Top 5 reasons to purchase SSL for your website, in David Letterman style, without the jokes lol:
5) Increased Google Ranking
Earlier we wrote about how adding SSL may give you a bump up in your Google search engine ranking, according to Google's August 2014 new ranking algorithm announcement . In summary, last year Google said that SSL added to secure a website would be a very slight factor in determining site ranking, way behind good content, but that they... Continue reading
Last year in August, Google announced that it would use "HTTPS" as a ranking signal. HTTPS denotes that a website's server has SSL installed, a security technology to encrypt the transfer of data, between the web server and user internet browser and vice versa. When you have SSL installed, your website may be accessed via "https://..." , and the "http://" unsecure version of your website should be redirected automatically to it. For example, on our UltimateWB website, we have https://www.ultimatewb.com... Continue reading
UPDATE: Get more info/updated recommendations on SSL in the newer blog post, Should you get SSL for your website? Top 5 Reasons to go HTTPS, and Top Drawbacks
You don't need to know that SSL for websites stands for Secure Sockets Layer. But you do need to know what they are used for, to then figure out if your website needs it!
SSL is the standard security technology for encrypting data passed between the web server and browser, and ensuring... Continue reading
