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    Due to a changing technology landscape in both techical details and costs, we, at FASO, have recently changed our position on SSL certificates for artist websites and now think most artists should start planning to add an SSL certificate to their artist website.   We explain why we feel that way in this article.   We are starting to roll out SSL support for our Platinum customers, and plan to roll-out to Gold plan customers after we have finished the Platinum plan roll out.   If you are a FASO customer and are interested in adding SSL support to your website, this page explains the site requirements [...]

  In the past, I took the position that it was not necessary for most artists to go to the trouble and expense of implementing SSL on their  websites [1], however due to recent and upcoming changes in the technology landscape, I have reversed my position and I now feel that most artists should add a custom SSL certificate to their website.     This change should be made soon due to coming decreases in ssl certificate prices, improvements in web browsers' ssl support, search engine rankings, and changing visitor expectations [2].  In fact, I now feel so strongly that artists should implement SSL [...]