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> Pretty sure Google doesn't care about which tags you use anymore, just that there's a visual heading (some big text at the top of the page). From Google dir
by seanwilson 7y ago
> Pretty sure Google doesn't care about which tags you use anymore, just that there's a visual heading (some big text at the top of the page).
From Google directly:
https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/7451184?hl=en https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/7451184?hl=en
> Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Starter Guide
> Use heading tags to emphasize important text
> ...
> Similar to writing an outline for a large paper, put some thought into what the main points and sub-points of the content on the page will be and decide where to use heading tags appropriately.
Nobody is saying you have to have H1 tags to rank well, but it's not going to hurt and is likely to help. It's better to tell Google what the main heading of the site is instead of Google having to guess and getting it wrong.
> I don't think you should give this advice unless you add meta tags to your site and then see an increase in your organic search traffic.
Google says description meta tags don't impact your search rank but as these descriptions can optionally be shown to users, well written ones should increase click through rates. Google recommend you write meta descriptions in https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/7451184?hl=en https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/7451184?hl=en as well.
I have a list of SEO recommendations like the above that are mostly sourced from Google here:
https://www.checkbot.io/guide/seo https://www.checkbot.io/guide/seo