Digital Services Lab

Today is..... Tidy it up Thursday and we're talking SSL.

Let’s face it - this is a pretty boring but important topic. SSL stands for Secure Socket Layer and provides a level of protection for your website visitors as they interact with your website.

If you don’t have SSL setup on your server (this is a server side function) - you have a problem. Browsers, like Chrome - will not let people go to your website without first telling everyone that you didn't take the proper caution to protect them (see picture).

So do yourself a favour: open chrome > pop in your website address and check to see if there is a little warning sign or a padlock. Padlock = good. Warning sign = Bad.

If you have not passed the test - contact your website hosting provider and tell them you need SSL and you need it yesterday. Also, this shouldn’t cost an arm and a leg, so be sure to not be ripped off.

Why is it important to find space in all the busyness?

When we take some time to find space, whether going for a walk, taking a yoga class or, like Bel today, a retreat with other women in business, it is quite impressive what can come from it.

We find creativity strikes, we find clarity, and the mental load softens.

We find the team even more productive by encouraging walks at lunch breaks, taking time out and flexing that creative muscle.

What can you discover if you take a break?