So now lets take a look at the body section of the code

Like all tags the body tags is opened and then closed and everything inside these tags will be the main section or body of the website its where all the meat of your content goes

First then lets discuss the <h> tag The h tag is used to create headers on your site and stands for "heading level 1" there is always a lot of confusion about how to use these as there are actually six <h> tags and they are as follows

<h1> heading level 1

<h2> heading level 2

<h3>heading level 3

<h4>heading level 4

<h5>heading level 5

<h6> heading level 6

The <h> tags play a role in your on page SEO they are a way of telling Google what you page or post is about, so you should always have your relevant keywords in the heading, so as to give Google the correct info on your, on page SEO

So below is a screen shot of how to create your <h1> tags for you page or post in WordPress

To create your h1 heading in WordPress, highlight the words in the heading and then click on paragraph and select the heading you want, in this case the heading 1

You will notice that the font of the heading gets smaller, as we go up in the numbers, so h1 is the most prominent and gives Google the level of importance to place on the words selected and so you need to have your keywords in the h1 tag to help your page rank for the keywords you have chosen

This post is called iOS 7 Features so the <h1> heading is called iOS 7 Features - Quick look on iPhone 5" so the keyword is now in my title and my main heading

The main mistake that people make with <h> tags is that they think that the headings should always go down in size the further they go down the page, this is not how it really works, as web pages are like magazines and newspapers, so you can use a <h1> tag further down the page or many <h2> tags, if you want to highlight something important to the reader, just like they do in newspapers and magazines.

So try and see your web pages as articles in magazines and newspapers and think of the reader and not Google, all the time, you can use HTML tags to highlight or grab attention of your readers, to get them more engged just like the media do



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JustHilda Premium
I remember back when I was taking a course for my degree and it was still called "machine language." Of course, that was back in the day before internet, and we still had 5 1/4 floppy disks. We've come a long long way from those days.
I love what you are doing, more people should learn this. Well at least the basics. I'm constantly going in the code and changing the dimension size of an ad. Great stuff Barry!
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SowAndReap Premium Plus
Hey Barry Thanks for sharing this. I just added it to my favorites and will be reviewing all of it when my children are sleep. Thanks!
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CoachEd Premium
Thanks --very well done !!! (;-)

Coach Ed
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cubandane Premium
Great teaching post Barry. Not only is it very useful information but also very interesting. I am bookmarking it for future reference. Thanks Barry, hope all is going well for you. Cheers, Simon
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Trialynn Premium
Thanks Barry for the clear and concise way in which you teach!
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