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Description: SSL issues can sure come back to bite you. But staying aware of them can head off an ambush situation that turns your workday into a troubleshooting nightmare. Check out more The Journey content at bit.ly/GDTheJourney. ✅ Read about it on our blog ➜ bit.ly/3KbuFoUGoDaddy ⏰TIMESTAMPS⏰ 00:00 – Introduction 00:21 – How does an SSL work? 00:40 – Issue #1, faulty installation 01:50 – Issue #2, Expiration and renewal errors 02:11 – Issue #3, HTTPS redirects 02:41 – Issue #4, Google sitemapping 03:45 – Issue #5, Mixed content warnings 04:43 – Wrap up To better prepare yourself, let’s take a quick look at some of the most common pitfalls with SSL. Faulty installation Most SSL issues that arise during installation and the handoff of information. Fumbling through stuff like email addresses and security keys can create problems like Domain verification, Code implementation, Name matching and Key duplication. These are just a few of the most common SSL issues that come up during installation. If you’re able to, hiring a professional to handle the process, end to end, from purchase to final install would save yourself a lot of time and hassle. Expiration and renewal errors Most browsers won’t trust an SSL if it has a lifespan of more than a year, so the certificate needs to be renewed before that timeframe runs out. But if you're not setup with auto-renewal, you might forget to renew or find a new certificate, letting the certificate expire. HTTPS redirects Moving a site onto SSL should involve redirecting all the old URLs to those on HTTPS. It can be a problem if the redirected URL isn’t exactly what a visitor types — for example, if a frequent shopper at an ecommerce store has bookmarked domain.com, omitting the www. included in the 301 redirect. Google sitemapping SSL issues with the sitemap can come up when moving an unencrypted website onto HTTPS. Working through all those redirects makes it easy to forget to update the sitemap with HTTPS prefixes. But it can ding a site’s SEO if Google crawls a sitemap where the pages are still using HTTP. Mixed content warnings When a web page is set up with SSL, but pulls content — such as an image, iframe or JavaScript — from an unencrypted source, it’ll throw an error when it tries to load. This could be an issue for a pro if, say, they build a site to showcase real estate listings, and then hand the keys over to their client. With the importance search engines now place on SSL, it’s too easy to assume it’s already rolled into the process of building a website. But SSL issues can easily eat up a workday. The Journey is what everyday entrepreneurs, like you, need to follow in the pursuit of online success. Our experienced GoDaddy Guides are here to take you through all the steps, both big and small, that you encounter every day. Want to learn about more ways to grow your business? Subscribe to GoDaddy on YouTube: bit.ly/GoDaddy-Subscribe GoDaddy links: godaddy.com youtube.com/godaddy instagram.com/godaddy facebook.com/godaddy twitter.com/godaddy #ssl #domain #howto #godaddy #thejourney