Do you recommend it? Done any before/after metrics to see whether or not it improved the buying experience? Think it's BS? Opinions please!
SSL certificate is waste of money, but if you want to then VeriSign is quite expensive one, and there are many other SSL certificate provider in the market charge less and also provide same service. there are many service provider example CoModo, global SSL etc.. you can get better service and also in less expense.
I know there are lots of alternatives, but how would you get "better service"? VeriSign certificates work in all the browsers don't they? Not that I'm defending them....leaning towards Comodo unless someone has some specific experience where they demonstrated increased sales after switching to VeriSign.
I honesty can't say it makes a big difference. Verisign is just insuring the business owner more coverage if anything goes down when you have their Verisign SSL seal displayed on your site. Maybe I could be wrong, somebody else who has use them might have a different opinion.
Comodo's EV SSL is at $250K for $395/yr compared to the Verisign equivalent of $1499/year. Choosing Comodo seems like a no brainer to me, unless I can find some evidence that people actually care about the certificate issuer being a more recognized name and it results in greater sales conversions.
Nothing wrong with Comodo. There great value, and we've found that when it comes to customers who are internet-savvy they bring in more sales.
VeriSign SSL certificates now come with "Daily Web site malware scanning shows customers you are committed to keeping them safe"
If you are big enough and $1000 is not a problem, go ahead for verisign, otherwise try cheaper options
I would disagree with this. If you concern the security and privacy of your website users, you would think again. @OP: VeriSign certificates may be costing more but if you really want VeriSign technology and other things, you can even consider Thawte certificates as both are now owned by Symantec. Disclaimer: We resell Thawte certificates.
GeoTrust is also owned by VeriSign At the moment VeriSign is the only one of the 3 (VeriSign, GeoTrust and Thawte) which offers daily web site malware scanning with their SSL certificates.
You can get a VeriSign SSL certificate from $399 (VeriSigns regular price for VeriSign Secure Site SSL certificate).
Yes, GeoTrust brand was also owned by VeriSign. Not any more. All these security and authentication businesses are now owned by Symantec after that $1.28 bn sale.
I'm aware that VeriSign Authentication Services is now part of Symantec Corp. I just meant that GeoTrust is owned/part of VeriSign Authentication Services which is owned by Symantec.
I'm launching a custom coded ecommerce site this week and I was exploring my options for an SSL cert earlier. I see GoDaddy sells them for $15.00, where other companies like VeriSign are in the hundreds. Why should I bother to even buy a cert? It's just one more bill on my end, deducting from my profits.
If your customers submit private information when they purchase at your site you would need one unless you don’t care about keeping your customers information private.
I would love to hear peoples opinions especially from end-users on which SSL certs they want used on sites. They can range massively in price. Do many end users notice the difference between a €15 one and a €1500 one?
According to my experience not. SSL certificate is basically necessary only if it requires your payment gateway. I would not say it affects conversions. Most of users do not know SSL exists and almost none know there are several types.
I paid £15 for mine (not yet implemented, that is on its way). I don't have the snazzy green bar, but a padlock is good enough?