Using css and <b></b> tag in the webpage?

Better results or spammy?

[frenzy77]

Hi everybody:)

I have a few questions. I hope you can answer them.

Well,

Q.1. I'm optimizing a web page and i used *bold* on one of my keywords. I used CSS to make it bold.
Like this:

p.weight { font-weight: bold; }

My question is will this *css* work so the keyword stands out and is recognized for better results?

I ask because i'm using a search engine optimization software and i used *css* and it told me i did'nt have my keywords in bold.
I guess it did'nt recognize the css. The words are coming out in bold on the page.

Q.2. Also, should i be using the bold tag <b></b> on my webpages. The tag is deprecated so i was wondering if i should still use it?

Q.3. Or should i use *both* the *css* and the <b></b> tag at the same time for the *same keyword* on the page just to make sure it is recognized as an important keyword?

Ex. style sheet:

p.weight { font-weight: bold; }

and <b>blah blah</b> in the body of the page for the same keyword?

Q.4. Or is this in some way looked as spamming to the engines?

Please answer each question:)
Thank you very much for your help:)
I appreciate your help.

Thanks again

frenzy77

[leadegroot]

Using css to emphasise your text, sadly, won't give it the same SEO oomph that a simple <b> tag will.
<b> is only deprecated in the later versions. Drop back to HTML 4.01 and you can still write validating markup.

using font-weight: bold and <b> is redundant and pointless, but won't be seen as spamming.

[Span]

No.. the bold tag was never deprecated. It's even a valid tag in XHTML1.1.

[leadegroot]

Oh yeah! I took him at his word for that :(

[frenzy77]

Hi:)

I just checked the <b></b> tag at a website to see if it was deprecated.
Sorry, you are right. It's not deprecated. I was thinking of the <u></u> tag for underlining. Sorry about that.

And thanks for your help:)

frenzy77