SSL protects your site data and visitors. It encrypts data transferred over the web, like form submissions and credit card transactions, which are crucial to online security.
Google says it’s past time to move your sites over to HTTPS. Google is now giving an SEO ranking boost to secure sites. Simply put, with SSL, you’ll rank better in SEO.
If you are taking or processing any kind of payments on your website, SSL is non-negotiable. SSL is an absolute must for ecommerce and membership sites.
In the past, SSL certificates could get expensive, but the rapidly transforming web landscape has made switching to SSL practical and affordable.
Know exactly what to get or buy when it comes to SSL certificates. We’ll share the best places to get an SSL certificate, including how to ask your hosting company for help.
Know how to move to WordPress to HTTPS without messing things up. We’ll walk through the best practices for creating new WordPress websites with HTTPS, and how to move existing WordPress websites over to HTTPS. There are a lot of minor but important details in MOVING sites from HTTP to HTTPS that you’ll want to know before doing so. If you’ve never done it before, watch as we move existing sites to HTTPS and create new sites with SSL.
What is SSL?
Why SSL is important?
How SSL works
The types of SSL certificates and which one is best for your site
How to set up an SSL certificate
How to convert a WordPress site to HTTPS
How to change your site to HTTPS in Google Search Console
Setting up an SSL certificate from a certificate provider
Setting up SSL using Let’s Encrypt
Converting an existing WordPress site to HTTPS
Converting your site to HTTPS in Google Search Console
A 22-page Resource PDF with the following checklists:
Creating an SSL certificate from a certificate provider
Converting an existing WordPress site to HTTPS
Converting your site to HTTPS in Google Search Console
During the final portion of the training, Nathan will spend some time talking about selling HTTPS conversion to your clients, pricing strategies, and suggested language informing your clients of the need.
Nathan Ingram has been a freelance web developer since 1995. Over the past few years, Nathan has successfully transferred dozens of client websites to HTTPS, and streamlined his process into a checklist that anyone with a WordPress website can follow.
Nathan is also Host at iThemes Training where he has been teaching WordPress and freelance business development live via webinar since 2012.
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