Is HTTPS Needed For Your Website?
Click on the Play Button in the Video to see Why This is Important!
NOTE: You do not need to click on any link while viewing the video on this page. It is a link that YouTube viewers would use to get to this page!
In 2014, Google Ran an Experiment with Its Ranking Factors. It felt the Experiment
Was a Success!
This experiment has had signficant impact on webmasters who are not using the HTTPS protocol.
Back in 2014, when they were running this experiment, they stated that they would give webmasters a chance to get their websites equipped with the HTTPS protocol. However, they also stated that it's likely they would increase the significance of this ranking metric. The evidence to suggest this has already happened is the feature in Google Chrome that alerts searchers to non-secure websites.
Source: https://webmasters.googleblog.com/2014/08/https-as-ranking-signal.html
Your Web Hosting Service Should Offer SSL for Free! Contact your hosting company and ask if they provide free SSL options. Most providers are these days. SSL is the technology that allows an HTTP to become HTTPS (it's more complicated than that, but this is all any of us need to know!)
The information about HTTPS and Google's stance regarding this, is offered as a Public Service to Businesses and Website Owners. I offer this information free of charge.
I have been working with this web-techie stuff for quite some time now. I am a computer geek-turned writer. I know for a fact that others are charging for this information, but I wouldn't feel right in doing so. When business owners find out that all they need to do (in most cases) is contact their hosting companies to get this option installed for free, they would be annoyed with me (and rightfully so) if I charged for the information.
It's my gift to you and hopefully, we can build a business relationship as a result! But, no strings attached!
As the Video Shows, Google Chrome Browser Alerts Users to Websites that Don't have the HTTPS Protocol!
If your website does not support the HTTPS protocol, Google Chrome (and maybe other browsers) will alert users that your site is not secure!
Is This Really an Issue?
Maybe you don't believe that this issue is something to worry about. After all, plenty of websites are still using HTTP instead of HTTPS (including yours - which is why I invited you to this page!)
But, if you can change to HTTPS easily, why take the chance? If Google is ranking websites based on this metric, wouldn't it make sense to make the switch?
There is NO DOWNSIDE to Switching to HTTPS - you simply need to contact your hosting company and ask if they offer free SSL to their customers. Then, ask them if they would be willing to install it for you. They should accomodate you. If they offer the option but won't install it for you, ask them for instructions on how to do it.
If you run into any roadblocks with getting your HTTPS installed, feel free to contact me (form immediately following). Seriously, I will help you get it set up. No charge for this.
Please - no spam or offers for your services or products - they will be ignored. Any items not related to helping you your HTTPS issues will be disregarded! Please take this seriously! You'll be wasting your time, otherwise!
How I Can Help Your Business
I can help you! I am an experienced writer and video and technology expert. I've learned a lot over the last ten years about how websites work, and how to set up your analytics properly, etc. I can help you overcome your technology hurdles. Look to me to be your webmaster/tech guy!
The following are some of the services I can help you with:
Consistent Content Creation - With my video skills, I can create videos along with the articles I produce. I produce quality content with both the articles and videos!
Social Sharing - sure, you can do the posting yourself. But, do you? If you often forget to handle this crucial aspect of web promotion, your rankings will suffer!
Sales Videos and Landing Pages - I have done a fair amount of web copy in my day. I can help you create engaging sales video and couple them with sales or landing pages!
I Can Also Help You With:
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I don't write just articles or produce just videos. I (and my awesome team) create strategies to help you accelerate your brand. You see, we know that website visitors want more than products or services. They want to feel connected with you and your brand. They want to know that you are helping them, not selling them! There's a big difference with this.
But, this brings me to a big caveat. I am not some run-of-the-mill content creator that bangs out content for a few bucks here or there. When I put together a strategy for you, it's with the intent to produce results. This takes time and resources on my part. These resources are not chump change.
If you are looking for cheap content producers, ones where you'll have to constantly keep after for spelling and grammar mistakes, or ones who will leave as soon as they find better rates (happens all the time), my skills and services are not for you! I believe in being honest with my clients (or potential clients). If you are looking for cheap content creators, I won't take it personally. We'll go on our separate ways and no hard feelings.
Business owners who are serious about getting results don't have a problem with the what I wrote in the previous paragraph. These are winning business owners who know the value of my services and don't have the time to micromanage resources. They let me handle these for them so they can continue to do what makes them money!
It's Your Turn to Succeed!
You are obviously a winning business owner yourself, one who doesn't have time to mettle with micromanaging writers, video producers, WordPress issues, etc. If you weren't, you would have moved on from this article based on what you read in the previous section.
Good for you!
That is the sign of someone who cares about his or her business, i.e., not getting bogged down in the nitty-gritty details that hog a business owner's time needlessly!
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