The Pulsewatch Blog

Guides on uptime, SSL, and keeping the sites you manage online.

• How Agencies & Freelancers Should Monitor Client Websites

  If you build or maintain sites for clients, downtime is your reputation on the line. Here's a simple system for staying ahead of it.

• What Happens When Your SSL Certificate Expires (and How to Prevent It)

  An expired certificate throws a scary full-page browser warning and can take a site offline. Here's exactly what happens and how to never get caught out.

• Website Uptime Monitoring: The Complete 2026 Guide

  What uptime monitoring is, how it works, what "five nines" really means, and how to set it up in a few minutes.