Don't Lose It All in One Incident: A Website Backup Guide for Korean Businesses in Australia
"We got hacked." "The site broke during an update." "My hosting account was suddenly suspended." These might sound like other people's problems, but they happen to Korean business owners in Sydney more often than you'd think. When they do, having a backup is the difference between recovering in a day and losing sales for weeks.
Why Backups Matter
Your website is a collection of valuable data — menus, photos, bookings, customer enquiries and more. A backup becomes a lifeline in situations like these:
- Restoring to a clean state after a hack or malware infection
- When a plugin or theme update breaks something
- When you accidentally delete a page or photo
- When a hosting server failure or account issue wipes your data
What to Back Up, and How Often
There are two main things to cover.
- Files – images, design, themes, plugins
- Database – posts, bookings, customer info, settings
Set your schedule based on your site's nature:
- Online stores / booking sites: daily automatic backups recommended
- Standard brochure-style sites: once a week is enough
- Right before major changes: always run one manual backup
The 3-2-1 Rule for Safe Backups
A simple rule the pros use:
- Keep 3 copies
- On 2 different storage types
- With 1 stored offsite (e.g. the cloud)
If your only backup lives on the hosting server, it disappears along with the server when it fails. Always keep a copy in a separate location like Google Drive or Dropbox.
Don't Forget to Test Your Recovery
A backup is useless if it won't actually restore. Get into the habit of running occasional test restores and checking that your backup files open properly.
If setting up a proper backup and recovery system feels overwhelming, PICKTECH can help — from configuring automatic backups to restoring your site if something goes wrong. Feel free to reach out.