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Changing the Font & Style of Your H1 Tags

QUESTION: (Rhonda) I am having problems changing the font size of my H1text. Is this very important? If so, how do I go about changing it?

Changing the text and/or style of an H1 tag is simple in CSS.  It does not affect anything other than how the visitor sees it though (i.e., if you use a large font, it means nothing more than a smaller font, in SEO terms or how Google sees it).

You can change the H1 tag locally or in the CSS definition file.

If you want to change all of the H1 tag settings in your entire website, you would do this in the CSS file:

h1 {
font-size: 24px;
}

You would use the h1 tag as you normally would:
<h1>This is my H1 tag</h1>

You can define a class in the CSS file which allows you to define your new style whenever you wish anywhere on the site:

.h1style {
font-size: 24px;
}

You would add this class to your h1 tag, when you wish it:

<h1 class=”h1style”>This is my H1 Tag</h1>

* Remember to add the “.” when defining it in the CSS to classify it as a class.

Finally, you can do it locally using a style attribute (without the CSS file):

<h1 style=”font-size:24px;”>This is my H1 Tag</h1>

All of the above do the exact same thing.  Their use is based on how often you use the style and how you want it defined (whether globally or locally).

Also, remember you can add other styles to the same definition (like color):

<h1 style=”font-size:24px; color:red;”>This is my H1 Tag that is Red and 24px high</h1>

I find that being able to change the styles of my text for header and other standard tags to be quite invaluable!  Knowing a little bit of CSS can go a long way.  Give this a try!

The easiest thing to try first is the local definition using the style attribute. If this is working for you, consider creating or editing your own CSS file!

Good luck!  cheers…matt


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But I have to respect it!  It is kind of ironic that I am an online marketer, yet I am a fairly anti-social person.  The anonymity is what initially drew me to a lot of the marketing methods (such as advertising and SEO strategies) requires little interaction. As the internet world grows, we are finding [...]

But I have to respect it!  It is kind of ironic that I am an online marketer, yet I am a fairly anti-social person.  The anonymity is what initially drew me to a lot of the marketing methods (such as advertising and SEO strategies) requires little interaction. As the internet world grows, we are finding that the cyber internet community is growning and developing as well.  So I have succumbed to my anti-social nature to pay attention to this “cyber-active” world.

So what does that mean?  Do I need a Myspace account now?  (Isn’t that for teenagers?)  What about my blog?  Does this mean that there is more than just WRITING blogs?  Digg’ing? If you have not noticed, I have added a Digg’it box at the bottom of all of my posts.  What the heck is this and why do we care?

Did you know that MySpace is one of the most visited websites currently online?  Any marketer with half a brain must realize that this fact should not be ignored.  What about blogs?  Am I so conceited to think that just because I write a blog that people should read it?  And what is the purpose of a blog?  It is more than just a journal, it is an online conversation.  Same with discussion forums.  Digg’ing is the concept of recommending hot content to others.
So what am I trying to say here?  (Other than pose a lot of questions!) Simple:  If you want to be success at internet marketing in this current Web 2.0 world, you need to participate in the web community.  Few blogs succeed unless the writer is established in the genre’s blogging community.  Remember the old phrase:  “It is not what you know, it is WHO you know?”  This is becoming more evident online.  A simple MySpace profile can bring you recognition and traffic by the boatloads. Meeting new friends or even getting people to notice you in these new social forums can build traffic flows that would cost you thousands on PPC or take months to achieve through SEO.

And that is the other point:  Backlinks!  While more and more websites are becoming aware of nofollow attributes, plenty one way link opportunities still exists (especially on the profiles and forums you develop yourself).

Yes, I am coming around to the Social Networking aspects of the internet, and it is starting to pay off.  Viral marketing is alive and well in cyberspace and really, it is not very hard to do and it comes at little to no cost to you (Other than your time). Still, this time is well spent.

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