Please, you're still here with me. The previous video was quite detailed and basic. But I wanted to provide everything that I include in my own side so that you can maximize your success and copy exactly what I do. Another factor that Google is very serious about is the privacy and security of the users on the internet. SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer, and it's a protocol that enables a very secure connection between a user's browser and the server where the website lifts. Many internet users will not buy from a website that is not secure, and will not give their private information.
The s at the end of HTTP, means that the link between the site the browser and the server is secure. synced to a very high standard one of my sites as an expired certificate, so I'll install a new one to show you the procedure. I use SSL for free.com. The certificates are free, but only lasts for three months. You'll receive an email one week before expiry, so it's not too much of a hassle to renew his mind site and if I click Next to the URL in the browser bar, a message pops up telling me that the site is not secure. Next up, I'll go to the SSL for free dashboard.
As a previous client, my site is already entered. For a new site, simply click add or edit domains. On the next page, you can enter both versions of your domain. Click Create free SSL certificate, click manual verification and then manually verify domain. Scroll scrolling down, you're asked to download two files. Do this and remember where they are stored on your computer.
We now need to create two folders using cPanel. One called dot well known and academic challenge After the files are uploaded, the correct placement can be verified by clicking the two links provided. Here I am in my cPanel for Jim Bruce guitar.com. Click the file manager and then public HTML. Even though I previously created the folders required, these are not visible. This is because files and folder names proceeded with a dot are normally hidden Click Settings and tick show hidden files to display the folder dot well known.
The folder Acme challenge is inside this folder and the two files inside the folder can be deleted as they have expired. For a new site, you will create these folders ready to hold the verification files. Once the files are uploaded, go back to SSL for free.com and click the links to verify if all is good, click Download SSL certificate. Now copy all the text inside the certificate box and go back to your cPanel dashboard. Scroll down to SSL TLS and click to enter Now click Manage SSL to open the space where you paste the certificate. Select your domain name and paste your certificate into the top box.
Next, copy the private key into the next box. Click Install certificate. After a few seconds, a message will appear. You can now close cPanel and SSL for free. The installation is complete. When I go back to my website, I can see that the URL is preceded by HTTPS, and the site is now secure before creating content, in the next video, I'm going to go over a few points explaining and demonstrating what constitutes a good post.
For SEO in the eyes of Google, you learn about URL slugs, title tags, image attributes, which content and how we integrate the keywords that we found in the first video into our post text.