Ever since Google mentioned the words “ranking signal” and “SSL” together people have been twisting this meaning and falsely believing they need to convert their website to SSL for SEO benefits – and fact of the matter is that this isn’t entirely true. There is ALOT more things you can, and should, be doing which will provide a much larger ranking boost to your website than simply setting up an SSL certificate.
This video covers, shortly, the basics of SSL:
- What Is SSL?
- Do I Actually Need SSL?
- Will SSL Rank Me On The First Page Of Google?