Why spend money on SSL?

[amazing7]

I don't understand why people spend so much money on SSL where there are so many free and good services that can provide them? Services like Comodo, Digicert takes about a week or so to successfully issue a certificate whereas services like letsencrypt or cloudflare takes only a minute or two and moreover they are free.

It is definitely worth it spending the extra money on an Extended Validation (Green Bar) SSL Certificate. There are many advantages of getting an EV SSL Certificate. Here are some of them:

1. Any SSL Certificate will make your website look good in your customer’s eyes. Your website and business will be more trustworthy with an SSL Certificate than without one.
   
2. Your website will rank higher in search engines (e.g. Google, Yahoo, Bing) if it has an SSL Certificate installed. This can be an important part of your Search Engine Optimization (SEO) strategy. You can read more about Google’s “HTTPS Everywhere Strategy.