G+_George Kozi Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 And so you make them more secure... at least if they wanna show up in search. Originally shared by Mark Traphagen Google HTTPS Ranking Factor: Questions Answered In this article John Biundo, one of the most seasoned of our Stone Temple Consulting marketing consultants, answers some questions about the small boost that Google will now give to sites that implement a standard web security measure. John also links to some helpful resources about this topic. Read it at >> http://stonet.co/1BbGP97 #https #httpsasrankingsignal #seo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ned Jeffery Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 I am not a fan of this. Not everything on the internet needs to be encrypted. The information on the net was designed to be freely available to all. Now you are penalised for doing so. If not by search ranking then by costs of implementing SSL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jeff Stevens Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 This is a direct reaction to the NSA spying. And certs are relatively inexpensive. $100/year. My concern is the quality and reliability of the certificate issuers. My concern is what they do in the future. What if they decide to delist unencrypted sites? "For the good of the Internet"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jeff Stevens Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Don Rideaux-Crenshaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Honingford Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Web developers take great pains to ensure HTTPS is ONLY enabled on the pages that need it. But hey if this means billions more spent on IT and more job security for me, I'm all for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Daniel Reardon Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Jeff Stevens - For simple sights that just don't need this level of security, even an 'inexpensive' $100 cert is an unnecessary burden. Consider also the need to maintain the cert thereafter, and what happens if it isn't maintained and the cert expires. I rather like the idea of https 'almost' everywhere. Let Google encourage security where it makes sense (any site with a login, for instance) but not penalize those sites which don't. OR let them give us certs for cheep/free, and the tools to make managing them foolproof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Honingford Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Also, don't forget that if you embed anything that isn't SSL, you'll get a "some objects on this page are not secure, do you still want to continue?" It's much more complex than simply adding an SSL cert and a redirect. In fact, if your site ranks high in that search term, expect your site to get a billion views next month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jeff Stevens Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Jason Honingford That's a good point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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