Curious onpage SEO: h-Tags OR div class="main_heading"??

Valli · 08-16-2011, 05:40 AM

Hey fellows,

i am currently trying to rank a client's site which shows the following code instead of the HTML-H1-Headings i am used to for good onpage SEO:

<div class="main_heading">...</div>

Would you recommend to change the code, or is Google able to interprete this code correctly as a heading and wheigh it accordingly?

Just curious...

Have a great day!

johnasthlon · 08-16-2011, 05:44 AM

Nothing to worry div tag also a part of Search Engine Algorithm which will help you rank in search engine.

dadamson · 08-16-2011, 05:52 AM

Post above mine doesn't make sense, yes google can read divs, but can it detect that it is a heading...

I really don't know myself, but div tags are notthe ideal solution for every heading, I would definitely be changing these to h tags to tighten the onpage seo.

Cheers,
Dave!

Valli · 08-16-2011, 06:12 AM

Thanks, John and Dave!

I will have to research, if there is a way to combine h-Tags and div-Tags... My coding skills are limited, yet.

Maybe i will simply try to add the h1-Tag inside the div-class "main_heading"...

Will see.

08-16-2011, 05:40 AM	#1
Valli HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 107 Thanks: 180 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts	Curious onpage SEO: h-Tags OR div class="main_heading"?? Hey fellows, i am currently trying to rank a client's site which shows the following code instead of the HTML-H1-Headings i am used to for good onpage SEO: <div class="main_heading">...</div> Would you recommend to change the code, or is Google able to interprete this code correctly as a heading and wheigh it accordingly? Just curious... Have a great day!
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08-16-2011, 05:44 AM	#2
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08-16-2011, 06:12 AM	#4
Valli HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 107 Thanks: 180 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Curious onpage SEO: h-Tags OR div class="main_heading"?? Thanks, John and Dave! I will have to research, if there is a way to combine h-Tags and div-Tags... My coding skills are limited, yet. Maybe i will simply try to add the h1-Tag inside the div-class "main_heading"... Will see.