Ensuring that your website is fully secured is a vital step to building a reputable brand online. Seeing an unsecured notification on a website is enough reason to close it immediately because it shows that your info isn't safe.

Some effects of having an unsecured website include the following:

* It risks your prospects' info being accessed by hackers
* It exposes your website to spam bots, hacks & malware infections
* It gives your website a poor SEO score (which reduces site traffic)

As a website owner, your website should be properly secured with standard encryption protocols like SSL, especially if your website requires prospects to provide their personal or payment details

SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) security allows for the authentication and encryption of data in such a way that it is not accessible to any third party.

How do you know if your website is secured with SSL?

A website with SSL security will have a padlock icon beside the address bar, while a site without SSL security will indicate 'not secured' beside the address bar. You don't want your website to fall under the 'non-secured' category.

To ensure your website security, you must ensure that you purchase a reliable SSL package from your hosting provider and have them configure it properly on your website if you can't do it yourself.

Remember, your website security is beneficial to both you and your prospects.
Don't take it lightly.

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