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The checklist mentioned in this article includes all the important factors and will help you in boosting your SEO performance as well.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>How does HTTPS secure your website and helps it perform better?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>HTTPS protects your website from various cyber attacks and from online criminal activities that can steal important data from your website.<\/li>\n<li>Migrating your website to HTTPS improves the website speed as your website can avail the capabilities given to HTTPS like HTTP\/2.<\/li>\n<li>When your website is secured with an SSL certificate, it complies with the PCI rules. 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