SSL and SSL Certificates on 1and1

1and1 are offering free SSL certificates with their hosting packages.

Here is an article by 1and 1 covering SSL and their certificates.

Although it may seem like an easy switch to make it isn’t easy if you have an established website.

Here is a good article from MOZ that you should read before you consider making the switch.

Personally I’m waiting a little more before moving my sites to https.

If you are creating a brand new site then you may want to go straight to SSL and avoid the switch in the future.