HTTPS, free ssl certificates and Google

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As we all know, Google decided to give some weight in rankings to encrypted sites. SSL certificate providers are quite a lot out there, but there is also a free alternative (Let's Encrypt). I've been going over some of these services and compared Godaddy's and the above certificates, and there isn't much of a difference.
The question is: using a free certificate would have the same effect as a paid one? I would rather pay for one than punished of using a free one.
What's your take on this?
Thank you!
#search engine optimization #certificates #free #google #https #ssl
  • I've read the same and wondered if it's something I need to look into now or if I can hold off for a bit.
    I think I just don't know enough about how the certificates are signed to decide on a paid one vs a free one.
    If I understand correctly though, if it's signed by a trusted party as with Let's Encrypt, there shouldn't be any issues, but I will need to do some further research on this I think.

    This is on my to-do list though, don't want to get on Google's bad books.
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  • It totally depend's how valuable is your site for you.
    If your site belong to e-commerce category I would never recommend to use free SSl as it has its own limitation.
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    HTTPS, free ssl certificates and Google

    As we all know, Google decided to give some weight in rankings to encrypted sites. SSL certificate providers are quite a lot out there, but there is also a free alternative (Let's Encrypt). I've been going over some of these services and compared Godaddy's and the above certificates, and there isn't much of a difference. The question is: using a free certificate would have the same effect as a paid one? I would rather pay for one than punished of using a free one. What's your take on this?