My blog was hacked over the weekend, bringing the server down – which includes my web site, of course.
Apparently somewhere, on some file, the permissions were set to 777, making it possible for somebody to get in and do their worst.
You might want to look over your own site and/or blog for this same issue. It could save you a lot of grief.
I ended up moving to a new host – something I’d been considering for some time, but my paranoia of a move affecting my rankings, etc – coupled with laziness – put it off until now.
The past couple days were spent redoing things. I had to even rebuild this blog. But I find that these setbacks are a blessing in disguise. They force me to clear the decks and make improvements.
I took a break today from the deck cleaning to walk Nigel (my dog) down to the beach. I often forget to take advantage of where I live. Being glued to a computer monitor has a way of doing that.
We came upon the Hawaiian music/hula show they put on every night down there. The performers face the water with the audience sitting on the grass and, beyond that, the beach.
Nigel and I stood behind the musicians, which gave us a view of the waning sunset. It’s often strange to think that there are people who wait for that sunset every evening just to witness it.
Yet I miss most of them and I live 2 blocks away.
I’m going to start injecting some more of Hawaii business and life into this blog, along with the SEO/SEM/Marketing. I hope you’ll enjoy it.