HTML headings such as H2 and H3 are powerful ranking signals to search engines. Their importance is increasing because Google’s featured snippet algorithm looks for sections of a page to answer a ...

HTML headings are phrases or short sentences introducing a new section of content. Google has confirmed that headings help communicate the content’s purpose. But search engine optimizers often debate ...

Martin Splitt from Google seemed almost upset by advice he saw someone was given around how to use HTML headings or Hx tags on a page. An SEO was told to use H3 tags for level-2 subheading. So what ...

In the early 2000s, heading elements (H1, H2, H3) were actual ranking factors. It was mandatory to add your keywords in the headings if you wanted to rank. But that’s not been the case for many years.

Google’s John Mueller discussed heading elements with a member of the SEO community where he affirmed the usefulness of using hierarchical structure when using heading elements. “h1–h6 elements have a ...