Image replacement for h1 logos - semantic or not? 05.01.2009 @ 12:30pm 708 comments

For years I have used the well known image replacement technique for my logos and placed them within an <h1> tag but I recently started to wonder exactly how semantic (or not) using that technique actually is...

Ideally, the <h1> should only ever appear once within a page to show that it is the most important information on the page. This instantly creates problems when you come to subpages on your site. Things like "About me" and "My portfolio" are really what should appear in h1's because they are describing the whole page content and subsequently, SEO is improved. However, if you have already used a h1 for you logo, you are then forced to lower the importance of these subpage headers by placing them in h2's.

So, I wondered... should a logo really be an h1 and should we use image replacement? For the SEO/semantic reasons above I concluded that it shouldn't be an h1, but what should it be instead?

In my opinion, to actually SEE the graphical representation of a logo is important. It's a visualisation that associates itself with you/your business and therefore ensures people think of you when they see similar shapes/colours or even a blank page with your logo on it. It's not there for aesthetics, it's there to represent you. I believe that because of this the user should always see it, it's an informative image and should be marked up as one.

<a href="/home/" id="logo">
    <img src="logo.png" alt="company name" />
</a>

This way, a user will always see your logo with or without CSS and you're marking it up for what it really is. What do you think?

What people think...

There have been 708 comment(s) on this entry so far. Have something you'd like to say? Feel free to comment below.

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02.09.2010 @ 09:00am

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01.09.2010 @ 10:48pm

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01.09.2010 @ 01:52pm

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01.09.2010 @ 12:27pm

I want to try using this. Is this one of the SEO techniques? Thank you for the information that you provide.

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01.09.2010 @ 07:23am

H1 is the next important SEO element after Page Title....these 2 can change the SEO scene of your page

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31.08.2010 @ 02:10pm

H1 tag are of great importance in SEO work.

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31.08.2010 @ 08:51am

I'm fully agree with you. I think it is a very good SEO practice to use images in h1 tags. This is useful for home based blogger and new web seo seekers.

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30.08.2010 @ 10:56am

Interesting thought on using h1 for image tag and its implications for SEO... thank you for sharing :)
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30.08.2010 @ 03:26am

The h2 tag actually has more weight to it in terms of SEO rather than the h1.

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29.08.2010 @ 09:56pm

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29.08.2010 @ 04:51am

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28.08.2010 @ 06:14am

I generally input the ID to a surrounding anchor tag and forget to add the part mentioned! I have now updated the markup inside the post to make it correct.

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28.08.2010 @ 04:53am

Me I use sometimes 3 H1 H2 on my site. I dont know if it affects Seo. so maybe I will just use 1 each only for hierarchy.

julia said...
28.08.2010 @ 04:29am

H1 tag so importatnt in seo

Norman Archibald said...
27.08.2010 @ 01:52pm

very useful article, learned a about CSS and a lot more to go!

Navin said...
26.08.2010 @ 04:15am

Making the Logo with Alt as the H1 may work in a case when you are not sure of the main heading of the page.....possibly the home page of any portal which has no specific theme or heading.....here the logo with Alt can be made as H1 but for story specific pages, the story title can be H1 and for section/category pages, the section name/category name can be made as H1

james @ online dog training said...
26.08.2010 @ 04:13am

Don't worry, use H1 and H2, they are both important for SEO.

rojerr said...
26.08.2010 @ 01:16am

I generally add the ID to the surrounding anchor and forgot to add that part! I have updated the markup in the post to reflect this

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25.08.2010 @ 07:47pm

comment to free Itunes, The H1 tag is not useless, Maybe you are using it incorrectly. Google and others do place an importance on it so your statement is just rubbish!

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25.08.2010 @ 07:42pm

I prefer to use H1 for text, but i'm not sure how to increase the weight or importance of a logo!

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25.08.2010 @ 05:19pm

I will try to place my logo in h1. I wonder if it work well for my website?

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24.08.2010 @ 09:05am

I can't remember where I read it now but apparently according to Google, the h2 tag actually has more weight to it in terms of SEO.

TwentyEleven said...
24.08.2010 @ 09:03am

I can't remember where I read it (Could have been over at Yoast) but apparently according to Google, the h2 tag actually has more weight to it in terms of SEO. tags has a lot more prominence

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When you used H1 tags add your keyword on it but don't stuff to much. You can have better SE optimization.

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I wouldn't recommend using an image for an H1. It just seems to devalue the point of an H1.

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19.08.2010 @ 11:54pm

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19.08.2010 @ 01:31pm

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I just placed my logo in a H1 tag and I hope there will be some positive changes in a visibility of my site. I read on other sites that it is a good practice to place the logo img in the H1. If something change I will let you know in comments.

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I think it isn't a good idea to replace the h1 logo. This isn't valid.

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12.08.2010 @ 03:42pm

Interesting thought, but there are very few circumstances in which someeone will see the content of a website without the CSS and background images, and in those cases (screen readers etc) the textual content would be more useful.

I personally stick with the image replacement for the H1, but only on the index page. For interior pages I replace the H1 with a div using the same styling, and use the H1 for the title of the page.

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12.08.2010 @ 07:45am

I think that your logo can be h1 heading tag, because each page in your website has it's own value and PR the same h1 in all pages will be a duplicate content and important only for one keyword phrase. Not each page as unique with own value.

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You use a image as or instead of an h1 tag? I´m a little bit confused. Does this make a sense? Please give me a little help.

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thanks admiwould have been an SEO mistake to set the logo up as an h1. However, including the logo on every page goes a long way towards building a brand.

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thanks admiwould have been an SEO mistake to set the logo up as an h1. However, including the logo on every page goes a long way towards building a brand.

