SEO ?? concerning H1, H2 tags, etc - GoFuckYourself.com

fusionx · 06-03-2004, 10:17 AM

If any of the header tags are redefined using CSS, will search engines notice that and not give "credit" for keywords in Hx tags?

I suppose the same question could go for strong, emphasis, etc, as well.

Esbee · 06-03-2004, 11:24 AM

I work heavily on a mainstream site... used CSS to scale back the H1 tags so I could use them more liberally - definitely helped in Google.

So, to the best of my knowledge, Google doesn't analyze style sheets in relation the Hx tags. I import sheets rather than have them inline within the page, but I doubt it would matter either way.

skinnay · 06-03-2004, 11:47 AM

wouldnt you think more than a couple H1 would trigger google's spam filter?

baddog · 06-04-2004, 12:11 AM

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Originally posted by fusionx
If any of the header tags are redefined using CSS, will search engines notice that and not give "credit" for keywords in Hx tags?

I suppose the same question could go for strong, emphasis, etc, as well.

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fusionx · 06-04-2004, 12:18 AM

Esbee and Baddog - thanks for the answers. I've wanted to do that for a couple days but couldn't find any references to the details online..

Groove · 06-04-2004, 01:01 AM

My understanding is that the major SEs presently ignore CSS, so you should still get a boost from the H1 etc tags. However, any effort to present one layout for humans and another for SEs could be interpreted as spamming if you copped a manual inspection.

06-03-2004, 10:17 AM	#1
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06-03-2004, 11:24 AM	#2
Esbee Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Northern CA Posts: 109	I work heavily on a mainstream site... used CSS to scale back the H1 tags so I could use them more liberally - definitely helped in Google. So, to the best of my knowledge, Google doesn't analyze style sheets in relation the Hx tags. I import sheets rather than have them inline within the page, but I doubt it would matter either way.

06-04-2004, 12:18 AM	#5
fusionx Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Olongapo City, Philippines Posts: 4,618	Esbee and Baddog - thanks for the answers. I've wanted to do that for a couple days but couldn't find any references to the details online..

06-04-2004, 01:01 AM	#6
Groove Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,852	My understanding is that the major SEs presently ignore CSS, so you should still get a boost from the H1 etc tags. However, any effort to present one layout for humans and another for SEs could be interpreted as spamming if you copped a manual inspection.