Info on H1 and H2 tags

douchrti · 08-15-2007, 09:16 AM

Hello all,
Hope all is well.

I did a search for H1 tag posts but the results didnt really nail down specifics.
Can anyone direct me to certain postings concerning placement of H1 tags and how to use em.
It seems I have never gotten around to puttin em on my site. Opps!

I appreciate it.
Take care,

Bernard · 08-15-2007, 09:58 AM

Use them as headings. That's what they are for.

http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/html-spec/h..._5.html#SEC5.4

http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/struct/global.html#h-7.5.5

douchrti · 08-15-2007, 10:31 AM

Thanks Bernard.
I take it H1 goes after the title tag.
In the old days I had it matched up to overlay my Title tag exactly.
Any Advice?

Bernard · 08-15-2007, 10:46 AM

The <title> tag belongs in the <head> section of an HTML page. The <h1> tag belongs in the <body> section of a page. Keep reading the w3.org site and you will learn the proper way to structure a page and use the tags.

douchrti · 08-15-2007, 10:56 AM

Will do,
Thank you for the help.

SEOptimizer · 08-15-2007, 11:40 AM

Yea,
<title></title> tags go in the <head></head> section. What ever is inside the <title>Title here</title> shows up at the top left of your browser bar. Title tags are weighted greatly for SEO. <h1></h1> tags are put in the <body></body> section and are usually used for a short description of a paragraph or as an attention getter. Think of <h1> tags as the Headings in a newspaper - they are used to grab your attention (and in SEO, they can grab the search engines attention).

Trapped · 08-15-2007, 03:32 PM

Use H1 as title of the content, example you write about cooking and you want to title your post "Secrets of the cheff in kitchen" , wrap the secrets of the cheff in kitchen between <h1></h1> tag to use it as title of the post, and bellow that start writing your content.

You might also want to read h1 importance in seo to understand better how to use H1 tag within your site.

douchrti · 08-15-2007, 05:14 PM

Thanks SEO and Trapped.
I'll give it a try.

PocketSEO · 08-16-2007, 01:47 PM

Terminology:

H1 start tag = <h1>
H1 end tag = </h1>
title start tag = <title>
title end tag = </title>

H1 element = <h1>This is an H1 element, not a h1 tag</h1>
title element = <title>This is a title element, not a title tag</title>

Here is a template of a simple HTML page:

<html>
<head>
<title>Put your title here</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>This is your main header</h1>
<p>This is the content of your Web site</p>
</body>
</html>

Good HTML tutorials: http://www.htmldog.com/

douchrti · 08-16-2007, 06:52 PM

Thanks PocketSEO,
Im still trying to figure out how to make the H1 text match my title text and size.

eXweso · 08-16-2007, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trapped

Use H1 as title of the content, example you write about cooking and you want to title your post "Secrets of the cheff in kitchen" , wrap the secrets of the cheff in kitchen between <h1></h1> tag to use it as title of the post, and bellow that start writing your content.

You might also want to read h1 importance in seo to understand better how to use H1 tag within your site.

That article was quite helpful. Thanks a lot.

brandrocker · 08-16-2007, 09:06 PM

<h1> tag is very important in terms of SEO.
Put your keywords within <h1> tag and place it somewhere near the top of the page.
Hope this helps.

jonesethan · 08-17-2007, 02:04 AM

Hello all
You must have to use these tags in a proper way. First you should use <h1> tag and then h2, h3 etc. If you are using in a proper way that is very good for SEO.

sanderson · 08-17-2007, 03:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by douchrti

Thanks PocketSEO,
Im still trying to figure out how to make the H1 text match my title text and size.

CSS - Are you using css ? If yes then you will need to update h1 settings in the css template for h1 & h2 , that will apply sitewide, wherever you have used h1 or h2 tags. If not then you can create custom settings for that particular page where you need to match the size. Don't miss to check browser compatibility as IE is a bit messy in these tweaks.

douchrti · 08-17-2007, 07:20 AM

Thanks Sanderson,
I have not implemented CSS yet, still learning.
And yes, messy is a understatement!

PocketSEO · 08-17-2007, 07:26 AM

Quote:

Im still trying to figure out how to make the H1 text match my title text and size.

Your "title" is not seen on the page. It only appears at the top of your browser window. The H1 element is the main header on your actual Web page.

Here is a template that shows the addition of CSS, telling the browser to render the H1 element text at 0.8em (80%) size:

<html>
<head>
<title>Put your title here</title>
<style type="text/css">
body {
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
color: #333;
}
h1 {
font-size: 0.8em;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>This is your main header</h1>
<p>This is the content of your Web site</p>
</body>
</html>

HTMLdog.com has great HTML and CSS tutorials.

douchrti · 08-17-2007, 07:38 AM

Cool!
Thanks PocketSEO.
Thats kinda what Ive made so far, cept for the size and location which Im still trying to figure out. Location, location, location!

You guys are great by the way, thanx

sanderson · 08-17-2007, 08:34 AM

This will help you to enhance your CSS learning.

http://csscreator.com/?q=version1/index.php

douchrti · 08-21-2007, 08:53 AM

OK guys,
Ive been researching my competition. I cant find any of em using H1 tags.
PCTools, Webroot, StopZilla, they have no H1 tags.
My title tag is centered on all my pages as my title tag.
How do I get the H1 tag to do the same?
Im havin a heck of a problem with this.

you guys are great for the help by the way, thanks

PocketSEO · 08-22-2007, 09:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by douchrti

Ive been researching my competition. I cant find any of em using H1 tags.
PCTools, Webroot, StopZilla, they have no H1 tags.
My title tag is centered on all my pages as my title tag.
How do I get the H1 tag to do the same?
Im havin a heck of a problem with this.

The title element does not get centered. The title element does not appear on Web pages at all, but only in the top of the browser window above the address bar and the browser menu bar.

The H1 element is the main header on a page. It is good to include H1 elements on your Web pages, but you can still rank without using them.

To center your H1 elements on Web pages you could do something like this with CSS:

h1 {
text-align: center;
}

BTW, it's called a "title element" not a "title tag". See this post for details:
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