{"id":252,"date":"2014-08-12T12:31:48","date_gmt":"2014-08-12T11:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dessol.com\/blog\/?p=252"},"modified":"2014-08-12T12:31:48","modified_gmt":"2014-08-12T11:31:48","slug":"google-announces-seo-advantage-https-secure-websites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dessol.com\/blog\/google-announces-seo-advantage-https-secure-websites\/","title":{"rendered":"Google announces SEO advantage for HTTPS (secure websites)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Google has announced\u00a0that they will start using encryption on websites as a ranking factor. 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