SSL gives a slight boost to page rank, says google

[w3master]

Google has given a hint that all websites need to migrate to https from http:

It gives a light boost to the page rank , it might not have the weight of the quality content, yet any raise in page rank is good in terms of competition

Any other views are appreciated?

 

[SEOPub]

HTTP versus HTTPS has nothing to do with PageRank. PageRank is all about incoming links to a page. It has nothing to do with content or anything else happening on the page itself.

All the tests I have seen have had zero boost in rankings when changing from http to https.

Unless you need the SSL for secure transactions of some kind, it's a waste of money.

 

[khassani]

Hi,

I agree with SEOpub, I think too that this is a total waste of money. Until I see some hard evidence that SSL really impacts the ranking of a website in comparison with an HTTP, for the time being I am bit skeptical. Time will tell...

All the best!

 

[denvercardonations]

SSl is like $1 with my webhost, worth it if you ask me, especially since Google's algo is always changing. It is actually good people don't think SSL makes a difference, all the better for me!

 

[w3master]

hello all

Its been a positive impact on google rank with https: yes very light but we have experienced the change in the rank with https: Its too early to comment whether it will impact or not:

[URLnf="https://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.in/2014/08/https-as-ranking-signal.html"]This[/URLnf] is the announcement google made.

We are pretty sure that the boosting in rank with https will be given more importance by the end of 2016: The more secure the websites are, the more healthy the customer vendor relations !!

And yes the cost of SSL is worth every penny to my website atleast!!