Do I need SSL / HTTPS on my website?

Yes, without exception. Browsers mark plain HTTP pages 'Not secure' next to your name, Google has counted HTTPS as a ranking signal for years, and any form on an insecure page is transmitting visitor data in the open.

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Yes, without exception. Browsers mark plain HTTP pages 'Not secure' next to your name, Google has counted HTTPS as a ranking signal for years, and any form on an insecure page is transmitting visitor data in the open.

It's also free and usually one toggle: every mainstream host issues certificates (Let's Encrypt) automatically. If a host wants meaningful money for 'SSL', that's a signal about the host.

One follow-through matters: redirect all HTTP addresses to HTTPS so old links and bookmarks land securely, and update anywhere your URL is written. Your host's guide covers it in minutes.

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Everything here is free to use yourself — that’s the point. If you’d rather a senior marketer just handle it, in your accounts and your name: 20-minute call, no pitch deck.

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