The process of building a secure brokerage site begins with your web host.<\/p>\n

You see, web hosts come in all shapes and sizes, some powerful and more complex than others. It’s understandable that the temptation to settle for a cheap web host can be so strong, but you’ll be doing your site – and its users – a great disservice.<\/p>\n

You get what you pay for. Cheap web hosts don’t invest in highly secure servers, so your site will be very vulnerable to attacks.<\/p>\n

Your brokerage site is an important sales tool.<\/p>\n

After users land on it, you’ll expect them to either contact you, use a mortgage calculator or apply for a mortgage. Users can’t trust you with such confidential information if you don’t have a secure site. Consequently, you’ll keep losing potential customers to your competitors.<\/p>\n

Protecting your site with HTTPS not only tightens your site security, but also shows users you care about their privacy.<\/p>\n

Like smartphone apps, there are website plugins for almost anything.<\/p>\n

Want to schedule content? There is Content Scheduler. Want to build an email list? There is Easy Sign Up. Want to implement a slide-in or pop up? Sleeknote has your back.<\/p>\n

The bad news, though, is plugins open a new world of vulnerabilities for websites owners and administrators.<\/p>\n

To maintain a secure site, you must ensure all the plugins you install on your site won’t pose a threat. In addition to this, update the plugin as soon as new versions hit the web, and uninstall plugins your no longer use.<\/p>\n