Hi all

I want to apologies to all TheSoccer-Blog.com readers! You will no doubt have noticed that over the last few weeks the site has not been updated. Unfortunately, I have been experiencing major problems with my Content Management / Admin system, WordPress and, to a lesser extent, my hosting account.

Bottom line is I have been totally unable to access the administration side of the site and consequently haven’t been able to update anything, which has been extremely annoying when you consider some of the things that have been going on recently. Twists and turns in the Premiership race and relegation battles, amazing games in the Champions League and if anyone knows what the hell is going on behind the scenes at Liverpool, answers on a postcard please!

I am obviously now back into the Admin Area now but the problem is only 75% resolved. You will notice that the site has changed appearance slightly. I am therefore currently working on fixing the remaining 25% of the problem and I am going to take this opportunity to totally revamp and upgrade the site for you.

So, many thanks for your patience over the last few weeks, greatly appreciated and TheSoccer-Blog.com will be back soon, better than ever!

Cheers
Rik
The Soccer Blogger

I am sorry to be the bringer of bad news, I am not a scare monger, this is very real! At the beginning of the year, Article-Content-King was hacked, the hackers got all the way to server Admin, but luckily I was also in there too when they were trying to do damage and we managed to lock them out before they could, but still it took a few more days to completely secure the script files.

I was not so lucky with my other server. I had the same script installed several times on that server, and I wasn’t there when they were doing the damage. I lost EVERYTHING ON THE SERVER not just the accounts that were “hackable”.

This security hole could be more serious than you think! Please read and act accordingly.

Through the security hole in this script, every account on the server was lost. The hackers got all the way into server admin created themselves a user. They had the ability to do what ever they wanted and they wanted to destroy the server. I have absolutely no clue why I would be attacked in this way. I think it is just because they managed to get in and took it as far as they could.

Your site (every domain you own) could be at risk from this even if you have secured your script with the patch and even if you do not have the script installed at all. If you have any domains on shared hosting they are at risk. If there is a chance that another user of the same server has an unsafe installation of this script set up, your domains are at risk.

Lets look at what this script is and how it has been marketed in the 3 years since it was first made available. (or is it 4). This script is not really sold to people who want an article directory, it is mainly sold to Internet marketers looking for an easy passive income site. I managed to buy it for $1 on e-bay 2 weeks ago when I first looked at making the patch for the untouched files. People are still reselling it now at least 3 years on.

There is no telling how many people have installed this script over the years and completely forgotten about it. I don’t know about you, but I tend to install all the scripts I get in PLR packages to test them out. I don’t use them all and I don’t (or didn’t) always delete them if I decide not to use them.

Out of the “500″ who originally bought this script as part of sourcecodegold mine, How many have this script installed somewhere forgotten about and how many have done so since? How can you be sure you are safe if someone else on the same server as you hasn’t secured their script? If server admin is compromised then every account is at risk, no matter how secure.

As Online Marketers we all tend to see the same hosting offers, this makes the chance of someone having an insecure script set up somewhere on a shared hosting account even greater! But there is no telling how far and wide this script could be installed, nor is there any real way of you finding out if you are sharing a server with a insecure site.

This is the reality in any case, and one of the main reasons why I do not use shared hosting, but when you know it can happen and do not do anything about it, you do everyone a disservice.

I am really not trying to cause a panic here, but the threat is very real!

We need to get word out about the SecureArticleBeach Free membership site to everyone who may have this script installed and get them to download the free patch. You won’t really be safe until everyone has.

Please post this message on your blog and let your subscribers and customers know. Even people who have never even heard of this script could be at risk.

Respectfully
Dan Blackburn

Please post this message on your blog, the fix is simple and available free from http://www.SecureArticleBeach.com

Article Source: http://www.article-content-king.com

My Review of The 90-Day Apprentice Program

Move over Donald Trump - in steps Dan Blackburn with his 90-Day Apprentice Program! So, what is this program and who is Dan Blackburn, anyway?

The 90-Day Apprentice Program was designed to help anyone who wants to make money online and who isn’t afraid of a little work to just that. Over the course of 90 days, Dan hands out assignments and tasks that allow “apprentices” to learn Internet business and marketing with a hands-on approach. The thing I liked best is that this is NOT another cookie-cutter business plan. You don’t get a beautifully designed website (that matches every other member’s beautifully designed website). This program is different, in that it actually teaches you how to do the things you need to do to run your own business online, whatever it is that you decide that should be. Work on a fishing site, a crochet site, a golf site….the choice is yours. But the bottom line is that promoting and marketing a business online is basically promoting and marketing a business online, no matter what sort of business you decide to have. Sure, your target audience might not be in the same place as someone else’s, but you go about finding them in the same way.

So, why is Dan Blackburn qualified to help anyone else? Is he a “guru”?

Dan doesn’t believe in the guru word. He believes that, with focus and effort, anyone can develop a business that will make them money. And he knows first hand. A self-admitted “information junky”, Dan spent his first few years online spending, spending, spending, and never earning. Dan was working a full-time day job to support his online habits …collection of information. But, alas, knowledge is NOT power in itself …a lesson that Dan was hard pressed to learn. Knowledge is only powerful when it is applied. Once Dan realized this for himself and started taking action with his knowledge, he was able to quit his rather lucrative day job and concentrate on his online ventures.

But why the 90-Day Apprentice Program?

Dan learned the hard way that people don’t instinctively take action on things they learn. He didn’t. Most of his online friends didn’t. And they were all highly motivated to make money! After working with numerous people on numerous projects, he realized that people need more guidance then they usually get. They need someone to really hold their hand and tell them exactly what needs to be done and when to do it. The 90-Day Apprentice Program takes step-by-step learning one step farther to ensure the success of the apprentices.

If you are anxious to make money online, start your own business, and have freedom from the day job, then you owe it to yourself to check out the 90-Day Apprentice Program. You can apply what you learn to almost any business you want to start online. You’ll have personal guidance and direction…not just a book of steps. And, if it’s not for you, Dan guarantees it all! Take your enthusiasm and your willingness to work and start creating something that will have you smiling all the way to the bank.

Click here now to learn internet marketing.

Enjoy!
The Soccer Blogger

Hi everyone

This post is slightly different, it’s nothing to do with soccer however, it is something extremely important and something both myself and my gardening wife, Annie, believe in strongly….

Have you seen a movie called The Secret? We first came across this movie through something called the 30 Day Experiment by Money Pumps. This is a simple, straight forward and easy on-line system that, together with The Secret, will not only guarantee success on-line but change your life at the same time. It’s changing ours!!

The 30 Day Experiment by Money Pumps has just re-opened it’s door until 11th April or until another 100 members have joined. It has been open again for one day and already there are 30 new members. You will need to be quick therefore and act now. Click here now to learn more before it’s too late.

We wish you all the best for the future

Rik & Annie