{"id":9508,"date":"2020-11-23T14:24:49","date_gmt":"2020-11-23T12:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dazzlepop.net\/site\/?p=9508"},"modified":"2020-11-23T14:24:53","modified_gmt":"2020-11-23T12:24:53","slug":"h1-tag-for-seo-is-so-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dazzlepop.net\/site\/h1-tag-for-seo-is-so-important\/","title":{"rendered":"H1 Tag for SEO is So Important"},"content":{"rendered":"
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How Important Is an H1 Tag for SEO?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Find out how important an H1 tag is for SEO<\/a> today. Here’s what headers on pages mean and how they are viewed by search engines<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simply stated, H1 header tags are important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But it isn\u2019t just making sure we use H1s on webpages or even how<\/strong> we use them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s actually understanding what an H1 is (in modern definition<\/a>) and how it fits into a page\u2019s organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More importantly, it\u2019s knowing how an H1 \u2013 and other\u00a0header tags<\/a>\u00a0(H2, H3, H4, etc.) \u2013 fit into the overall user experience of that page and the website as a whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Technically, that main header tag doesn\u2019t even have to be an H1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, whether it is an H1 or another header tag, that main header is incredibly significant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let me explain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H1s Aren\u2019t What They Used to Be<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

H1s used to be systematic and standardized; but no longer, as search is smarter than ever before and getting smarter every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The idea of using an H1 as a main category \u2013 a headline, if you will \u2013 has not changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the role of that header is built more around the overall user experience of the page \u2013 and how it helps to improve that experience \u2013 than the keyword variations included in it and the order in which an H1 shows up in the header hierarchy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, that main headline doesn\u2019t have to be an H1, but the fundamentals behind it acting<\/strong> as an H1 remain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The main header of a website, which could easily be an H1, should be an overarching, short summary of the content on the page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the rest of the page\u2019s content should comfortably exist below it on the page, likely in the form of subheaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To further understand the importance of an H1 \u2013 and how to craft perfect ones for your content \u2013 it helps to understand where H1s came from and how they evolved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because now, their purpose is important, but their formality is unrestricted with rules or prerequisites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What H1s Used to Be<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There used to be some pretty straightforward requirements for H1s in regard to SEO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n