Because of Google's July 2018 change, your website now must be SSL-secured. For an explanation, please review Dr. Wank's webinar on the subject from June, 2018. You can find that recording here [link coming soon]. Click the PDF icon below to download is the SSL Migration Checklist discussed in the lecture:
Join Dr. David Wank on June 20th, 2018 at 8:30pm EST for a free webinar, "Surviving Google's July 2018 SSL Mandate." In this 30 minute talk, Dr. Wank will go over what you need to know about Google's upcoming SSL requirement, how it can affect your website and your SEO, and what you can do […]
SSL certificates are the “digital ID cards” that websites use to prove that they are who they say they are; they are what let’s your web browser (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, etc.) know that the website you are visiting is your bank and not a website that looks just like your bank (and is thus a […]
Free vs. Thousands of Dollars. What’s the Difference? This is a technical post that provides supporting information for our previous SSL post about the different types of SSL certificates. When you think about an SSL certificate, you consider the encryption and the level of verification/warranty. Let’s break these down: Encryption. The encryption for an SSL […]
A: Probably – but not by much. First, if you like a refresher about SSL (from 10,000 feet) please read this post about the advantages and disadvantages of SSL first. Moving ahead, as with any SEO-related question, much of the answer depends upon what your competition is doing. An Interlude About Ranking Factors The reason […]
SSL is short for “Secure Socket Layer” and it describes a method that computers use to securely communicate with each other. For the purposes of this discussion we are going to limit ourselves to the web, where we deal with the common http:// and https:// prefixes before a web address (e.g. http:///shorthillsdesign.com vs https://www.shorthillsdesign.com ) […]
