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Why SSL?

Why do you need an SSL certificate, anyway?

What the heck does an SSL certificate do, anyway?

If I do need an SSL, how do I know which kind I need?

Those are just some of the most common questions surrounding a set of three confounding letters.  SSL stands for Secure Socket Layer.  The emphasis here is Secure.  When you place an SSL certificate on your page, the information is encrypted, effectively cut off from other parts of the Internet.  One of my recent trainers compared it to running a garden hose across a river.  You can put river water into it - but the water inside remains separate from the water running over and around it.
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What's In A Name?

So you want to build a website - maybe a blog.  But not just one in a big conglomerate; you want your own domain, your own dot-com (or dot-net, etc.) address people can use to find your company's website.  Maybe you're building an online store with your own Name Brand.  Maybe you're launching a new business, or perhaps you're established locally, but want to branch out and draw in customers from other parts of the world.  That's the beauty of the Internet: your potential customer base numbers in the billions.

So how important is a domain name?  Imagine eBay with another name.  Impossible to do, isn't it?  Your name is your brand, and moreso when your online name and address are one and the same.

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Cheap Cheap!

Do you currently pay $25-30 a  year for your domain?  You think it isn't a good quality domain if you don't?

We've got news for you.  A domain is a domain is a domain.  Whether you're buying it for $1.99 or for $50, it's the www address that folks type in to get to your website.  They all work the same way.  And we do indeed offer low-cost domains.

There's a link at the top of the page, where it says Shop Twisterjester - click it to see our prices.  I dare you.  (Or click here to go directly to our shopping page!)

Hosting, now, that's a whole 'nother animal.  There are definitely differences in hosting, and pricing is only a part of the equation.
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Website 101

Watch for our latest articles on how to build and enhance your website.

Do the letters HTML scare you to death?  Do you think CSS stands for "Can't Stand Spaghetti"?  (Hint: it actually stands for Cascading Style Sheets and it's a wonderful way to keep all your website's pages consistent.)

Then you're a perfect candidate for our Website 101 tutorials.  Our tutorials combine both written explanations and pictures, with easy-to-copy coding.  You don't have to be a rocket scientist to use HTML.  Once you get the hang of how HTML "talks," the rest is simple!  And did I mention free?  We never charge you for access to our tutorials.