Would it work to place H1 (or important page keywords) at the top of your page in HTML and move lower on page with CSS?
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I understand that the H1 tag is no longer heavily correlated with stronger ranking signals but it is more important that Keywords or keyphrases are at the top of a page.
My question is, if I just put my important keyword (or H1) toward the top of my page in the HTML and move it towards the middle/lower portion with css position elements, will this still be viewed by Googlebot as important keywords toward the top of my page?
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Hey, thanks Matt!
I don't contribute for the points but the perks are certainly nice
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Hi Jonathan! If Chris answered your question, mind marking his response as a "Good Answer?" It'll give him a few extra MozPoints, and it helps us keep track of things.
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hmm... it seems your last sentence answers my question. So I guess, we can assume pre-CSS-loaded HTML won't really help.
That makes sense. Thanks for your response!
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Headings carry weight based on their formatting (font size, font weight etc) and location. Regardless of how you go about this, moving the heading down the page is going to steadily decrease that value from my understanding. For both users and search engines.
Moving it down a few lines is no big deal but if you're moving it 1000px below the fold, it's a strange choice
Search engines will render your page, including CSS so they see it essentially the same way as the end user.
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