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What Does HTTP vs. HTTPS Mean For My Website?
What Does HTTP vs. HTTPS Mean For My Website?

Learn what HTTPS (or SSL) means and how it can help your site's SEO.

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Written by Kevin Wagstaff
Updated over a year ago

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is the protocol over which data is sent between your browser and the website that you are connected to. When an S is added to the end, it becomes Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS), which means the communications between your browser and the website are encrypted. For your website to be secure, it requires an SSL certificate.

Do you see the little lock in the corner by your address bar? That means the website is secure.

Google has confirmed that having an SSL certificate is a small SEO ranking factor that can help/hurt your place in search results.

HTTPS Comes With Your Spectora Website

All Spectora websites come with SSL certificates, which are non-transferable when switching to another host. These SSL certificates are free of charge and renew annually!

This is just one of many benefits that come with your Spectora website!


Spectora builds high-quality home inspection websites with out-of-the-box SEO setup.


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