SSL for SEO?

[seoman10]

To obtain an SEO benefit from an SSL is there any particular type or brand which is recommended or has a track history?

It seems you can pay anything between $20 and $???? (For that matter whatever you want to pay!).

Any experience gratefully accepted!

Thanks

[MattAntonino]

I'd be really shocked if this were a yes. My own experience says no, SSL is SSL and you should be fine.

The only thing I would add to that is if the SSL ends up slowing your site down, it can do as much harm as good. Make sure you're getting strong performance out of your site before AND after the SSL.

[MoosaHemani]

Nailed it completely....experiencing with one of my clients.

The benefit is too little (if there is any) but if anything go wrong it will harm your website more.

[DirkC]

No difference for SEO; main difference is the Green bar which is displayed for Extended SSL certifcates  - these are the ones which tend to be more expensive than the "standard" ones - on top of that they don't allow wildcards - so you'll need a certificate for each subdomain. Could increase confidence of your visitors in your site - but as stated before - no direct SEO impact.

Dirk