If only they had this stuff when I first started building websites!

For people who want to provide secure pages on their website, there is now something called "SBS Instant" certificates, that only costs $30 a year, and takes only an hour or two to obtain.

It used to be that you had to go through hoops to get a certificate set up, like obtaining a Dunn & Bradstreet number, going through all kinds of address verification, and the process could take days (or longer).

Worse, it's something like $200 per year for certificates.  All to make sure that the little "lock" symbol appears, and you can get encryption on your website.

Now with the SBS Instant certificate, the only verification necessary is to receive an e-mail at whatever e-mail address is on the whois record, and they only cost $30.  And it only takes like 10 minutes to get the certificate.  That's just plain awesome for people who own small websites, and want to make them secure.

For those looking for these certificates, check out NetConnect, either through the small ad on the left side of the page at Lottery Post, or by going directly to http://www.netconnect.biz/secure/

This would have made life so much easier for me years ago, but at least it's available for people just starting out now.