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I usually place the text title in h1 tags with keyword at the beginning of the sentence, if it comes to image, make it a link with keyword in your alt. This will enable visitors to come back to the home page simply by clicking the image as long as the image such as logo is the same in all your pages. Thanks for your post, rises awareness.

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28.07.2010 @ 02:56am

I believe a logo should importantly have a prominent position on a page as like you said it is a representation of yourself and used as a visual trigger for when a user sees your logo they instantly think of your company. I do believe the H1 should be kept for your main page title header using it to best describe your page which has benefits for SEO. Also keeping to the rule of using 2 H2's 3 H3's etc to add keyword rich headings to your pages. If a text based logo needed to be in your H1 I would definatly look at using font replacement techniques for this.

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Do I have to keep the H1 in plain text in order for the search engines to index it properly?

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26.07.2010 @ 08:00am

Wouldnt putting the image like this set it on to the page...so when the page's layout dynamically changes to fit the screen the logo will remain static and screw up?

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21.07.2010 @ 05:34am

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I just use the h1 tags for the main title and that is it. It seems to give me good ranking in google. But I can see how some people will want to use it more often. You can use h2 tags and then alter the coding so they look similar to the h1s.

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Sorry, the previous post didn't come out right. I dont understand why h1 tags are used with logos? are they not used for text?

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I personally have used the h1 tag to place logos on my sites but as you have said this probably isn't best practice from an seo point of view!

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I agree that your logo shouldn't go to H1 if you want to have it optimized best. I personally use H1 in my image but I give a title too. I don't much about SEO but putting a title on image always give it meaning. If you don't care about what the search engines think then it doesn't really matter I guess.Thanks for sharing your view on H1 and Logo.

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28.06.2010 @ 02:24am

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A logo setup with a H1 tag matters if you're concerned about the search engine response. Although the survey results provided in Paul Randall's comment above were interesting and informative.

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The H1 tag should have a unique content for each page in the same way the page title does.
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Because your logo appear on all pages, packaged with the H1 tag will be semantically wrong. As you pointed out, h1 tag should contain the title of the topic on the current page.

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24.05.2010 @ 07:18am

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19.05.2010 @ 05:58pm

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Panlegis said...
19.05.2010 @ 12:46pm

I just wish that someone would give a definitive answer on using H1 for a logo. This is debated too much across the Internet and I wish a standard would just be set.

Brady said...
19.05.2010 @ 12:02pm

Better served as an h3 not a h1 tag for seo purposes.

Karen said...
19.05.2010 @ 01:21am

Thanks Jeff, I actually never thought the logo being pertinent content either. I do agree with some of the above about putting your logo on pages for branding.

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18.05.2010 @ 10:05am

I agree that the logo should not have an h1. But perhaps an html tag that is the primary keyword since it will be on every page? Unfortunately, I am still quite new to css :(

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18.05.2010 @ 10:02am

I always put the logo in a H1, might change it and see what happens.

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16.05.2010 @ 09:32am

Very nice. Should you use a unique id tag to keep it relevant to the home page? That way you could pull different logos in through the CSS file by changing the id. Or am I way off base?

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15.05.2010 @ 10:23am

I just started to use wordpress blog and Ive noticed the same thing as you. That on my category site all post titles are in h1 mark the same as my logo. I think I will change the mark on my logo from h1 to just a raw link that will point on my logo picture. Then I will make few adjustments in css and that should be it.

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14.05.2010 @ 11:35am

Great SEO tips and advice. The header 1 tag is very important

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14.05.2010 @ 10:42am

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14.05.2010 @ 07:15am

Fancy. Whoever created CSS has to be a god. thanks for the input. I shall go test it out now.

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14.05.2010 @ 05:23am

Personally I would say it's not ideal, but sometimes may be a necessity for design, but for SEO purposes best avoided. (not fact though, just my opinion)

Supastah said...
13.05.2010 @ 01:24pm

I have been using h1 image replacement for some time now and like the ability to really customize web site design with it. I do wonder however if it has negative effects on SEO. If I knew for sure I would probably stop using it

Robin Alley said...
13.05.2010 @ 01:46am

Good point, but when its all said and done sometimes you want to use text because it loads at a tiny fraction of the pace. We can't forget about load times...

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11.05.2010 @ 02:43am

You need to associate keywords with your pictures via the alt tag, so that the search engine spiders know what the pictures are, and can place them appropriately.

This is especially important for getting your images to rank in Google Images.

Use a descriptive alt tag for your logo, and your h1 for the more important stuff.

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10.05.2010 @ 07:02pm

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10.05.2010 @ 12:27am

I started using image replacement techniques but have to say I wonder about the SEO repercussions. Not sure if I am being penalized for it, not sure where to check.

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06.05.2010 @ 11:33am

I agree that the logo should not have an h1. But perhaps an html tag that is the primary keyword since it will be on every page? Unfortunately, I am still quite new to css :(

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04.05.2010 @ 09:13am

I'd prefer h1 logo rather than boosting keywords through headline. There's no need to overdo on-page optimization, since there's a lot of place where one can insert target keywords. as long as your keywords are in your title tag, description and body then I do believe that there's nothing to worry about. moderation is always the key to any successful SEO campaign.

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04.05.2010 @ 09:08am

I'd prefer h1 logo rather than boosting keywords through headline. There's no need to overdo on-page optimization, since there's a lot of place where one can insert target keywords. as long as your keywords are in your title tag, description and body then I do believe that there's nothing to worry about. moderation is always the key to any successful SEO campaign.

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04.05.2010 @ 05:10am

I would say no it's not semantically correct.

is a text formatting tag and an image isn't text. Since search engines and screen readers can't read an image, there's no reason to use text formatting on it. Use the Alt Desc attribute instead, that's what it's for.

If you really want there to be a text version of the image then use the negative margin technique that you mentioned, as long as the text says the same thing as the image you'll be fine.

