacked and injected with malware is to restore it from the most recent backup prior to the attack.What was the first plan of action post this attack?  Store the backup of their data at off-site locations.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cAn estimated 37,000 websites are hacked around the world every single day\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

-hostingfacts.com<\/span><\/p>\n

Why have a website backup?<\/h2>\n

While website protection solutions can help keep a site secure, you can sleep more soundly at night knowing you had a Plan B should the worst happen. Also, a website may also be in danger of many other factors like human error, environmental disasters, etc. Thus, having a backup of a website <\/span>and<\/span><\/i> storing it in an off-site location is absolutely essential today.<\/span><\/p>\n

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With a backup available, a website can be up and running in no time-ensuring no loss in traffic, the preservation of your client\u2019s reputation and no loss or disruptions in marketing campaign or costs.<\/span><\/p>\n

What kind of website backup to choose?<\/h2>\n

While there are several ways to backup a website, as noted in the case above, local backups are ineffective-not to mention time-consuming.  We highly recommend that you encourage your clients to use an online backup service. <\/span><\/p>\n

An online backup service will alert you immediately to any change made to your website. This ensures that your website is not being used as a part of a hacker\u2019s scheme \u2013to store data temporarily, spread malware, phish, spam, etc. <\/span><\/p>\n

ResellerClub has been offering a online backup service called CodeGuard<\/a> to our customers for the last 2 years and we can guarantee its effectiveness.<\/span><\/p>\n

What would your clients like about CodeGuard?<\/h2>\n