SSL - Secure browsing and peace of mind for your website visitors
12 June 2018

- SEO
- Website Hosting
Increase your sales, protect visitors’ personal information, and encourage confidence in your business with an SSL certificate.
Key features
- Increase website sales
- Improve your search engine rankings
- Establish trust and authority
- Protect visitors data
What is an SSL certificate?
An SSL certificate is displayed for websites in the form of a padlock icon in the address bar, a green bar, and a URL that starts with https://. Behind the scenes, this means that the website has been verified and any information passed between the server and a visitor’s web browser is securely encrypted. An SSL connection is vital for any website that requests or stores personal information such as contact details or payment information.
SSL is the globally recognised standard for secure data encryption between server and browser. All our SSL certificates are provided and verified by leading security experts.
A must-have for any serious website owner
An SSL certificate not only signals trust and authority to your website visitors, it also helps protect them when browsing your website. It prevents data interception and shows your business has been validated, ensuring complete peace of mind for your visitors.
Search engines such as Google have openly stated that they view an SSL certificate as a mark of trust and that having one can directly improve your search engine rankings.
Furthermore, research has shown that a valid SSL certificate reduces abandoned baskets, increases sales, and makes people more confident about shopping with you. It’s a must-have when you’re selling online.
Compliment your SSL certificate with fast, secure hosting
To use an SSL certificate, your website also needs to be hosted with us. We provide you with unbeatable load-balanced cloud hosting, meaning there’s no single point of failure and your website performance will never be affected by other users’ websites, visitors or activity. All shared hosting servers have SSD storage as standard.
Find out more on our Web Hosting page.
Frequently asked questions
How do I activate my SSL certificate?
Just get in touch and we will install the SSL certificate for you.
Do I need web hosting to use an SSL?
Contrary to popular belief, an SSL certificate is attached to your hosting package rather than your domain name. For this reason, you’ll need to host your website with us even if your domain name is registered elsewhere. You can take a look at our powerful yet affordable hosting packages.
How do I get help setting up my SSL certificate?
Setting up your SSL is a quick and straightforward process, but if you have any questions or aren’t sure what to do next, please get in touch and we’ll help you out.
Can I move my website hosting to you and get my SSL certificate?
Absolutely! Just get in touch and we can arrange to transfer your existing website over to our cloud hosting platform and also install your SSL certificate.
