Comments on: Should a Web Developer Be Concerned With SEO For Client Sites?

By: Impressive Webs

Impressive Webs — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:53:43 +0000

Thank you, RKF. And yes, you do seem to be correct, that Google will not necessarily penalize a site for more than one H1 tag. However, I cannot really see it being a good thing anyhow. According to W3.org:

“There are six levels of headings from H1 (the most important) to H6 (the least important).”

So it seems that Google would likely be consistent with this hierarchy and therefore the main topic of the page should be distinct semantically from the rest of the page. Again, I agree that there’s nothing “wrong” with it, as you pointed out, but I cannot see too many situations where it would make sense to use more than one H1. And I would think it’s also more friendly to screen readers, no?

So, I stand (somewhat) corrected. :o)

By: RKF

RKF — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:08:25 +0000

Hallelujah! It’s awesome to hear from a web developer who understands that SEO is more than automated site submission :)

FYI – multiple H1s are just fine. Bruce Clay Inc. uses 4-5 on a page, with SIFR, too. They are about as good as SEOs come, and Bruce has confirmed for me there is no problem using several H1s.

By: Kelli Myers

Kelli Myers — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:29:39 +0000

Yes SEO should be incorporated along with web designing. A small effort while designing a website can help a website rank well in the search engines. The right navigation, correct placement of images and texts, etc should be kept in mind while designing.