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02.05.2010 @ 12:41am

Semantic yes, but let's talk about SEO. H1 logos are NOT good for SEO.

Charles - Las Vegas said...
01.05.2010 @ 03:59pm

Very nice. Should you use a unique id tag to keep it relevant to the home page? That way you could pull different logos in through the CSS file by changing the id. Or am I way off base?

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30.04.2010 @ 01:54pm

I think this would be risky, just you watch and coment from Nuclear I believe it. I also agree with the opinion of meta tags, from max.

Matt said...
29.04.2010 @ 06:09am

Interesting article, good follow up pointers from the comments too.

Rich said...
28.04.2010 @ 04:37pm

Image replacement for h1 logos has been implemented few months ago and I heard it has a lot of good feedback. You've made a great post about it and it such a big help for us. Thank you.

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28.04.2010 @ 08:35am

I'm really interested in this h1 logos, and I notice a lot of people using more than one h1 tag.

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27.04.2010 @ 03:50pm

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27.04.2010 @ 10:42am

I think it is important to keep things like "About me", "My portfolio" etc. in h1's because those things describe the page content.

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I think it is important to keep things like "About me", "My portfolio" etc. in h1's because those things describe the page content.

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I think it is important to keep things like "About me", "My portfolio" etc. in h1's because those things describe the page content.

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Oh I so agree to what you have written here. It will be better to use an image for your logo then using a H1 tag because I think H1 tag should be better used to make the page SEO friendly

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17.04.2010 @ 01:53am

I think, it most cases you should use standard HTML markup to represent your logo. And for SEO and W3S purposes it your have an ALT tag and link back to your home page. If you are worried about have to recode it on every page, just create an include and insert it everywhere it needs to go with a bit of PHP or what every your server side parser is.

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10.04.2010 @ 08:56am

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09.04.2010 @ 07:18am

@Jeff + Jenna. You're right. I never considered the significance of the H1 in relation to the rest of the H tags. I'm now faced with either going back to existing websites i've designed, or letting things lie and moving forward with your concept in mind. Any thoughts on how such a significant change might have a negative affect on SEO?

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09.04.2010 @ 05:37am

I couldn't agree with you more. "It's there to represent you". That about sums up the need. Thanks:)

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08.04.2010 @ 05:13pm

I agree with your suggestion that the image you put on your page is there to represent your company and should be marked up as such in the html coding...It only makes sense after all..

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07.04.2010 @ 09:30pm

"I agree. I never thought about the logo being pertinent content and therefore earning a spot in the source. It's just usually ugly in an un-styled page. Maybe this should go a bit further to include ways to make it pretty in both styled and un-styled layouts."

Precisely! I couldn't have said it better :)

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07.04.2010 @ 10:00am

I agree. I never thought about the logo being pertinent content and therefore earning a spot in the source. It's just usually ugly in an un-styled page. Maybe this should go a bit further to include ways to make it pretty in both styled and un-styled layouts.

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06.04.2010 @ 05:54pm

I support this idea. It is what I do for all my sites, and is recommended by all search engines

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06.04.2010 @ 02:16am

I don't see why such a trick would be used or needed in the first place

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05.04.2010 @ 06:47pm

My gosh, you should clean up your comments. 95% of them are crap.

When it comes to the question as to where you should put the H1-tag, wouldn`t it be best to put it in the post title? (And a H2 in the logo) If you show 1 post only on each page, that is, and you might run into trouble if you have a list with your posts. Wouldn`t it however be better for optimizing each single page if you get around the problem I mentioned; ranking for every page, and then get more visitors? I`m just thinking out loud here, so dont shoot me if I`m way off.

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05.04.2010 @ 06:38pm

alt tags are definitely important, an either your about link or your main title should be in a h1 tag...

well thats what i've found to be best for me anyway.

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05.04.2010 @ 03:42pm

I think it's okay to use alt tags and use image for logos, shouldn't affect it much as I have used images for logos for all my blogs. I think meta tags are more important.

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05.04.2010 @ 02:24pm

The alt tags are also key for SEO.

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05.04.2010 @ 02:22pm

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02.04.2010 @ 08:28pm

I don't really understand why anyone would use the H1 trick... it clearly is just that, a trick!

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02.04.2010 @ 08:24pm

I have still plenty to learn about CSS :(

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02.04.2010 @ 01:01pm

Does this really work. I have my doubts.

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02.04.2010 @ 12:59pm

I didn't know about the H1 tag in photos. Thanks for the tip.

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02.04.2010 @ 11:47am

what difference it makes having it h1 vs not having it ? anyone please.???

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01.04.2010 @ 10:53pm

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29.03.2010 @ 01:57am

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26.03.2010 @ 01:32pm

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Clare said...
25.03.2010 @ 06:59am

I prefer the logo to be an imagine, don't really feel the need for it to be text.

You can always put your business name in the page title/description if needed.

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24.03.2010 @ 08:55pm

That was a great post that I could actually understand! :) I think the image is a great idea. You're right to say that people must associate your "brand" with the colors and shapes and not as much with the text. Perhaps that's a good idea.

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yup, I think they shouldn't be h1. The most important work/phrase/ or sentence on each page should be h1

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23.03.2010 @ 06:43am

I think as long as alt text st there, it fine in seo :)

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21.03.2010 @ 04:41pm

How does having more header tags (h2, h3, ect) affect your h1's value? Will they considerably lower it? Even if it's a logo?

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21.03.2010 @ 04:36pm

Does h2 and h3 and to a lesser extent, h4 have the same kind of strength h1's have?

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20.03.2010 @ 03:42pm

I've used this technique before, but I really don't think it is semantically correct.

Stop-Sweating-Inc said...
20.03.2010 @ 03:42pm

I've this technique before, but I really don't think it is semantically correct.

