Call us now on 0151 653 3338 or email info@designated.org.uk to discuss making your site appear secure in Google Chrome.

If you have been following our emails and the news on the Internet regarding this, you will be very aware that Google have been trying to get websites more and more secure.

It started at the beginning of this year with exclamation icons in the address bar advising that if you were not operating HTTPS with a certificate then your data has not been secured. 

Websites that show "HTTP://" at the beginning will at some point within October 2017, display an actual "NOT SECURE" message against the address bar at the top of Google Chrome.

Technology advancements have shaped society almost beyond recognition, but one sector that has suffered as a result is the non-profit charity sector. As we move towards a cashless society, cash payments are declining rapidly in Britain thanks to contactless technology, which is cutting off a lifeline of donations as people just don’t carry cash. Therefore, due to a cashless society, collecting donations online is vital.

Your customers are, of course, a very important part of your business. In the modern business world, they demand to have good customer service and a smooth process from buying their products to delivery.

The longer a visitor stays on your website, the more likely they are to buy something or consider using an offered service. Even if you are getting high volumes of traffic through good backlinks, if the visitors only stay for ten seconds you are not going to be reaping the rewards of these visits. A further consideration is that Google prioritizes sites that engage visitors for longer, so if you are featuring far down in search results yet getting a lot of hits, it could be that you are not engaging your guests properly. Read on for top ways to improve your stay rates.