SEO: Text before your first <h1> tag?

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I don't want to debate about keyword density and over-optimization rules of thumb. Obviously for SEO we want to put the kw in the <h1> tags on our site, and then in the article, etc.

My question is this: If I have a paragraph BEFORE the first <h1> tag. Is this going to affect how bots read the page?

I like to put a "feature box" at the top of my pages that links visitors to the site's best resources/product and right now I'm doing this with an Photoshop image(not readable to bots). I just place it above the page's article. Could I just do this with text or do you think it would hurt?

Will thank for answers
Kyle
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  • Profile picture of the author aygabtu
    The higher up the page the better, but there can always be content above the H1, for example, navigation, ads, etc. I don't think it would hurt anything, unless it is half-way down the page or more.
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  • Profile picture of the author GeorgR.
    I really don't *think* it matters, because on a page can be all kinds of stuff before the title/H1 anyway, like-buttons, ads, whatever...
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  • Profile picture of the author Campbell24
    Thanks guys I'll try it out.
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