Twitter Poll: The H1 Debate

Should H1 tags be used for the site’s logo, or should it be used for the title of the page?

How you can take part:

To cast your vote, simply include your message with the hashtag #h1logo or #h1title. Your tweet will automatically go into its respective column, and your first vote will be counted. Subsequent tweets will not count.

Tweet to this account: @h1debate

Most recent tweet date: Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:02:08 +0100

#h1logo

Total votes: 145

Most recent votes

@dianagtr wrote:H1 for the logo. Semantic code for accessible websites. #h1logo1 month ago

@mathcoll wrote:The H1 Debate http://www.h1debate.com #h1logo7 months ago

@andyjrowland wrote:The H1 Debate: http://www.h1debate.com. Damn marketing folks subverting semantically correct HTML. I'll weaken, but I don't like it! #h1logo8 months ago

@chilev wrote:It's kinda more logical for me! #h1logo9 months ago

@ohneworte wrote:following #atag09 via Twitter --opinion: #h1logo10 months ago

@fissl wrote:#h1logo11 months ago

@el_kev wrote:@ramsden ha thats cool i'm #h1logo1 year ago

@daniel_howells wrote:@ramsden We as an industry debate some brilliantly important issues. I'm going for #h1logo. http://h1debate.com/1 year ago

@blisster138 wrote:@h1debate I'm going with #h1logo. Could go either way, but I prefer items like "Contact" with a bit lesser weight than organization name.1 year ago

@StyleProne wrote:#h1logo It depends really, H1 can affect keyword density and SEO if used properly.1 year ago

#h1title

Total votes: 339

Most recent votes

@alecsaiko wrote:H1 title should be used for page title, not for logos. H1 stands for 'Heading 1' so more semantically correct as a page title #h1title1 month ago

@camerondube wrote:my vote in the http://h1debate.com goes to the #h1title1 month ago

@dstreefkerk wrote:I vote H1 for the page title, not the logo: http://www.h1debate.com #h1title4 months ago

@adam_robinson wrote:my vote #h1title http://www.h1debate.com/4 months ago

@safwanrahman wrote:The H1 debate: http://h1debate.com #h1title4 months ago

@eazyd wrote:Have to go with #h1title , as Google uses h1 to know what the page is about- logo alt is generic http://www.h1debate.com/ #seo @derekallard4 months ago

@lotidesco wrote:The H1 debate: #h1title is better for SEO and is semantically correct5 months ago

@shyles25 wrote:Id say #h1title, not that it really matters.5 months ago

@JamesGreen wrote:You probably want the logo text in the domain name + high in keyword density too #h1title ultimately let GWT & GA be your guide6 months ago

@hourlily wrote:Voted #h1title in the H1 Debate http://bit.ly/aGlFQP . The W3C QA Tips agree http://bit.ly/c9tkhj . Semantic code and web standards ftw.7 months ago