So why do you need to backup WordPress self-hosted blogs? Any number of reasons, really:

• ISPs do not always backup the latest copy of your blog,
• you might need to transfer it or clone it,
• you might get hacked and have to revert to earlier versions to recover your data,
• you might have a problem with a WordPress or plugin upgrade that trashes your database.

Here’s a video showing you how to do a manual backup and set up automated backups using BackupBuddy by iThemes.
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