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A free technical check of a small business website. Open Website check

• A 4-point checklist for a small business website
  Imprint and privacy links, email authentication and a valid certificate: four things you can check from the outside on a small business website.
• What does a technical website check look at?
  A technical website check reads what any visitor or mail server can see: links on the start page, email records and the certificate.
• Is there an imprint link on every page of your website?
  A link to the imprint should be easy to find from any page. How to check that it exists, where it usually sits and what a check cannot tell you.
• Is your privacy policy link easy to find?
  Visitors look for the privacy policy in the footer. How to check that the link exists on every page and where it commonly goes missing.
• How do I know if my website's certificate is valid?
  A valid certificate means a padlock and no warning page. How to check that yours is valid, covers your address and is not about to expire.
• Does your website redirect from http to https?
  Some visitors still type or follow an http address. A redirect sends them to the secure https version. How to check that yours works.
• www or no www: do both addresses of your site work?
  Visitors may type your address with or without www. Both should reach your site, and the certificate should cover both. How to check.
• SPF for small business owners: what you need to know
  SPF is a list of the services allowed to send email as your business. What it means in practice for a small business and what to check.
• DKIM for small business owners: a plain explanation
  DKIM adds a signature to your email so receivers can check it really came from your domain. What it means for a small business.
• DMARC for small business owners: why it matters
  DMARC tells receivers what to do with email that pretends to be your business, and it can send you reports. A plain guide for small businesses.
• Can someone send email pretending to be my business?
  Without email authentication, anyone can put your address in the From line. How SPF, DKIM and DMARC make that harder to get away with.
• What does a good website check result mean?
  A good result means the checks passed. It does not mean your website is perfect or legally in order. What it does and does not say.
• How to read your website check results
  Each card in the check has a result: looks OK, worth a look, missing or a note. What each one means and what to do with it.
• When should you run a website check again?
  A check is a snapshot. Run it again after changes to your site, email provider or DNS, and whenever a renewal date is near.
• Website relaunch: a short technical checklist
  After a redesign or a move to new hosting, a few technical basics are easy to lose. A short checklist of what to look at afterwards.
• Why do contact form emails not arrive?
  A contact form that sends from your own address can fail SPF or DKIM and be dropped. The usual causes and what to check.

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