This has caused a lot of panic among users, and has got the blogs in an uproar. Most everyone knew it was coming for some time but not the end date (Google usually keeps everything close to the vest [do many men wear them anymore?]).

Why do you need HTTPS and SSL?

It was last year that Google announced a plan to improve overall web security by encouraging website owners to make the switch from HTTP to HTTPS. As part of this plan, their popular Chrome web browser would mark all websites without a SSL certificate as “Not Secure” starting July 2018.

As part of the announcement, Google also said that websites with SSL will also see SEO benefits and higher rankings. Since last year, a large number of websites have switched from HTTP to HTTPS.

Google has been slowly rolling out the “Not Secure” warning in Chrome. If someone visits a HTTP website on regular mode and tries to fill out a contact form or another form, then the website will be marked as insecure.

When your readers and customers see this notice, it gives them a bad impression for your business.

This is why all websites need to move form HTTP to HTTPS and install SSL immediately

If your hosting company does not offer a free SSL certificate, then you’ll need to purchase an SSL certificate. Once you have purchased an SSL certificate, you will need to ask your hosting provider to install it for you.

Feel free to contact William Kelly Design to help you implement SSL on your website to prevent user's browsers from designating your site unsafe and potentially scaring people away from your site.