How Switching to HTTPS Can Increase Your Website’s Ranking
In 2014, Google has announced that switching to HTTPS – that is, adding an SSL key certificate to websites – will be given a ranking boost. While they have reiterated that it will only have slight effect on a website’s overall ranking signal (still putting much weight on high-quality content), it was quite obvious that they have started prioritising indexing secure pages over unsecured ones.
Indeed, in an age where hackers, phishers, and doxxers have become increasingly clever when it comes to stealing compromising information, web security has become an imperative. However, it seems that only 0.1% of all websites that exists have made the move to HTTPS.
If you are still hesitating to migrate to HTTPS, or indeed if you are still in the process of creating your website, here are some of the reasons why you must make sure your website is secure through the HTTPS protocol.
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