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19.03.2010 @ 05:56pm

An informative post indeed! I personally like to have image replacement for h1 logos. Looks good to me. Thanks for the post!

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18.03.2010 @ 08:55am

H1's should always, always be text for SEO reasons.

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Paul Svejda of Orlando Florida said...
17.03.2010 @ 09:17pm

IMHO i think it's not semantically correct.

is a text formatting tag and an image isn't text.

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17.03.2010 @ 04:28pm

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14.03.2010 @ 03:59am

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David @ Webhost Advisor said...
14.03.2010 @ 01:11am

I do agree with promoting the site logo as it is an important part of brand marketing, but I'm unsure of the best way to do this, as a rule of thumb I don't place anything in

tags other that the pages topic.

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13.03.2010 @ 02:31am

There needs to be a balance between SEO and Usability though.

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12.03.2010 @ 08:12am

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12.03.2010 @ 04:49am

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12.03.2010 @ 02:07am

I suggest to use alternative text and picture name related to content.

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11.03.2010 @ 01:31pm

I think you're right. The logo plays a great rule for your site. Even if its an image it gives first impression to the visitors. My friends told me that the I have perfect logo since they noticed it every time they visit my site. They were attracted on it and until now they can't forget my logo. That's good remarked. right? Thanks.

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david rodriguez said...
10.03.2010 @ 12:25pm

I think it depends on the actual name of your business. For example, if you have a very common name like "CSS Tutorial Site" then using H1 for the logo would make sense since you are adding to the ranking of those common keywords like "Css, tutorial and site".

Otherwise, if you have a unique name like myself: Rodesco Design. It is not important for me to rank for the word "Rodesco" because its not used very much at all. I would be wasting the power of my H1 tag on that word.

Overall Im for your solution. Only use H1 for the Titles of your pages and not the Logo (unless you have a very common logo or name)

Phew!

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10.03.2010 @ 05:08am

Hi.
reading your comment ( which i understood - but had no answer to at all) and then reading all your previous comments was very educational too me.
it is the sort of debate that if refined would be sold as an e book.
however i got more from this because of the open discussion nature of it all.
I am personally very new to understanding H! tags etc, but am fully aware of their necessity.
thank you for a little education today.
rob

Ryan said...
08.03.2010 @ 07:15pm

h1's should be used sparingly, and smaller headings for sub portions of the page. I didn't know h1's were that important in SEO - thanks for the tips.

kwikvu said...
08.03.2010 @ 05:14pm

If concerned about SEO, text in the H1 tag would be my preference; otherwise, use an image. If an image is an essential, you could always add text to the alt tag

Milwaukee Movers said...
08.03.2010 @ 10:39am

H1's are pretty important. There needs to be a balance between SEO and Usability though. You can really tell when a site is trying to appeal only to search engines and not humans.

Dating Sites Reviews said...
07.03.2010 @ 03:18pm

H1 tags have always been seen as one of the most important tags in SEO, why play around with that?

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07.03.2010 @ 01:52am

Header tags are very useful and customizable with casading style sheets.It's a handy shortcut and time-saver if you use them.

Mark said...
06.03.2010 @ 10:29pm

the h1 tag shoud be used but as gerneral rule of thum only up to 4 times per article.

Kyler (@ Net Directory) said...
06.03.2010 @ 04:19pm

H1's are too important. Image is ok if alt tag is set accordingly.

Omaha Homes said...
06.03.2010 @ 08:19am

I depend on H1 tag than any logo. H1 is very important in terms of SEO.

andels said...
06.03.2010 @ 06:19am

No doubt Tag H1 is very important for SEO

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06.03.2010 @ 01:44am

You use a image as or instead of an h1 tag? I´m a little bit confused. Does this make a sense? What impact does it make on the SEO?

Dating Sites Reviews said...
05.03.2010 @ 01:45pm

That's a good post, I had never considered the importance of ascribing a tag to a logo.

Stan said...
05.03.2010 @ 12:00pm

I don't like i rather use h1 instead of image replacement

Pro Dental Arts said...
05.03.2010 @ 09:32am

I've always used H1 tags for the site logo. I believe that in the end, using H1 tags or other tags is only part of the equation when it comes to SEO, so its impact shouldn't be that significant.

Thanks for the post

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05.03.2010 @ 02:34am

Tag H1 is very important for SEO

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04.03.2010 @ 06:06pm

I've always used the H tags for text as I believe it's better practise.

Document Management Systems said...
03.03.2010 @ 08:09pm

H1's are important but not as much as we've thought in the past (according to SEOMoz).

Cigs said...
03.03.2010 @ 05:19am

H1 Tags are not very effective in my opinion !

Rabbit Pearl said...
03.03.2010 @ 05:11am

just started to learn about SEO and the more i learn the more questions i have to answer. I read that H1 i a very good way to put the image in. GOogles indexes it faster if its H1. I dont know if its true.

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03.03.2010 @ 01:13am

I have still plenty to learn about CSS :(

Shoes said...
03.03.2010 @ 01:10am

Deninatly not

Tech Guy said...
02.03.2010 @ 10:07pm

I use image replacement and use text-indent:-9999px for my h1 tags.

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02.03.2010 @ 05:05am

unfortunatly i still have tons to learn on css

mark rushworth uk seo said...
01.03.2010 @ 07:55am

on the home page, yes h1 should be used behind your logo as it is the most important part of that page, on secondary pages then no, the content title should be h1

in any case h1 is devalued for seo reasons... the benefit of on-page elements is as follows:

1. <title>
2. html sitemap
3. h2
4. h3
5. h1
6. text
7. /
8. /
9. bold and italic text
10. url

so you can still put lots of seo goodness into your content subtitles and get seo benefits without spamming your h1

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27.02.2010 @ 10:23am

There's so much that can be done and the search engines are continually changing, so I think it's important to concentrate quality if you want longer term security. Over optimizing can lead to problems over time if you get found out, although people still get away with it sometimes for a while?

