You don't have to be insecure!

There are still a lot of insecure websites out there.  Have you seen them?  Is your website one of them?

Have a look at any browser to see if you have a security problem.  In the Address bar look for a green padlock or similar graphic and, most importantly, look for the "s" after "http" as this indicates that the website is secure.

If you are not secure, a few bad things could happen. 

1. Your website could be defrauded by someone impersonating your site. (This happened to me last week; I headed for a dog food website and was shown a page of vitamins sold from China!) 
2. Personal data could be leaked.
3. Data transferred to and from your website could be corrupted.
4. Google and other search engines don't like it and consider it a negative ranking factor.
5. Potential Customers and Customers landing on your website are likely to have a negative impression of your company.  They may go elsewhere if they perceive you to be unsafe!

Hosting companies offer SSL certificates and they are easy to implement.  Typically the hosting company makes the change quickly and seamlessly.  However, be aware that some companies will charge for this. 

SeaShell Digital designates every website as secure.  Free of charge.  Because we know that, for small businesses, every bit helps.