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Is Your Site Trustworthy?
Simple Ways To Boost The Trust Factor That’s Becoming More And More Important For Ranking
If you did an audit of various websites, you’d quickly see that not every page that does on-page SEO well also ranks well. They may have chosen keywords wisely and optimized their content for them. Yet still, they are buried deep down in the search results while other sites rank with the bare mention. You must always ask and then answer the question “Is Your Site Trustworthy?” when thinking about search engine optimization on websites.
One of the main reasons is the trustworthiness of one website over the other and there’s a lot you can do to make sure you measure up. Show the search engines and just as importantly your readers that you have a website that can be trusted.
Install a SSL certificate. You want your website to be accessed through the more secure https protocol. Speak to your host about getting this installed and what steps you need to take to make sure your entire site is converted over. Most hosts have a fee for the certificate, though some of them will offer it as part of their standard package.
Improve your website’s load time and make sure it is mobile accessible and responsive. These technical details are becoming more and more important when it comes to…
