Website Security – How much is enough?

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Website Security - Its needed to keep information safe

Website Security is essential to keeping your information safe, every knows that! The question is, how much website security do you need and how much should you pay?

What do i buy?

Honestly, most websites can get by with just having an Secure Socket Layer(SSL) certificate. This helps keep information like logins, passwords, and customer credit card numbers safe. If there is a little lock in the URL bar, that means your websites SSL certificate Is working properly.

Why choose Bluehost?

Some hosting providers will make you pay for an SSL on top of your hosting payments. Bluehost is great because not only do they have reasonably priced hosting but they include the SSL certificate.  They also throw in a Content Delivery Network(CDN) to make your site loading time faster. On top of that, they have great customer service!

How much $$ will i pay for the basic website security plan?

As far as website security goes the essential plan at bluehost ($5/per month) will get you:

  • External Scan
  • Google blacklist monitoring
  • Number of websites scanned: 1
  • Number of web pages scanned: Unlimited
  • File-level scanning
  • Sitelock Security Seal
  • Automatic malware removal
  • Scan Frequency: Daily
  • Response time (hours): 12

A SSL certificate is all you really need to host your website and have adequate website security, but if your website starts to gain a lot of traction, then you may want to upgrade to a dedicated server.

I want to upgrade my website security, how much $$ will it cost?

There are two more options to consider, and if your website is starting to get a lot of visitors, you could always upgrade your website security to something a little more expensive. The total cost for both hosting and security at bluehost is under $10 a month.

I want to buy a domain too

If you are in need of buying a domain, they are cheap, at $12/yearly. In total, if you are looking to set up a website with security and buy a unique domain name, you can do it for roughly $10 a month.

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