H2s or H3s for a list headers in an article?

Zakch93 · Jul 28, 2022

So here is my article structure:

------

Title: How to do XYZ (H1)

Introduction (H2)

"text...

...here are some of the best ways to do XYZ:"

Thing 1 (H2 or H3?)

"text"

Thing 2

"text"

Thing 3

"text"

Etc...

Conclusion (H2)

"text"

---------

So, the things in the list should be H2 or H3? And try to justify your answer please so we can acquire more useful knowledge.

emptyzero · Jul 28, 2022

thing 1,2,3 ... H3

conclusion H3

aristocratic · Jul 28, 2022

<H2> " here are some of the best ways to do XYZ:"
<H3> Thing 1
<H3> Thing 2

I would go like this with my blog

Zakch93 · Jul 28, 2022

emptyzero said:
thing 1,2,3 ... H3

conclusion H3

Why conclusion not H2?

aristocratic said:
<H2> " here are some of the best ways to do XYZ:"
<H3> Thing 1
<H3> Thing 2

I would go like this with my blog

OK agree for the H3s, but using a regular sentence as an H2 that is not KW or even something "catchy" is not something I have ever seen.

emptyzero · Jul 28, 2022

Styling your article is all about readability, and making it easier to understand, enjoyable giving you scores for how long the person stays on the page( read it all )
and how easy it is to access informations shared.

So focus more on making it look neet, and easy to read, regardless of the tags..

You can even make thing1,2,3 in Bold and different colour.. still does the job.

Zakch93 · Jul 28, 2022

aristocratic said:
<H2> " here are some of the best ways to do XYZ:"
<H3> Thing 1
<H3> Thing 2

I would go like this with my blog

emptyzero said:
Styling your article is all about readability, and making it easier to understand, enjoyable giving you scores for how long the person stays on the page( read it all )
and how easy it is to access informations shared.

So focus more on making it look neet, and easy to read, regardless of the tags..

You can even make thing1,2,3 in Bold and different colour.. still does the job.

I would love to just make the list headers in bold and call it a day, actually.

But won't Google like them better if they were headers instead, if I'm not mistaken?

DeadJoe · Jul 28, 2022

this is how I would do it

H2 - Introduction
H2 - Whatever these things are
H3 - Thing 1
H3 - Thing 2
...
..
H2 Conclusion

I think of headers as equals and subsets.

For example.

Title/H1: Obvious Blackhat SEO Methods
H2: Intro
H2: Obvious Blackhat Methods
H3: GSA Spam
H3: Link Schemes
..
.
H2: Illegal/Blackhat Methods
H3: Cookie Stuffing
..
.
H2: Conclusion

aristocratic · Jul 28, 2022

Zakch93 said:
Why conclusion not H2?

OK agree for the H3s, but using a regular sentence as an H2 that is not KW or even something "catchy" is not something I have ever seen.

Assuming that KW is "How to do XYZ"

"some of the best ways on how to do XYZ" would be a great H2 + the main KW is in the title too.

Zakch93 · Jul 28, 2022

DeadJoe said:
this is how I would do it

H2 - Introduction
H2 - Whatever these things are
H3 - Thing 1
H3 - Thing 2
...
..
H2 Conclusion

I think of headers as equals and subsets.

For example.

Title/H1: Obvious Blackhat SEO Methods
H2: Intro
H2: Obvious Blackhat Methods
H3: GSA Spam
H3: Link Schemes
..
.
H2: Illegal/Blackhat Methods
H3: Cookie Stuffing
..
.
H2: Conclusion

This is perfect, thank you D.J!

aristocratic said:
Assuming that KW is "How to do XYZ"

"some of the best ways on how to do XYZ" would be a great H2 + the main KW is in the title too.

I got you you're saying the same thing as DeadJoe. Yes that's the good way.

Thanks this is what I'm looking for to make the sentence in the context into a good H2.

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