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26.02.2010 @ 03:09pm

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26.02.2010 @ 04:43am

i choose not to use h1 for logo. nice article.

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25.02.2010 @ 01:53pm

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25.02.2010 @ 07:11am

Havent tryed this, but will...

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25.02.2010 @ 04:44am

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24.02.2010 @ 11:29pm

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24.02.2010 @ 11:17pm

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Sagar rai said...
24.02.2010 @ 10:54pm

thanks for the tips and more offen i use h1 tag for header alone next time would like to try out for image

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24.02.2010 @ 09:40pm

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23.02.2010 @ 08:12am

Why not using a h2 tag and making it bigger than h1?

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Phentermine said...
23.02.2010 @ 03:40am

How useful "H"s really are?

harvz said...
22.02.2010 @ 11:01pm

yes, h1 shouldnt be used as a logo, but somewhat a title of your site, one can use the for a logo

Dave said...
22.02.2010 @ 12:11pm

Yes, don't forget the keywords in your tags!

UK Boot Camp said...
21.02.2010 @ 07:15am

Nice post regarding images and H1 tags. Completely agree with you that the H1 tag is important and should only be used once on a page. Never thought of using it in images, and probably won't now, but worth knowing.

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19.02.2010 @ 11:43am

I thought H1 tags were no longer effective ?

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17.02.2010 @ 11:45am

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17.02.2010 @ 04:49am

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16.02.2010 @ 06:45am

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16.02.2010 @ 04:05am

Don't forget your logo is name with a keyword, and the alt & title tags have keywords, height and width..

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16.02.2010 @ 02:50am

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15.02.2010 @ 05:29pm

Great article. Doe the h3 adn to a lesse extent, h4 have as much sttrength as h2 does?

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15.02.2010 @ 02:16pm

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HowtoBlogforMoney said...
15.02.2010 @ 02:31am

Pretty logos like pretty links! Interesting thought

Hydroponic System said...
14.02.2010 @ 10:37am

Make sure your logo is named with a keyword, and the alt & title tags have keywords. Not sure about putting it an h1 tag.

cams said...
14.02.2010 @ 02:43am

The h1 tag has no weight anymore , so don't sweat it if you have no where to put it on your page.

boo said...
13.02.2010 @ 11:04pm

Hi Jenna! I like where you are headed with this line of thought. I stopped using image replacement on page header elements a few years ago in my efforts to avoid non-pertinent markup. One thing I would add is the possibility of identifying (id) your header image/logo (as it is unique to the page) in order to allow it's manipulation via css. This could then allow the logo itself to be part of a larger graphical header using padding and background image within the css. Expanding upon this idea of identifying unique page elements can also lead to much cleaner markup without quite so many span and nested div tags.


very nice tip

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13.02.2010 @ 02:50am

Yeah!, agree.. Nice one..

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12.02.2010 @ 04:06pm

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12.02.2010 @ 12:36pm

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11.02.2010 @ 11:45pm

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11.02.2010 @ 03:15pm

That definitely makes sense, I have never really thought of it that way. Thanks for the info.

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10.02.2010 @ 08:13pm

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08.02.2010 @ 05:09am

I just keep my H1 in plain text for the Search Engines to index it, and try not to mess too much around with the all important heading.

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08.02.2010 @ 02:32am

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07.02.2010 @ 09:47am

Yep they are semantic, no joke!

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07.02.2010 @ 12:52am

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Abi said...
06.02.2010 @ 10:51am

I don't usually wrap my logo with h1, I tend to use the tag to wrap my post title in single.php only to which I am trying to emphasize that it's the most important text on the entire page, what do you think

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31.01.2010 @ 04:13pm

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30.01.2010 @ 07:21pm

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29.01.2010 @ 11:23am

Interesting discussion here. I would never think it a good idea to put an image in an H1 in the first place, though.

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29.01.2010 @ 05:24am

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28.01.2010 @ 03:59pm

"what do you think?"

I think it's spectacular. Nice job, my friend.

Sports said...
28.01.2010 @ 02:46pm

Alt text within the H1 should give it some added value as opposed to just a picture alone.

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28.01.2010 @ 02:01pm

Great article
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28.01.2010 @ 03:09am

@Adam: The h1 can be around the linked image ( h1 a img ). Where is the problem?

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27.01.2010 @ 08:57pm

logos are very important in a site. nice post! very helpful

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27.01.2010 @ 06:16pm

I agree that it would have been an SEO mistake to set the logo up as an h1. However, including the logo on every page goes a long way towards building a brand. Thanks for keeping us informed

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26.01.2010 @ 10:11am

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24.01.2010 @ 05:54pm

Hi Jenna! I like where you are headed with this line of thought. I stopped using image replacement on page header elements a few years ago in my efforts to avoid non-pertinent markup. One thing I would add is the possibility of identifying (id) your header image/logo (as it is unique to the page) in order to allow it's manipulation via css. This could then allow the logo itself to be part of a larger graphical header using padding and background image within the css. Expanding upon this idea of identifying unique page elements can also lead to much cleaner markup without quite so many span and nested div tags.

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24.01.2010 @ 11:40am

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21.01.2010 @ 12:43pm

I used

for my blog title and want to know more about this. If anyone could help me it will be more useful. Thank you.

IT Support Glasgow said...
21.01.2010 @ 07:09am

H1 tags should only contact texts.

Recently a few keywords which I have been trying to rank for blows the common rules of SEO out the window.

Kazoo Banner Stands said...
20.01.2010 @ 01:32am

ye in html i use either sifr )flash replacement text) or cufon (this is a javascript version of font replacement) both seo friendly and a good replacement when using alternative web fonts.

