Checked for accuracy and updated on November 7, 2026.
Veravix started as a way to answer the questions that actually come up while building a website, not the questions a textbook assumes you have. Most people land on this site mid-task: stuck on a decision, unsure whether something’s set up correctly, or hunting for a straight answer to a problem holding up a real build. Every article here is written to meet that exact moment, rather than to cover a topic in the abstract for its own sake.
The site is run by Etienne Basson, who has spent years working through nearly every part of what running a website actually involves: choosing and setting up hosting, picking a platform and a design, performance and security work, running an online store, and the content and SEO side that determines whether a site gets found at all. That background is why the writing here leans practical and opinionated where the experience backs it up, rather than hedging every recommendation into vagueness.
Right now the site focuses on the part of running a website that breaks: WordPress problems that need a straight diagnosis (scheduled posts that do not publish, bloated databases, an outdated PHP version, a disabled REST API), email setup for site owners (SPF, DKIM and DMARC, and why website email lands in spam or gets rejected), and the analytics and security questions that come up once a site is live. These are treated as connected topics rather than isolated ones, because a change in one area, such as DNS or hosting, quietly shapes what happens in another, like email delivery or performance.
Most readers here are building or managing something of their own: first-timers working through a build step by step, and more experienced site owners who want the reasoning behind a recommendation rather than an instruction to follow blindly. If a search brought you to a specific article, it was written with that specific situation in mind, aiming to leave you able to make the next decision confidently rather than just clearing the one in front of you.
Research and first drafts for articles here are produced with AI assistance; Etienne directs that research, reviews and edits every draft, and is the one making the actual calls before anything publishes: the reasoning and judgement behind each recommendation are his, not automated.
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Etienne’s commentary on website and small-business security has been included in expert roundups by independent news sites:
- Grayline Post: 50 Experts on the Biggest Security Mistakes Small Businesses Make (November 2026)
- Stonebridge Herald: 48 Experts on Small Business Cybersecurity Blind Spots (November 2026)
Veravix is also cited as a source on the .tk country domain page of Grokipedia, which references our guide Understanding the .tk Domain: Grokipedia: .tk.
Veravix is also linked as a resource in The AI Journal article 10 Essential Tips to Build a Powerful Startup Website (October 2024).
If anything on the site looks out of date or doesn’t match what you’ve found in your own experience, the contact page is the right place to flag it.