Well, it’s kind of always been around in some capacity. Honestly, I never bothered with it for this site, but this one goes back well over 10+ years in some form or another. In a time long long ago, SSL sites were usually just the ones you did banking or shopping on.
That’s all changed now; it affects your SEO rankings and has for some time. I’m not trying to hit the first page of Google by any means but I don’t want them dinging me for not having it. It isn’t something that’s coming, either. The real news is that now Chrome is on on the action. So, rankings and now your browser will straight up tell you that you should probably go elsewhere.
Fortunately, most hosting providers give you one free SSL. Since I have two sites, I had to shell out for this. Small price to pay for peace of mind and that little green lock looks pretty nice up there.
So, say hi to the new and improved (same and somewhat regularly update) blog/portfolio of mine.