What the heck is H1,H2,H3....H6???NEWBIE ALERT!

wanna-succeed · 02-10-2011, 10:17 PM

Sorry to be such a newb, but for the life of me, I cannot understand what the hell those H# tags are.
What are they? Their uses? When to use them? How to use them? How much to use each one?
Can someone please enlighten me...?

Mohammad Afaq · 02-10-2011, 10:18 PM

Well H1, H2, H3, H4 etc. etc. are headlines

With H1 being your main headline and H2 being your sub headline and so forth

joetann · 02-10-2011, 10:25 PM

The <H1> to <H6> tags are used to define headings.

<H1> is the most important heading, through to <H6> which is the least important.

The tags have implications for SEO, your main keywords should go in the H1 tags.

For example, you'd have <H1> the general topic, then <H2> more specific and so on:

<H1>Internet Marketing Methods of monetization</H1>

<H2>PPC ads</H2>

<H3>Adsense, Miva etc</H3>
<P>Here is text talking about adsense, miva etc</P>

<H2>Being an Affiliate</H2>

<H3>CPA, Lead Generation etc</H3>
<P>Being an affiliate involves...</P>

<H4>CPA</H4>
<P>CPA is...</H4>
<H4>Lead Generation</H4>
<P>This is when...</P>

Hope that clears it up a bit. (Also hope I'm correct!)

David Bryant · 02-10-2011, 10:29 PM

They are header tags. Generally <H1>Headers Or Titles Go Here</H1> and would be your most important headlines on your website. This could include your site title, taglines, your article titles, or subheadings within your articles.

Generally, the H1 tag would be the most important, and depending on your CSS, would also be the largest text on your site. Using your example, H6 would be the smallest, and would be regarded with less emphasis in terms of SEO compared with the H1 tag.

The header tags do follow a sequence starting at H1, and end where ever you would like them to.. usually with H6 (which would be the smallest).

Most of the time, you'll find that it isn't necessary to use anything below H3 or possibly H4.

You should use these tags to optimize for both your visitors and the search engines, when possible, so to maximize your visitor's interest, and the importance of the keywords you use within them for SEO.

wanna-succeed · 02-20-2011, 07:25 PM

Ok, that cleared some of what I was wondering.
Could someone please show me (without code - I'm a dummy I know lol

) what they mean when they say put the keywords in the tags? I understand that the H1 is my main headline, and that it should have my keyword in it, however what are the other "H"s??

Is H2 the first sentence in an article?

I don't understand how they are turned into actual content.
I would really appreciate it someone could actually demonstrate to me what is looks like.

Istvan Horvath · 02-20-2011, 08:01 PM

It works exactly is in any word processor (MS Word or OpenOffice Writer).

Have you ever created a well formatted document in any of those?
Because if you did - you should be able to understand the hx tags in html... Really, it's a very good lesson to play with your Word and learn it.

nxtgencreative · 02-23-2011, 07:56 PM

There used to create headings on websites. The larger the number the less important the heading is.

futureshocked · 02-23-2011, 08:24 PM

<h1>your keyword here</h1>

RyanAndrews · 02-24-2011, 08:55 AM

The meaning of h1, h2, h3 etc has changed both in the way SE treats them, and how they're defined in the HTML specs.
Be careful you are not using old-school advice about headings.

wpgwalt · 02-24-2011, 05:34 PM

Lol...newbie alert haha

msam · 02-24-2011, 05:49 PM

Well H1, H2, H3, H4 etc. etc. are headlines

you can get help from w3schools in learning the basics of html

Istvan Horvath · 02-24-2011, 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by msam

Well H1, H2, H3, H4 etc. etc. are headlines

you can get help from w3schools in learning the basics of html

You, too!
(just to learn the difference between headings and headlines)

sonia2012 · 02-24-2011, 09:32 PM

<h1>Headline<h1>
instead of this code
<font size="18">Headline</font>

You can set the size of the heading h# like putting the style or external css script.

Quote:

Headings h1 to h6 can help your website to ranking high in the search engine results.

dwert · 02-26-2011, 04:16 AM

h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6 are headings which represent the heading of section of the content of your HTML document.

Visit HTML headings - HTML tutorials | w3resource to learn as well as practice HTML headings.

john125 · 03-10-2011, 03:45 AM

The <h1> to <h6> tags are used to define HTML headings.
<h1> defines the most important heading. <h6> defines the least important heading.

02-10-2011, 10:17 PM	#1
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joetann HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 148 Thanks: 4 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Re: What the heck is H1,H2,H3....H6???NEWBIE ALERT! The <H1> to <H6> tags are used to define headings. <H1> is the most important heading, through to <H6> which is the least important. The tags have implications for SEO, your main keywords should go in the H1 tags. For example, you'd have <H1> the general topic, then <H2> more specific and so on: <H1>Internet Marketing Methods of monetization</H1> <H2>PPC ads</H2> <H3>Adsense, Miva etc</H3> <P>Here is text talking about adsense, miva etc</P> <H2>Being an Affiliate</H2> <H3>CPA, Lead Generation etc</H3> <P>Being an affiliate involves...</P> <H4>CPA</H4> <P>CPA is...</H4> <H4>Lead Generation</H4> <P>This is when...</P> Hope that clears it up a bit. (Also hope I'm correct!)
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David Bryant Banned War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 76 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 91 Thanked 26 Times in 22 Posts	Re: What the heck is H1,H2,H3....H6???NEWBIE ALERT! They are header tags. Generally <H1>Headers Or Titles Go Here</H1> and would be your most important headlines on your website. This could include your site title, taglines, your article titles, or subheadings within your articles. Generally, the H1 tag would be the most important, and depending on your CSS, would also be the largest text on your site. Using your example, H6 would be the smallest, and would be regarded with less emphasis in terms of SEO compared with the H1 tag. The header tags do follow a sequence starting at H1, and end where ever you would like them to.. usually with H6 (which would be the smallest). Most of the time, you'll find that it isn't necessary to use anything below H3 or possibly H4. You should use these tags to optimize for both your visitors and the search engines, when possible, so to maximize your visitor's interest, and the importance of the keywords you use within them for SEO.

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wanna-succeed Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 526 Thanks: 165 Thanked 40 Times in 35 Posts	Re: What the heck is H1,H2,H3....H6???NEWBIE ALERT! Ok, that cleared some of what I was wondering. Could someone please show me (without code - I'm a dummy I know lol) what they mean when they say put the keywords in the tags? I understand that the H1 is my main headline, and that it should have my keyword in it, however what are the other "H"s?? Is H2 the first sentence in an article? I don't understand how they are turned into actual content. I would really appreciate it someone could actually demonstrate to me what is looks like.
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dwert Warrior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What the heck is H1,H2,H3....H6???NEWBIE ALERT! h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6 are headings which represent the heading of section of the content of your HTML document. Visit HTML headings - HTML tutorials \| w3resource to learn as well as practice HTML headings.

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