Read the following 5 paragraphs to either be educated on what is actually very important information regarding your website or read it right before bed in order to fall asleep. The caveat to it being a sleep aid is that if your DNS settings are not correct, it might not be a sound sleep.
Over the last couple of weeks we came across two websites that had incorrect DNS settings which were causing issues with their SSL certificates and causing the sites to not load correctly.
DNS or Domain Name System is basically the phone book of the internet. Having your DNS records correctly configured is what will allow a visitor to reach the correct location (IP address) of your website using only the domain name you had purchased. The DNS records associate an IP address with the domain name such as strategy3degrees.com, as long as those records are set up with the correct values, the visitor will reach the correct destination.
SSL certificate or Secure Sockets Layer certificate is what allows a website to establish a secure connection and transfer of data between the website server and the user’s computer. When there is a problem with the SSL certificate, visitors will receive an error notice that the website they are attempting to visit appears to be dangerous and they should abort their trip to that site.
Confirming that your DNS records are correct is important to make sure that your website is functioning as it should and your users are able to access your website and data correctly. Sending a potential new client to the wrong website or them not being able to access the site due to an SSL issue is going to hurt your business immediately.
Contact Strategy 3 with any issues or concerns about your DNS records or SSL certificate and we can resolve any problems you may be having and make sure your website is accessible to anyone who may want to visit your site.