Chinese said...
16.01.2010 @ 06:34am

Thanks for sharing such a useful information. I am definitely going to consider it next time.

IT Support said...
15.01.2010 @ 01:52pm

Same here, in all my experience limiting H1 tags to text has had better results but it's hard to say if logos can have the same impact.

Webdesign Rosenheim said...
15.01.2010 @ 04:05am

The question is: Why should I use my company logo within a

Tag anyway? I mean you usually put the company name in the <title> Tag of your site. So there's no need for the

tag to contain your logo...

Beth Charette said...
12.01.2010 @ 12:59pm

I am of the group that just does what our webmaster tells me is best.

When I showed him this message, he got very excited.

Evidently he had had thoughts along these lines before, but had just been doing what everyone else had been doing for so long, just a coding tradition sort of thing.

Thank you for raising our consciousness around this topic.

We think it will improve our public profile in an absolute way.

Ferndale MI Computer Repair said...
11.01.2010 @ 11:51am

In my experience, limiting H1 tags to text has had better results.

On the other hand, I do agree that if the image is highly-informative, it should be marked up appropriately. It's just hard to say what's appropriate.

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10.01.2010 @ 05:36pm

if you want to use a font that is not support by browsers just use "cufon" or flash replacement text

Holiday Croatia said...
08.01.2010 @ 04:22am

I always get a bit nervous when i have to play around with CSS on my page, but this seems to be pretty simply solution to solve problem with H1 tag, so i will try it out, thanks.

Google Adwords Consultant said...
06.01.2010 @ 03:43pm

I’m not too familiar with the images off thing, but if you use an image AND use CSS to set the background, wouldn’t they be able to see it even if they have CSS on but images off?

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04.01.2010 @ 11:14pm

To see a graphical representation of a logo is important. This is a display that partner with you / your company and thus ensure that people think of you when they see similar forms / colors, or even a blank page with your logo on i

Internetsvijet said...
04.01.2010 @ 06:56am

Often search engines like Google, Yahoo, Microsoft look for the texts in these H1 and H2 when they index your website pages. Your webpage relevance is decided based on these texts within the

,

tags.

Adam said...
04.01.2010 @ 06:27am

I have experimented with various H1 uses and find plain text tends to work better. Others seem to agree, but there are many compounding factors to consider - whatever works for you.

backlinks said...
02.01.2010 @ 05:40pm

i agree that you should not make that mistake,
h1 should not be used in logos

Minneapolis Lawyer said...
28.12.2009 @ 07:48pm

Image alt attributes are pretty important too. Thanks for the thoughtful post.

rachti said...
28.12.2009 @ 01:41pm

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franco dane said...
26.12.2009 @ 01:28am

usually using a cms I prefer to remove tag h1 in the logo then to use it in the single pages changing the text

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20.12.2009 @ 10:39am

To see the graphical representation of a logo is important. It's a visualisation that associates itself with you/your business and therefore ensures people think of you when they see similar shapes/colours or even a blank page with your logo on it.

novi mobiteli said...
18.12.2009 @ 02:50am

"H" tags for text, "alt" tags for images. Simple as that. And remember to name your pictures according to "alt" tag and picture subject. Dont`t call your logo picture just "logo", call it "companyname_logo" or something like that.

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Baju said...
15.12.2009 @ 10:18pm

Thanks for you info, but why h1 for logo?

Webbhotell said...
15.12.2009 @ 07:39am

Would the id="logo" part have a big effect towards SEO? Coz some have alt="logo" instead of using ID. I'm a bit confused on this.

Privatlån said...
08.12.2009 @ 10:01am

This reminds me that my logo image alt is marked as "home" and not the company name. A few of the things that you oversee. The Comany name as alt is logically better. Sweet! Thanks for the reminder. I better go change it fast. LOL!

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06.12.2009 @ 11:04pm

There is no need to make logo as h1. I suggest to use alternative text and picture name related to content. And that is the biggest secret.

But don't overvalue importance of h1 h2 and other on-page optimization things.

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06.12.2009 @ 11:02pm

I agree that it would have been an SEO mistake to set the logo up as an h1. However, including the logo on every page goes a long way towards building a brand. Thanks for keeping us informed

Billy Myers said...
04.12.2009 @ 12:34pm

I have actually never heard of this. I will give it a try with my logos as I have used H3 most times for them and the headlines of posts. Thanks for sharing.

Learn free said...
30.11.2009 @ 08:50pm

Interesting thought on using h1 for image tag and its implications for SEO.

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24.11.2009 @ 08:34am

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shashibca said...
23.11.2009 @ 06:16am

I'm agree with you. I think it is a very good SEO practice to use images in h1 tags.

Thanks for your info i whan trial this tips

Darba piedāvājumi said...
20.11.2009 @ 01:28pm

I think that your logo can be h1 heading tag, because each page in your website has it's own value and PR the same h1 in all pages will be a duplicate content and important only for one keyword phrase. Not each page as unique with own value.

Dieta said...
13.11.2009 @ 01:09pm

can you plz tell What is the relevance of H1 tags???

Arafat Hossain Piyada said...
09.11.2009 @ 07:14am

I personally use H1 in my image but I give a title too. I don't much about SEO but putting a title on image always give it meaning. Thanks for sharing your view on H1 and Logo.

Jackie said...
05.11.2009 @ 01:14pm

H1's should always, always be text for SEO reasons

John said...
04.11.2009 @ 09:24am

I don't like putting images in the H1 tag. Like the other said above, I would rather have keyword rich text in the H1 rather than an image. But perhaps you could put the two together - image, text - in the same H1 tag. Would that be a workaround?

