from HTTP to HTTPs, anyone done it and seen any difference?

[mickekneg]

Hey guys! Most hosting services can provide this for you but it usually costs a bit anually.

Have anyone here ever changed their domains from http to https and after that seen an increase in SEO rankings?

Im thinking of setting it up on www.onlinecasinoexpert.nu/, but would like to see if anyone ever saw any difference in doing it.

Cheers!

[JackTenSuited]

Hard to judge as I'm constantly updating things on the site which can affect SEO. But for the cost of a SSL certificate from namecheap it's a useful and cheap addition to your SEO arsenal.

[dfiocch]

Done it in July 2015. I don't trust in SEO. I did it only for branding purposes.
Talking about "SEO", i see that users look at site with another perspective: +56% pageviews, +78,2% signups through our register form (submit reviews, comments, complaints etc...). Looks like people likes the green lock/bar on their browsers.

BTW, it was a very hard transition. It costs time and money but it worths. For now...

[Former Member 14]

SSL is regarded well by G. For the sake of $49US for a quick SSL certificate which also included installation, added it to a site back in June 2015. It was holding top 5 serps for a variety of terms. Within a month all listings gained 1 or 2 spots. Couldn't have been anything else other than the SSL because I hadn't touched the site.

[mickekneg]

Well, based from you guys feedback, it can surely make a difference. Not expecting tons, but its definitely worth the money!

Thanks guys!

[Progger]

Only shops and stores need ssl...

[dfiocch]

Only shops and stores need ssl...

Why?
Security is a global variable... so...

[Progger]

SSL ist not Secure. SSL can never stop a ddos ,exploiting or brute force...with ssl you can get "maybe" a lil bit betty ranking. And a lil bit is nothing in seo.

But i know a lot of webmaster who lose ranking after update on ssl..

You can try...no risk no fun

Good luck!

[dfiocch]

SSL ist not Secure. SSL can never stop a ddos ,exploiting or brute force...with ssl you can get "maybe" a lil bit betty ranking. And a lil bit is nothing in seo.

But i know a lot of webmaster who lose ranking after update on ssl..

You can try...no risk no fun

Good luck!

SSL is not concerned to block or prevent server side attacks.
SSL is the unique weapon you have to prevent a "third part subject" watching on what you are doing on a site.

Webmaster who lost rankings from http to https never did a 301 redirect, I see...

[martinseomcgarry]

If you put two websites next to each that are very similar, similar in industry, backlinks, social, site design etc.... You will see the SSL certified site rank above the other.

It does not gaurantee you a better rank, but in a situation where Google has to chose between a site with an SSL or a site without SSL it will likely prefer the SSL certified site.

I've profiled over a thousand industry specific websites with very similar agendas.... the top 20 ranking websites ALL had SSL where further down in the rankings you see websites with no SSL.

Its considered a marginal gain within your search profile, but is not a stand-out guarantee to make you rank better than others.

[KristiLar]

Agree with Martin. In addition, SSL is a step forward and eventually, you will have to move to https. This is evolution =)

[DanHorvat]

Interesting.

SSL makes no sense unless you're processing payments as the only purpose of SSL is to send sensitive data through a secure channel so the data can't be sniffed. SSL is totally irrelevant for the vast majority of websites. Green bar on a blog just looks ridiculous.

Still, G said https is important so ours is not to reason why.

I'll stay away for now though. I don't want to be ridiculed for having a green bar on a simple website.

Plus your clients get security warnings for "displaying unsecure content" whenever you have https and are making a http request, as in third-party banners.

[ARZ]

I also think, that unless you own eshop it is useless.

[thebookiesoffers]

done it on a few of my sites, seen no difference