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Response Time vs Uptime: Why Both Matter
Your site can be "up" and still be losing visitors. Slow response times are the silent killer of conversions, and most m...
Why Your SSL Certificate Expiring Is a Bigger Deal Than You Think
An expired SSL certificate does more than show a browser warning. It can tank your search rankings, break third-party in...
What Happens When Your DNS Goes Wrong (And How to Catch It Early)
DNS failures are invisible until everything breaks. Here are the real-world scenarios that catch people off guard and ho...
Smarter Alert Emails and Scheduled Uptime Reports
Slow response alerts can now be batched into a daily digest instead of flooding your inbox. Plus, scheduled weekly or mo...
Redirect Masking Detection: See What's Really Happening Behind the Redirect
The redirect checker now detects cloaking techniques like iframe wrapping, meta-refresh redirects, and JavaScript redire...
Free Security Scanner: Check Any URL for Threats in Seconds
Scan any URL for malware, phishing, hacks, and malicious content. WebMon's security scanner checks for 8 categories of t...
Why Your Host's 99.9% Uptime Guarantee Is Basically Meaningless
Your hosting provider promises 99.9% uptime. Sounds great. But when you do the maths, read the fine print, and understan...
How to Monitor Your Landing Pages (And Sleep Better at Night)
You spend money driving traffic to landing pages you don't control. Here's how to set up monitoring so you know the mome...
We Taught an AI to Review Our Security Alerts (So You Don't Have To)
WebMon's content scanner catches suspicious patterns on your website - but sometimes it's a little too enthusiastic. We...
Your Profile Just Got a Face: Avatars Are Here
You can now upload a profile photo to your WebMon account. Your avatar shows up on your profile page, in the nav bar, an...
Welcome to WebMon, affLIFT
A growing number of affiliate marketers from the affLIFT community have joined WebMon. Here's what we've built for you,...
Your Redirect Chain Just Changed. Wouldn't You Like to Know About It?
Affiliate links break silently. Offers rotate, trackers go down, and redirect chains change without warning. WebMon now...
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