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Here’s a story from last week:
We took on a new client. From the outside, their site looked fine.
But once we ran our first checks, it became clear: they were wide open to attacks.
Outdated plugins. Exposed files. Weak login protection. But that wasn’t the worst: — many bad actors from around the world were trying to force the door open.
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The kind of security vulnerabilities most business owners don’t even know exist… until it’s too late.
One successful hack can take a site offline for days, tank search visibility, and erase customer trust overnight.
That’s why, in Month 1 of my 90-Day Growth Program, we don’t just work on speed and technical SEO.
We also lock the site down and FIX every urgent security issue before moving forward.
Here’s what that looked like for the client I mentioned earlier:
Cyber Security Report & Fixes — Delivered ✅
- Audited the site to see where it stood from a security perspective
- Added and configured 2 layers of cyber-security based on our findings
- Learned what kinds of login and hacking attempts were already happening (we do this routinely for every new client that joins my program. We’ve also done this during the Summer Edition we’ve had.)
- Discovered lots of malicious IPs coming back to the site constantly and trying brute force, while also probing for vulnerable WordPress code
- Kept a close eye to see what else was going on
- Installed and configured WP Ghost (built by our company) for maximum protection, based on our observations
- Ran a full Security Scan with WP Ghost to uncover critical threats that still left the site exposed
- Fixed urgent issues immediately
- The attempts stopped afterwards
Results (WP Ghost Security Scan)
🔴 BEFORE: the site’s security score was in the red-orange zone (meaning it had very weak security — which we could also confirm based on our observations of daily activity)
✅ AFTER: we pushed 32 items into the green. The scan now shows the site’s security is strong.
The few that remain are non-critical, especially with the power combo of WP Ghost + WP Cerber actively protecting the site.
Impact
From exposed to protected.
That’s what we delivered here. And it’s not just about peace of mind; it’s about protecting the foundation for everything else we’ll build in the Growth Program.
- In Month 1, we fix and protect: speed, security, and technical SEO.
- In Month 2, we boost visibility: keywords, buyer personas, and your 1st focus page.
- In Month 3, we turn traffic into sales: social, email, and content that keeps buyers engaged. Actually, a bit more inside each month, but I wrote all that here, and sometimes I might still do more.
Without solid security, all that growth sits on shaky ground. It’s like building a gorgeous mansion — marble floors, chandeliers, the works — and then forgetting to put doors on it.
👉 See how the 90-Day Growth Program turns your site into a winnerIf you’ve been thinking about this, don’t wait.
We only have room for 10 clients this time around, and a few spots are already gone.
Actually, we only had 10 VIP Passes this time around. 5 of them are already gone, the subscriptions paid for and the work has begun for them.