Dena: Band Saw Blades said...
30.10.2009 @ 06:43pm

I agree that the logo shouldn't be an H1; in fact it would be completely inefficient to use it with an image. I'm no expert, but I would much rather provide some keyword rich content within that tag; perhaps and image ALT tag would suffice, but why take chances?

Mohsin said...
30.10.2009 @ 06:38am

I think it is a very good SEO practice to use images in h1 tags.

Blog Design Center said...
29.10.2009 @ 07:58pm

Your logo is a branding tool butr should not necessarily be within an h1 tag. What would it mean to have te same h1 tag on each page of your website? That devaluate the purpose of h1 tag you defined so weel in this post.

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29.10.2009 @ 07:22am

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29.10.2009 @ 06:58am

putting logo in h1 portion should be priority.

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29.10.2009 @ 06:55am

I am always work with image alt tag and generally put the logo in h1 section.

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28.10.2009 @ 05:51am

thats very interesting post about h1 tag. I also had the logo with h1 tag which I think is not correct now :). I have more important content on my website that need h1 tag.

Thanks

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28.10.2009 @ 02:48am

I have different question with the H1 but there are similarity.
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Jen said...
26.10.2009 @ 10:13am

This is not a good idea when it comes to best practices SEO. If you must use an image as the H1 - make sure the alt tag is optimized.

indyainfo said...
23.10.2009 @ 04:31pm

Thanks for you info, but why h1 for logo?

indyainfo said...
23.10.2009 @ 04:30pm

Thanks for you info, but why h1 for logo?

Christian said...
21.10.2009 @ 02:13pm

I think you made the right call- H1 is not semantically the correct tag to use for what is, ultimately, an image.

Alan said...
20.10.2009 @ 12:37am

I struggle with this issue from time to time. I am a relatively new designer when it comes to CSS and I learned everything from a couple CSS/HTML books plus hundreds of hours of analyzing the code in websites that appear on CSS Zen Garden (as you may know there is a lot of H1 image use going on there). Needless to say I have developed this habit which I use for newbie flexibility.

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19.10.2009 @ 08:44pm

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19.10.2009 @ 03:08am

Thanks for you info, but why h1 for logo?

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Ben said...
16.10.2009 @ 10:25am

I have always done it this way. Never really understood why you'd want to wrap an h1 around it. It's your logo! Great post.

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13.10.2009 @ 10:02am

The image replacement is so strong by using h1 logo. But is it will be useful to new users? This fact is confusing me. Otherwise it is very affective.

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12.10.2009 @ 03:12pm

I totally agree with keeping the h1 tag for text. You really need to get your major keywords in h1 for maximum benefit in seo.

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09.10.2009 @ 05:43pm

I've always managed to confuse myself with the use of

and I think that you've set me straight. I've never used and image with that tag, but if I encounter it in the future I know that I'll handle it correctly.

Thx.

Mike said...
09.10.2009 @ 09:46am

I always use H1 tags for text. But always use alt tags for images, the traffic alt tags can pull in from google image search is alays overlooked.

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08.10.2009 @ 05:15am

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05.10.2009 @ 11:23pm

i choose not to use h1 for logo. nice article.

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04.10.2009 @ 02:15pm

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Algernon said...
30.09.2009 @ 10:44am

Yes, I agree.

h1 is best used using text

Darba piedāvājumi said...
30.09.2009 @ 08:05am

There is no need to make logo as h1. I suggest to use alternative text and picture name related to content. And that is the biggest secret.

But don't overvalue importance of h1 h2 and other on-page optimization things.

Abigail Johnson said...
30.09.2009 @ 06:37am

i agree with Webmaster Nate that header tags is very essential in SEO.

Pancake said...
29.09.2009 @ 08:33am

hey, nice post I also use h1. I use for my blog title. And then h2 and h3 for article headers and sub-headers.

Robert J Lowe said...
28.09.2009 @ 03:19pm

I've been thinking about something like this as well, on my blog, I use an h1 as my blog title, h2 as article header, and h3 as sub-headers. I'm wondering if it would be better for semantics to switch over to a div for my blog title and use h1's strictly for articles. Nice post.

Paula said...
28.09.2009 @ 09:29am

I would never use H1 on a logo and any website I came across that had a H1 around the logo would find it changed pretty quickly.

It's so bad having the same H1 on every page...

WebMaster Nate said...
28.09.2009 @ 02:05am

Header tags are very important for SEO. Important to do them correctly. Great post.

locksmiths said...
25.09.2009 @ 04:51pm

Very interesting!! I didn't know this method till now. Thank you so much

Monroe Computer Repair said...
23.09.2009 @ 11:44pm

I agree, this is how I handle my logos. it just makes sure he logo is there no matter whats going on with css.

Dataflurry said...
22.09.2009 @ 03:07pm

Excellent advice! I think I actually need to critique a few areas of some of my websites to meet these parameters, but I believe you are right on the $

Manhattan Real Estate said...
22.09.2009 @ 03:04pm

How does having more header tags (h2, h3, ect) affect your h1's value? Will they considerably lower it? Even if it's a logo?

Lab Tests said...
22.09.2009 @ 02:39pm

Nice idea! Thanks for sharing.

Boost your rank in search index said...
22.09.2009 @ 01:17pm

Learning css is a big process, i didnt know we can use logos instead H1 headers, a great idea to try.

Bellevue carpet cleaning said...
21.09.2009 @ 07:45pm

You're probably right that the logo shouldn't go to H1 for the best optimization.

Annuity said...
21.09.2009 @ 01:30am

If you can place the keyword on the alt tag then it should be fine I hope. That's what I do.

Thanks,
Steve

Kat Young said...
19.09.2009 @ 10:04pm

I think it is ok if you use alt tags on the image and give your image file name a keyword too. good luck

Abu Aufa's Weblog said...
18.09.2009 @ 08:15pm

I Thinks It's Great Idea..

