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I very much agree with this. Get an audit done first to uncover what happened last year around the time the HTTPS "thing" was announced, then move forward. For your case, HTTPS could help with conversions, but I wouldn't count on it to help with SEO.

Hey Matt, do you think you could do me a HUGE favor.  You said I have these low quality backlinks.  I am unable to see them or figure out how to generate a decent report to show those out-of-country backlinks.  Could you send me a report of these or potentially tell me how you saw them and where I could? Thank you!