This may seem like a no-brainer, but it’s something I’ve seen happen all too often. You hire a web specialist to work on your website, and you give him or her your password information.

When the work is completed on your website, you don’t change your password.

This may be okay if you have complete confidence in the integrity of the person you hired and you intend to hire him again in the near future.

However, if you have any doubts regarding the integrity of the person, or you’re sure you won’t be contracting with him in the near future, you should change your password.

I have known people who have awakened in the morning to find nasty things on their websites, because their web specialist got mad at them for one reason or another.

Think of it as if you had hired an employee, given him the key to your store, and then the employee took another job or moved away. At the very least, you would get your key back.

You wouldn’t leave your brick and mortar store vulnerable. Neither should you leave your online store vulnerable.

Easy Web Tip #99: Keep your website locked up tight. Change your password whenever you make changes regarding who is working on it.