Since last year, Google has been “urging” developers to add SSL certificates to their websites. An SSL cert creates that little green padlock you see in your browser when you are on Amazon or other sites that ask for your credit card.

This coming July the latest version of Google’s browser Chrome will start flagging any site that doesn’t have an SSL cert.

So it makes sense to get an SSL cert for your site. The bad news is they typically cost $149 year.

The good news is that Google has helped create a “free” cert that we are happy to offer our customers.

If you wish to have Cybershore install a free cert please fill out the form below.

We will create the cert, and add code that will force all your pages to be secure.

NOTE: It can take up to 5 business days before the cert is added.

You can check by viewing your site at https://www.sslchecker.com

Please see below for more info SSL.

SSL Certificates Explained:

SSL certificate delivers protection without pause – with 24/7 control of your website, data and applications – to mitigate risk and ensure uninterrupted performance. First it encrypts the flow of information between your website and the people accessing it. SSL certificates, for example, are required on any site that accepts credit cards. Recently Google has been advocating that all web sites use SSL certificates. Web sites with an SSL certificate are now enjoying a small boost in their search engine rankings.

Cybershore is pleased to announce that effective immediately we will no longer build

websites. Here’s the Webster definition of a website:

“a place on the World Wide Web that contains information

about a person, organization, etc., and that usually consists

of many Web pages joined by hyperlinks”.

This definition accurately describes the typical website of a local restaurant, a hair salon or a

similar business. The viewer sees a series of photographs, gains some basic facts and learns

how to contact the company. You got the viewers attention, but what are you really selling?

A different way to build a home? A re-vitalized appearance? In most cases, there’s no attempt to project a key message.

In contrast to a typical website design, at Walden Pond Design we use the power of

WordPress to create an online presence that projects your special mantra, your unique

mission, your particular gift:

What makes you different from your competitors?

Why should I choose you?

As an example, eight years ago we built the following site for a high-end builder. Yes that’s old, but it still works !!!

Will 90% of people who take a peek at the site instantly think, “Wow! I can’t afford this guy”.

Yes. Because this is exactly the reaction the client wants since he needs only three or five

customers a year. His site screams, “I am expensive, but I am worth it!”.

This is what I mean when I say we don’t build websites: we build a platform that create an

immediate relationship with your clients. We take the time to understand your true selling

point. Are you the cheapest? the fastest? the most reliable? What characteristics make your

company unique?

A typical business owner doesn’t want just a website. Most businesses are seeking more

customers. Walden Pond Design gets you more customers by projecting your company’s

message in a powerful persuasive manner. First we identify your unique approach and then

we make certain that is clearly articulated.

As an example, we recently worked with a local contractor who focuses on building “green”,

buildings which have a minimal negative impact on the environment. Thus they devote a large

of portion of their site NOT talking about themselves, but by educating the viewer about how a

home can be built to use less electricity, less gas and less water. Their platform does a great

job of educating the prospective buyer. The clients they want to reach are people who care

about the environment and want an earth-friendly home.

It doesn’t matter how great the photography or how streamlined the website looks. It does

not project the essence of the company and their ideal customer, all you have is a pretty

brochure on the Internet.

Would you rather I build you a website or help you build your company?

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