Does Google Mind <FONT> Inside Heading

[Tonearm]

Will Google still give my keyword "credit" in a situation like this:

<h1><font size="2">Keyword</font></h1>

(Trying not to use CSS.)

[hlbuss]

I see why you'd want to do it, but I don't think it will help. I can't see how it'd be that hard for Google to work something into their algo to offset coding like this.

BTW: Why not use styles? the <font> tag is being deprecated in newer versions of html. the code:

<h1 style="font-size:80%">Hello</h1>

will do the same exact thing, and it validates HTML 4.01 Transitional. However, I couldn't tell you whether or not the SEO aspect is the same.

[bekyed]

Why are you trying not to use css?
Cascading style sheets make a page more search engine friendly and is the upmost importance to webmasters and seo'ers.

Just my opinion.

[Tonearm]

hlbuss - What do you mean when you say you don't think it will help? You don't think the keyword will be given credit?

bekyed - I hate how sites "pop in" when they use CSS. The plain text shows up, and then when the style sheet is loaded, the design pops in around it and formats everything properly. Plus using font tags guarantees browser compatibility. I do realize I'm in the minority on this though, in fact, I don't recall any other designers who feel the same way. Basically, it seems to me CSS is better for the coder and not using CSS is better for the user. Why do you say CSS is better for SEO? Is it because a smaller amount of code is used?

[jcoronella]

Why do you say CSS is better for SEO?

Some use CSS to be able to place their key phrase rich text at the top of the page regardless of where it eventually gets rendered.

You can also get your keyword density higher with lighter code, or your CSS off page.

[jbinbpt]

(Trying not to use CSS.)

One neat thing about CSS is that you use a little and get a lot from it.
Try defining your <h> tags in css first. Make the going a lot easier. You can then add additional elements later if you want.

[bekyed]

Exactly,

Any good seo'r worth their salt will use cascading style sheets to rank webpages high using heading 1, 2 and 3 tags with their most important keywords in.

Bek

Its not rocket science.

[BlueSky]

What browser are you using that the pages show up in plain text before the style sheet is loaded? On the sites you see this effect are they using the import command?

CSS is actually better for the user. If done correctly, it can also make page layout redesigns easier. My preference is to use an external style sheet rather than inline it. I stay away from deprecated tags like the font one.

[Tonearm]

bekyed: "Any good seo'r worth their salt will use cascading style sheets to rank webpages high using heading 1, 2 and 3 tags with their most important keywords in."

But you can do that without CSS right?

- Grant