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Re: page should contain no more than two h1 elements

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From: Al Sparber
Date: Jun 15, 2009 2:25PM

From: "Dean Hamack" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >

> Responses inline.
>
> On 6/15/09 12:48 PM, "Al Sparber" < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
>> Evidence that multiple H1 tags impact accessibility or SEO obviously must
>> carry weight, of course.
>
> Agreed. And I would hope that when a multi-billion dollar website like the
> aforementioned one I worked for hires an SEO expert, that their
> instructions
> are based on something more than mere opinion.
>
>> So is it OK to have one H1 and then multiple
>> H2 or H3 tags?
>
> Absolutely.
>
>> It is a ridiculous concept that would seem to hamstring the practice of
>> writing.
>
> I totally disagree.

Poor clarity on my part. I meant "ridiculous" in terms of H2 tags (and
lower) also being restricted to single instances. I've published a book,
actually, and certainly agree with your chapter metaphor.

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Al Sparber - PVII
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