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What you should know about website headings

 Riaan Miles   2014-06-12  Comments SEO, Webpro
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Headings on websites are extremely important for breaking up your paragraphs of content, and formatting your text. In this article we're going to explain what they are, why you should use them effectively in your web pages, and how important they are for SEO (visibility of your website in Google).
 
Most people will be familiar with the concept of headings from using Microsoft Word. You can choose a heading which briefly describes the topic of a section. You can highlight the core idea of the section by adding a sub-heading. 

What is the web standard for using headings?

Usually the heading will be the title at the top of a group of information that belongs together.  Subheadings can be used to differentiate different topics under the main heading.  Use headings more sparingly and try to use important keywords (words that clients will Google to find you) in your headings.  Headings should describe the content it seperates.
 
The web standard recommends that 'A heading element briefly describes the topic of the section it introduces' so the words used in the heading should summarise what that next paragraph is about, like the headings in this article do. It also means that the order of the headings should make sense if someone is viewing your website.

How important are headings to search engines?

When you add text to the heading areas (this means putting text in the heading or subheading field of Webpro), you are effectively telling a search engine how important that text is on the page. Search engines will then use this information when rating your site in their search listings. For good SEO practice, you should always include your website’s keywords in your headings, so that the search engine understands that these are the most important words on the page.
 
Remember that your headings also still need to be readable to your users, and they still need to make sense, so don’t fill them with all your keywords. This is called keyword stuffing and Google will penalise you for this.

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