Your website is your enterprise\u2019s gateway to the world at large. And in the competitive world of online business, it virtually decides if your business goes up the ladder of success or remains an also-ran venture. So, building an attractive, dynamic, responsive, feature-rich, and secure website either in-house or by hiring a website design company<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>is the first step towards establishing your online presence on the World Wide Web. However, thinking that your website going live would be enough for your business to stay competitive would be singularly naive.<\/p>\n

In fact, you must take a backup of your website to preempt issues like hardware crashes, ingress of malware, hacking, or system failures. This is of utmost importance as your website facing any such issues can have severe repercussions for your business. These may include delivering bad customer experiences, losing the trust of customers\/clients, inviting regulatory censure, or facing failure. With so much at stake, you should not flinch when it comes to taking a backup of your website.<\/p>\n

Why take a backup?<\/strong><\/p>\n

In most cases, it has been observed that businesses, after getting their websites done, entrust the job of taking backups to the website development company<\/a> that made the website, at an extra cost. However, after a period of time, most website owners do not continue taking backups. Remember, taking a backup is like having an insurance policy that can keep your business in good stead. The best thing about taking a backup of your website is that it comes free. Just save the website files at a secure location, be it on the cloud or your hard drive. In case something happens out of the blue and wipes out your files, you can quickly restore the same with just a few clicks.<\/p>\n

A shield against malware and hackers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Website security has become a big issue thanks to the specter of cybercrime. As per statistics, cybercrime has led to a global revenue loss of $1.5 trillion as the world moves into 2020 (Source: the sslstore.com). Hackers are waiting in the wings to unleash new variants of malware, trojans, viruses, and ransomware to steal sensitive data. In addition to stealing data or sensitive business\/financial information, hackers can stall your business by wiping clean the critical files. Thus, keeping a backup can help you to recover from any unexpected man-made challenge.<\/p>