Checklist: Essential Factors to Consider While Switching to HTTPS

You’ve added an SSL certificate to your website. How can you preserve your website ranking while migrating to HTTPS?

If you’re an online business, your website’s search rankings are as crucial as your web security. Before you even install an SSL certificate, it’s important that you have it signed by a trusted certificate. Avoid self-signed SSL certificates — they will trigger browser warnings that both hurt your website’s traffic and its search rankings.

Many times, site owners are wary of an SEO ranking drop off when they migrate to HTTPS. In a lot of cases, there’s a misperception that SSL can hurt your current…
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