Tag Archives: HTTPS

HTTP vs HTTPS: How Both Can Effect Your SEO

Randy Soderman January 29, 2021 Did you know that every year, one in three Americans will face a hacker attack on the World Wide Web? That’s one hacker attack every 39 seconds. In order to prevent these attacks, it important to make sure your website is as secure as possible. But how do you ensure … Continue reading HTTP vs HTTPS: How Both Can Effect Your SEO →

Simple Tech for Small Business Owners, Part 6: HTTP vs HTTPS

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Paige Duffy — December 17, 2018 — December 17, 2018 skylarvision / Pixabay Cybersecurity is something that is on everyone’s minds these days. From the risks of potential hackers to phishing schemes, we’re always wondering what new threat will come to the surface. In addition to these problems, website owners have their own worries about … Continue reading Simple Tech for Small Business Owners, Part 6: HTTP vs HTTPS →

Say Goodbye to HTTP. Say Hello to HTTPS

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Jacob Brain — July 25, 2018 — July 25, 2018 (July 28, 2018) (July 24th), Google Chrome 68 rolled out and with it a big step toward a more secure internet. Unfortunately, this may also mean that Google is metaphorically telling visitors to your website to “RUN”. Ever noticed that green padlock to the left … Continue reading Say Goodbye to HTTP. Say Hello to HTTPS →

The Real Reason HTTPS Matters to Your SEO Results: 5 Experts Weigh In

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By Victoria Klochkova July 23rd, 2018 It can be hard to decipher Google’s actual stance on HTTPS these days. When Google first officially announced HTTPS as a ranking signal in 2014, they referred to it as a “light” signal. Google’s own Gary Illyes would go on to call it a “tiebreaker” ranking factor a few … Continue reading The Real Reason HTTPS Matters to Your SEO Results: 5 Experts Weigh In →

Migrating From HTTP to HTTPS – A Complete Guide

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Navneet Kaushal — March 21, 2018 Follow @navneetkaushal — March 21, 2018 Come July 2018 Chrome will be marking HTTP (Hypertext transfer protocol) sites as ‘not secure’ according to the announcement made by Google at the beginning of the year. This is a move that Firefox already executed in 2017, and it has not worked … Continue reading Migrating From HTTP to HTTPS – A Complete Guide →

HTTP to HTTPS Conversion: An Easy-To-Use Excel Checklist That Protects Your SEO Investment

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Donna Duncan — May 8, 2017 Follow @beseenontop— May 8, 2017 Security is a top priority for Google and a growing concern for savvy Internet users. HTTPS (HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure) uses encryption and authentication to protect the integrity and confidentiality of data shared between two Internet devices. Google is pushing hard for website owners … Continue reading HTTP to HTTPS Conversion: An Easy-To-Use Excel Checklist That Protects Your SEO Investment →

Why Every Website Owner Should Care About (And Convert To) HTTPS

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Donna Duncan — April 2, 2017 Follow @beseenontop— April 2, 2017 I think most people know or suspect that it’s unwise to purchase items over a public Internet connection but they might not know why. One of the reasons is because of a possible man-in-the-middle attack. A MITM attack is when someone inserts him or … Continue reading Why Every Website Owner Should Care About (And Convert To) HTTPS →

How To Check If Your SSL HTTPS Website Still Uses HTTP URLs

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By Ruud Hein March 20th, 2017 After switching to HTTPS it’s a good idea to run a scan, a crawl. You want to make sure your internal resources and internal links don’t use HTTP anymore. We’ll use the https://webhelpforums.net domain as an example. It recently changed to HTTPS. In this case you can still reach … Continue reading How To Check If Your SSL HTTPS Website Still Uses HTTP URLs →

5 Critical Reasons that Your Website Needs to Be HTTPS Enabled

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Mark Simmons — February 15, 2017 Follow @mixeddigital— February 15, 2017 The concept of HTTPS has been an important one, and forward thinking businesses integrated it a long time ago. Because security is a factor that Google takes extremely seriously today, you can bet that’s it’s going to become even more important in the future … Continue reading 5 Critical Reasons that Your Website Needs to Be HTTPS Enabled →

When going HTTPS, don’t forget about local citations!

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Columnist Andrew Shotland shares some common problems that occur during site migrations to HTTPS and explains the importance of updating your citations. Andrew Shotland on November 1, 2016 Migrating your site to HTTPS is all the rage these days. Google is on the record as saying that using “https” in your URLs can give … Continue reading When going HTTPS, don’t forget about local citations! →