Quickly Fix SSL (HTTPS) Error on Google through Wealthy Affiliates - How to resolve an unsecured web

byJnsiah

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Updated 6 years ago

sslAffiliate marketers work very hard to certify their authority around their niche. The authority bit happens over time with a lot of hard work going into it. The last thing you want is for your audience to be told your website is unsafe. Its like visiting the premises of a shop and then being met with a big sign saying beware building is unsafe. I will leave you to imagine the effect.

HTTPS

What is HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure ? According to Wikipedia it is an extension of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for secure communication over a computer network, and is widely used on the Internet. In short, it makes your site secure and encrypts data used on the website. This includes data on credit cards and prevents that data from falling into the wrong hands.

There has been a lot of information regarding google recognizing HTTPS domains as a more reliable website in comparison to HTTP. One of the reasons that made Wealthy Affiliates include that as a standard feature for its premium customers. One brilliant because if you have ever tried purchasing HTTPS on its own, you will realise it is a minefield out there. I will spare you the trouble of narrating why, for another day.

Not Secure

Let me not bore you with the theory of HTTPS, and dive straight into why you are reading this blog. When you have finally gotten HTTPS, and in the good books of google the last thing you want is to finally find out that your web page can not even load up because it is not secure.

Apart from that your audience are being told your site is not secure so they should run for their lives. How do you get round this. There is no geeky fix to this so don't get your heart pumping. If I were you I would rather get a cup of tea or coffee as we the British do, because it is going to be plain sailing from here. I can't wait to reveal the secret. LOL

Wealthy Affiliate Websites

When you see the error message, log out of your unsecured website and head straight back to wealthy affiliate. Go to Website and site domains or click this link https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/websites/domains and click on the website in question.

Turn off SiteSSL (HTTPS)

See belowBack to the website

After turning off HTTPS, log back into your website. This time you will find out that the error isn't showing but you will still notice the announcement of not secure on your web browser. One less glaring and as you may well know, people continue to log into websites despite this. However, you still want to resolve the issue of safely by using HTTPS to get the recognition you deserve from google and your audiences who understand the power of it. You can now work on your website if you couldn't do that before. There is a glimmer of hope. There may also be instances where you can skip this section, but just in case that doesn't work.

Back to Wealthy Affiliates

You now have the magic hands to turn on the knob for Site SSL (HTTPS) as you did initially before you had the problem.

Safe and Secure

Now you can log back into the website. Like magic, you will be up and running with the bonus of the secure logo displaying on the browser.

Yippie Yaaay your audience are finally safe to browse and learn more from you. Well done.

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