Using <h2></h2><b></b> and css for empasizing keywords?

Is this considered spam? Does this work? Please help?

[frenzy77]

Hi everbody:)

I've got a few questions.

Q.1. Would it be considered spam if i used the <b></b> tags along with the <h2></h2> tags at the same time to empasize the keyword text?

Q.2. Or go even further with the addition of the
<strong></strong> tag in this example?

Ex.

<h2><b>blue widget</b></h2>

or

<h2><b><strong>blue widget</strong></b></h2>

Q.3. Also what about *including* all tags plus the bold in the CSS file in the <h2></h2> tag for the above example?

h2 { font-weight: bold; }

I ask because i have seen some websites use this setup on keywords.

Q.4. Does it help with the keywords as far as it's
recognition on the page?

Q.5. Could it hurt the rankings of the page?

Please answer each question:)
Thank you for your help:)

frenzy77

[SEOMike]

Adding H tags can help bring emphasis to the desired prhase. However... I'm not sold on using them in a style sheet and getting the same effect. This is why...

If you do it onpage, here's what a robot sees:
<h1>some word or phrase</h1>

If you do it with CSS, the robot sees the class call instead of the H tag. I don't like to do it this way because I'd rather have the robot see what I want them to.

[rj87uk]

You should try:

<h1 class="stylegoeshere"> H1 text thats not H1 size</h1>

Create a stylesheet in a different file and call it to the page.

[frenzy77]

Hi:)
SEOMike,

I think you misunderstood what i meant. When i said including CSS, i meant the <h1> tag would not be called using the class.

Instead, <h1> tag would be on the page with the CSS in a file that *also* had the information for the *bold*. All other tags would be used without css.

Ex. <h1><strong><b>keyword here</b></strong></h1>

*All these tags are used for this keyword at the same time on the webpage just as it is seen here.

<h1> commands for *bold* in a css file used to
emphasize bold in the keyword.

Can this be done and does this help seo for the page?
Will it look like i was trying to spam?

Thank you very much:)
I appreciate the help:)

frenzy77

[waverider]

Q.1. Would it be considered spam if i used the <b></b> tags along with the <h2></h2> tags at the same time to empasize the keyword text?

No, will not be considered spam.

Q.2. Or go even further with the addition of the
<strong></strong> tag in this example?

For search engines you better use <strong> instead of <b>. And it's not spam I use it all the time.

Q.3. Also what about *including* all tags plus the bold in the CSS file in the <h2></h2> tag for the above example?
h2 { font-weight: bold; }

<h1><strong> will emphasis the text more. But you might choose to keep the text decoration in css.

Q.4. Does it help with the keywords as far as it's
recognition on the page?

Yes, use strong and italic in your text as well (besides titles)

Q.5. Could it hurt the rankings of the page?

No, it will help it.