How important with site trust is the https code for your website?

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When doing a web site check one of the negatives is security. Then it is suggested to get the "s" added to the http. I would like to know how many of you affiliates have https websites and what does it take to qualify? I think it may cost some money to qualify.
What are the other qualifications. Here is one of my favorite web site checkers as it is easy to understand. https://website.grader.com/

Any information on this would be appreciated,

Marty



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Just checked out Wealthy AffiliateAffiliate seems it ranks very well security 10/10 a real confidence booster.

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Hi Alexander, that is good to know. I always felt that WA did very good with security. Thanks for your input.............Marty

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I don't have any yet. If you are involved in certain industries in B2B (Business to Business) it is quite necessary. Thanks for the reminder about website grader. I shared it and it was an instant hit..

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You are welcome Mike, That is one of the easiest analyzers to use.

Marty

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If you're going to run transaction processing, then yes. But I believe that processing companies include HTTPS module in their service. Mine did.

Thanks Karill, I appreciate your comment.

Marty

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Thanks for the food for thought. Anything to be safer today.

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Thanks for the comment. I am of the opinion it is not to be concerned about unless we are accepting payments or vital information.

Marty

Really useful link, but a bit scary!! Mine was 67, not too amazing.
I'm really not sure what javascript is I'm afraid!!
Nor do I understand CMS!
Many thanks for the info :)

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Hi Chrissie,
my number is about the same. I am not too upset as I am still gaining traffic. I only change the things that I understand. I tried to do some code and i was successful till I messed up my header and needed support to get it back My site was down for about 7 hours.
It doesn't have be done fast but steady as you understand what to do.

Marty

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Many thanks for your reply Marty :)

Hey Chrissie, With just a minor adjustment I got the scores of my 2 websites to 84 each. And have an idea for more improvements by using the speed page analyzer that is given by Hubspot :-)

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Thats brilliant Marty. I will check out Hubspot properly. Its not just for windows is it tho? :)

Thanks for the link.

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You are welcome Roger, thanks for commenting.
Marty

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Hi Marty,

Thanks for the link above. I got an 86 overall so I have a few things I need to work on.

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Thanks for stopping by. I think 86 is good as mine is about 67.

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We will get there eventually!

Site Trust is 100% Very Important

Let's face it....we will only buy of sites that we trust...right?

It's very important to have a secure website HTTPS during the checkout process...to ensure that credit card and personal information cannot be hacked into

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Hey Crazy Joe, Thanks for your input. If you are selling products and taking payments it is important. But as IMC said, as an affiliate site that does not take vital information it is not so important.
I think there is a fee to get that certification. I don't remember if it is a one time or recurring and if you could get around the payout.

Marty

Great question.

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Thanks Tommy.

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Not important.

Unless you're selling your own products you don't need a SSL certificate.

No need for one for an affiliate site as you aren't processing any payments. WA hosting doesn't support it.

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Thanks for that info. I was wondering if it would keep your site safe from viral or other attacks.........Marty

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