[thelist] <h1> + images + search engines penalties

[jono at charlestonwebsolutions.com]

 > Why not dropping the span element and use a simple:
> <h1><img alt="" src="fancy-logo.jpg" />The Campaign Thingee</h1>
>
> http://www.tjkdesign.com/articles/tip.asp


That is exactly what I have done, only a few steps more. I am curious if
SEs do or do not penalize for images in a header tags?

Here's a better example of the markup and output on screen:

Mark up:

<div>
  <h4>
    <a href="http://www.keyword.com/" name="keyword" id="keyword">
      <img src="keyword.gif" width="60" height="60" alt="keyword" />
    </a>Header Keyword Text Here
  </h4>
  <p>Keyword related paragraph</p>
  <p class="link">
    <a href=" keyword.html" title=" keyword ">Keyword Link</a>
  </p>
</div>


On Screen (with CSS applied):

XXXXXXX  Header Keyword Text
XXXXXXX
XXXXXXX  Keyword related paragraph
XXXXXXX  goes here and supports header
         and image on left of this text.

         Keyword Link


I should not have used the example that I did before as it opened more
cans of worms than it closed, but there were some interesting points made.
 Thanks.

I think the overall consensus is that images inside header tags is OK, and
if it is not, it is not documented or proven otherwise.

The image is for design purposes, and serves to highlight a product or
entice the user to click.

Thanks,

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Jono Young
Designer | Developer | Illustrator
Charleston Web Solutions
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