History As the internet was starting and websites were building into the realms of e-commerce, we needed a way to ensure that payment details were transmitted securely between the website visitor and the web server. This is where SSL comes in. Transport Layer Security (TLS), and its now-deprecated predecessor, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL),[1] are cryptographic …
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I was sat on holiday and, day dreaming to myself, end up at the logical conclusion that better web hosting won’t actually cost you anything. Now I’m not saying that decent business class web hosting will be free, but that making a conscious decision to choose the right web hosting company can get you a …
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Backup, Backup, Backup. And then restore. First and foremost in making sure that your website is safe and secure, is thinking about the worst case scenario and if everything was to go wrong, working out how you would go about getting your site up and running as quickly and smoothly as possible. Remember that your …
As the internet is growing, one of the differentiating aspects of content can be the speed that information is served and how well your web host is helping you to be found. This screenshot from Google Webmaster Tools, to the right, is a great demonstration of the importance of website speed to search engine crawling. …
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