By design, HTTPS is slower than HTTP. Considering Google's focus on speed, does that mean that my site will be penalized if I switch to HTTPS? Gary Tamás, Zurich, CH Learn more about making the web faster: code.google.com SPDY: www.chromium.org … [Read more...]
Can switching to HTTPS harm ranking?
If a website goes SSL entirely, can it harm ranking even if done right (no speed loss, http does 301 to https)? Existing incoming links would still be http and it's assumed that forwarding-links are valued less by Google than links to the page itself … [Read more...]