Another SEO Legacy <H1> is dead

Graybeard · Jul 19, 2024

Google admits that the <H> tags have been meaningless in the Google Algorithm.

Google Clarifies H1-H6 Headings For SEO READ

azgold · Jul 19, 2024

R.I.P. Heading tags. I remember you fondly, as a staple in my blog title and subtitle posts.

T J Tutor · Jul 24, 2024

Graybeard said:
Google admits that the <H> tags have been meaningless in the Google Algorithm.

Meaningless for their purposes perhaps, but not for their use in attracting consumer attention to content.

Graybeard · Jul 24, 2024

probably better to do that in css ... old habits die hard ...

CSS:

.important-font {
    font-size: 1.2em;
    font-weight: 500;
}

Osamakhan · Jul 25, 2024

This is the second time I have heard this. so arent they necessary in content ? Help a confused fellow

Graybeard · Jul 25, 2024

Google's spokesman said so --read the article.
<H> tags are useful for screen readers and accessibility. Accessibility is a consideration in ranking so maybe they are a minor factor if you are designing an accessible website for the visually impaired or blind. But there is more to building an accessible website that just <H> tags ...

azgold · Jul 25, 2024

Can we possibly forget about pleasing the Google gods and just go about our business pleasing our target audiences instead? Let things grow organically because we offer kick-ass content and site experience?

Asking for a friend.....

StarBurst Affiliates · Jul 25, 2024

So now what actually is considered as SEO attracted algorithm these days?? $¯\_(ツ)_/¯$

Graybeard · Jul 25, 2024

StarBurst Affiliates said:
So now what actually is considered as SEO attracted algorithm these days?? $¯\_(ツ)_/¯$

IDK really. Whatever Google decides day by day?

I would just make good usable pages for your audience with desirable content and not too many ads.

T J Tutor · Jul 25, 2024

Graybeard said:
I would just make good usable pages for your audience with desirable content and not too many ads.

Why do so many try to complicate this? This is all it takes! The better you do it like this the better your rankings and the better your organic traffic.

No matter what, this is still a tertiary traffic source. It isn't for deep investment. It's something that adds traffic to your primary traffic sources.

Graybeard · Jul 25, 2024

If you own a brand, or some right, SEO is a worthwhile investment.

If you are an affiliate it's a very hard row to hoe. I can be done but the odds of any real long-term success are minuscule.

A *brand* is not some review site in the majority of cases --that is really wishful thinking IMHO.

StarBurst Affiliates · Jul 25, 2024

T J Tutor said:
The better you do it like this the better your rankings

like how?

T J Tutor · Jul 25, 2024

StarBurst Affiliates said:
like how?

As Greybeard said; "I would just make good usable pages for your audience with desirable content and not too many ads."

Content marketing is a strong, reliable, forcastable, and predictable model.

Alan Saste · Aug 1, 2024

May I know the difference between H1 title and Meta title?

Graybeard · Aug 1, 2024

Alan Saste said:
May I know the difference between H1 title and Meta title?

H1 is a font size in the <body> (or content) of the page.

Important title <h1>

Section title <h2>

meta use inclusively is a schema for sorting all documents.
In webpages: meta is in the head section of the HTML that's mainly for categorizing the document and is read by search engine robots
this page:

HTML:

<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=Edge" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, viewport-fit=cover">
<!-- Google tag (gtag.js) -->
<script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-"></script>
<script>
</script>
        <title>Another SEO Legacy &lt;H1&gt; is dead | Affiliate Marketing Forum | AffiliateFix</title>
....
</head>

AI expansion:

Agent39 · Aug 1, 2024

H1 tags are still an important part of on-page SEO!

Graybeard · Aug 1, 2024

Agent39 said:
H1 tags are still an important part of on-page SEO!

Google's spokesman just said they DO NOT MATTER!
Adapt or die off!

T J Tutor · Aug 1, 2024

Graybeard said:
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Google's spokesman just said they DO NOT MATTER!
Adapt or die off!

You would think they would read the entire thread to save themselves from saying something stupid!

Alan Saste · Aug 2, 2024

Graybeard said:
H1 is a font size in the <body> (or content) of the page.

Important title <h1>
Section title <h2>
meta use inclusively is a schema for sorting all documents.
In webpages: meta is in the head section of the HTML that's mainly for categorizing the document and is read by search engine robots
this page:

HTML:

<head> <meta charset="utf-8" /> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=Edge" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, viewport-fit=cover">  <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-"></script> <script> </script> <title>Another SEO Legacy <H1> is dead | Affiliate Marketing Forum | AffiliateFix</title> .... </head>

AI expansion:

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It's like

<meta title></meta title>
<article>
<h1></h1>
<h2></h2>
<body></body>
</article>

right?

*not a real code, just for confirmation of the format

Graybeard · Aug 2, 2024

Alan Saste said:
It's like

this might be a better representation structurally

HTML:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <meta content="" name=""/>
    <title>Document Title</title>
</head>
<body>
    <h1>Title Heading</h1>
    <p>Text content goes here.</p>
    <h2>Subheading Title</h2>
    <p>More text content goes here.</p>
</body>
</html>

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