Adam said...
16.09.2009 @ 07:36am

wow.. i've never actually thought about that before. I always put the logo in a H1, might change it and see what happens.

Daryl said...
16.09.2009 @ 07:06am

Great idea! I really never though it would be posibble that logo can be really useful. This technique will also help in improving the style of the layout too.

arab-ia said...
15.09.2009 @ 10:28pm

I have still plenty to learn about CSS :(

raphael said...
14.09.2009 @ 07:27am

But why would you use an image in a h1 tag in the first place? For SEO purposes?

Web design Edinburgh said...
13.09.2009 @ 05:19am

I wouldn't ever use an image inside an H1 tag, doing so basically destroys the SEO value of the tag.

An H1 should be keyword rich and act as a heading for the page.

Anime Games said...
11.09.2009 @ 11:09pm

I still choose to use the classic way of

usage. Use text because Search Engines Understand Text. Not unless my site is so uber popular that it has enough traffic for the transition for look over promotion

India Tours Packages said...
11.09.2009 @ 04:58am

Thanks I agree with u.

Derek Dorian said...
10.09.2009 @ 05:38am

I agree to Jenna
that was what i was doing

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09.09.2009 @ 02:53pm

Ah yes, you are quite right

Gary Mawdsley said...
08.09.2009 @ 03:58pm

I personally would never use a H1 for a logo and waste all the SEO value of a H1. Leave it for it's purpose, the main heading on the page.

Anthony Green said...
07.09.2009 @ 04:14pm

@Multiply Themes
It isn't fine in SEO. That was the point I was making about dark data. Search metrics do not value images in H tags because it would open the sytem to abuse.

Multiply Themes said...
07.09.2009 @ 08:42am

I think as long as alt text st there, it fine in seo.

Anthony Green said...
07.09.2009 @ 08:21am

If the H1 contains your company name and you want to display the logo instead, use an image replacement technique.

Other than that images should NEVER appear in H tags. Firstly Headings are one of the more semantically important structures in a web page, and only really intended for textual metadata. Secondly Images are dark data. There is no foolproof method of machine determining what the image contains, (remember alt attributtes can lie.)

SEO Workgroup said...
07.09.2009 @ 05:19am

Thanks for sharing. I never thought about the logo being pertinent content and therefore earning a spot in the source. It's just usually ugly in an un-styled page. Maybe this should go a bit further to include ways to make it pretty in both styled and un-styled layouts.

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07.09.2009 @ 02:39am

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Victoria Greenz said...
05.09.2009 @ 01:12pm

IMHO h1 tag is too important to use image instead of text (with main keyword of course)

Banner Stands said...
04.09.2009 @ 12:36pm

wow the pink and blue typography on your website really complements it. Nice design

japh said...
04.09.2009 @ 09:10am

Very nice. :-)

Paul Randall said...
04.09.2009 @ 07:59am

But should you be using an H1 for the logo anyway?

In a poll, over at http://www.h1debate.com 70% of the people said that they use an H1 for the title, with only 30% putting the logo, or name of the company in the H1.

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Maneesh Bhati said...
04.09.2009 @ 06:33am

Your logo shouldn't go to H1 if you want to have it optimized best. If you don't care about what the search engines think then it doesn't really matter.

foreclosure las vegas said...
04.09.2009 @ 03:51am

Thanks for the useful info. It’s so interesting

Free Ringback Tones said...
03.09.2009 @ 03:04pm

Thanks for your info i whan trial this tips !!

Scissor said...
03.09.2009 @ 08:14am

background image within the css. Expanding upon this idea of identifying unique page elements can also lead to much cleaner markup without quite so many span and nested div

Machwan said...
31.08.2009 @ 07:32am

If you want to have your logo, just optimized it. It's a best you can do.

Restaurants said...
29.08.2009 @ 04:28pm

I agree that your logo shouldn't go to H1 if you want to have it optimized best. If you don't care about what the search engines think then it doesn't really matter I guess.

Johnes said...
27.08.2009 @ 02:50pm

You use a image as or instead of an h1 tag? I´m a little bit confused. Does this make a sense? Please give me a little help.

curls said...
27.08.2009 @ 07:11am

does having an image within a

have any effect on the ranking? does google read the alt info and consider it part of the

?

rajagiri said...
27.08.2009 @ 02:20am

i agree with you.

auctions said...
26.08.2009 @ 04:35pm

why would you have logo in h1 tag. I am bit confused.... what difference it makes having it h1 vs not having it ? anyone please...

Blane said...
22.08.2009 @ 04:03pm

I agree that it would have been an SEO mistake to set the logo up as an h1. However, including the logo on every page goes a long way towards building a brand. Thanks for keeping us informed

Modern Warfare 2 Forums said...
22.08.2009 @ 12:21am

I have still plenty to learn about CSS :(

Dayton Nolan said...
07.02.2009 @ 05:30pm

I agree. I never thought about the logo being pertinent content and therefore earning a spot in the source. It's just usually ugly in an un-styled page. Maybe this should go a bit further to include ways to make it pretty in both styled and un-styled layouts.

Jenna said...
10.01.2009 @ 08:19am

Ah yes, you are quite right Jeff... I generally add the ID to the surrounding anchor and forgot to add that part! I have updated the markup in the post to reflect this =)

Jeff Hales said...
06.01.2009 @ 06:16pm

Hi Jenna! I like where you are headed with this line of thought. I stopped using image replacement on page header elements a few years ago in my efforts to avoid non-pertinent markup. One thing I would add is the possibility of identifying (id) your header image/logo (as it is unique to the page) in order to allow it's manipulation via css. This could then allow the logo itself to be part of a larger graphical header using padding and background image within the css. Expanding upon this idea of identifying unique page elements can also lead to much cleaner markup without quite so many span and nested div tags.

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