When writing a SEO article, having a good heading structure is really important because it divides the content into sections and clarifies its hierarchy.
There are 6 main header tags: H1 through H6.
There are 2 main benefits associated with using headings in your content, SEO related or not. Let’s take a look at why header structure is important.
With a well-defined header hierarchy, you will give readers an idea about what each paragraph or section will be talking about and give them better accessibility to the content. Readers love to skim through the content before thoroughly reading it.
Even though Headings don’t directly affect your SEO performance, however, a good heading structure means good text quality that is easy to read and access and if the readers enjoy your headers then they will stay longer on your site thus increasing the bounce rate and ultimately a better SEO performance.
<h1>Heading 1</h1>
<h2>Heading 2</h2>
<h3>Heading 3</h3>
<h4>Heading 4</h4>
<h5>Heading 5</h5>
<h6>Heading 6</h6>
Even though header structures do not have a great impact on your website’s rank on search engine results
It does, however, help Google Algorithms better understand your content and how it is divided, as well as providing clear guidelines for your readers about your text.