How many of webmasters switched to SSL and HTTPS after Google announced that they would benefit SEO ? For Me, I have not but will soon.
I have moved over to https , and i belive this is a good move on Google's part as this will remove alot of shit sites. A decent ssl certific cost around 40 usd pr year, so this will dicourage those sites With zero content and shit quality. If it really gives that good SEO benenfit is to be seen Kind regards Bashir Naimy
It was always on it from day one because of the nature of site. It might not make a different. Also it's possible to get SSL for $9-11. -------------
Yeah sure you can get ssl certificats for 9-11 bucks, IF you want your users to get certificat warning messages in their browsers...this is very commen with the cheaper ssl certificats from my own experience. I would not toutch ssl sertificats in that price range, there is a reason for why they are so cheap in the first place, but either way this would discourage those mass created sites that are just there to make a few cents from advertisment. I would prefer more quality over quantity
Not tried yet. Didn't see any major change with those who are not using SSL. Maybe I ll test a site in future with SSL.
SSL certificates are a scam. You should not need to pay to encrypt traffic between the browser and server and nobody would pay for an SSL certificate if not for the ridiculous scary warning browsers present with self-signed certs or budget certs. Google's stupidity started when it was revealed the NSA could decrypt https traffic. So, what benefit does using SSL have when the NSA can decrypt it? None. And don't me started on that worthless "warranty" that is offered with high-priced SSL certs. That "warranty" is designed to never be paid and, in fact, nobody can show some instances where it has been paid. Nobody needs to have encrypted chocolate chip cookie recipes no matter what stupid Google says. As far as Google using https on its own website, Google archives every search query along with IP addresses and any other information (such as if you are logged into Gmail) and whenever law enforcement submits a subpoena, Google happily hands over that information without putting up a fight.
When you site compromised your should install the certificate. But if you got penalty or sandbox I don't think SSL or HTTPS could help. Not sure!
How exactly will those sites will be removed or discouraged? Google never announced that they will be slashing sites that are not encrypted with a Private SSL, nor they will have the stupidity to do so. Subsequently, crappy sites will still pop up now and again and some will even escape the algo penalties for a while if masked good. Haters gonna hate, black hatters gonna Black Hat
I have always used self signed certs for server functions (cPanel, SSH. POP3, FTP. etc.) It was just for me so the nag warning didn't matter if the browser didn't allow exceptions. I went to a SSL issued by a third-party Certificate Authority SSL for the server functions and www when Facebook made it a requirement for connected sites. I started HTTPS with the last site I developed. I first only added ssl to admin and pages that passed personal info. Before long, it got to be such a pain to keep up with what was and what was not ssl, that I forced the whole site to HTTPS. I was afraid HTTPS would make my site slower. My site is not nearly as fast as I would like but the page load tests didn't show a speed hit from the HTTPS. My domain registrar sells certs for $1.98 if you are buying a new domain. Cloudflare and others give them away for free. I believe the net will be 100% HTTPS in just a few years. NSA can watch my traffic if they want. What I want to stop is someone running a packet sniffer from stealing my FTP credentials or root login.
I love that comment, billzo! My website is informational, with no commercial activity on it. Moving to https would involve jumping through too many hoops to have my "chocolate chip cookie recipes encrypted." I'm sticking with http.
Got a few cheap SSL certificates I acquired at Namecheap who expire in January, hopefully I will get the time off to use them before the expiry date. Will use on my most important sites except the biggest store of mine because it looks extremely complex for me to do within the time frame of a month.
I think Https is important, and will be more important moving forward. I have normal http sites that rank fine. I did have a large Saas site I work with switch over to https and it seemed to help quite a bit. You can get a free SSL cert at startssl.com but it takes some care to set everything up properly.
Didn't move to HTTPS yet. Not really sure if we should do it by the way as for a small blog or website I don't think it is necessary!