You bought your domain, maybe you have a “coming soon” page up, and the actual website is still weeks away.  SSL feels like something to sort out later, once there is an actual site worth protecting.  That assumption is exactly what leaves new domains exposed before a single page ever goes live. Here is why …

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You have probably heard both sides of this argument. Someone told you SSL slows your site down, and someone else told you that it is an outdated myth.  Neither side usually shows you a number, which is exactly why you are still looking for an answer to: Does SSL slow down your website? Here is …

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You clicked your own website, or a customer messaged you a screenshot, and there it is: Your connection is not private. Your stomach drops because you do not know yet whether this is a five-minute fix or something much worse. Right now, you need two things.  You need to know exactly what just happened to …

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You are staring at a “Not Secure” warning, or worse, someone just asked you for money to “fix your SSL,” and you have no idea if that charge is legitimate. Maybe your developer built the site two years ago, disappeared, and just resurfaced asking for a fee you were never told about.  Maybe your host …

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You searched for this question because something specific is happening on your site right now.  Maybe your current SSL certificate is about to expire, and you are worried about a gap in coverage.  Maybe you just added a load balancer, and now you are not sure how certificates even work across multiple servers.  Whatever brought …

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