Document structure (Headings)

[Mickelp]

Hi,

Is it a "no go" to put text before H1 on a site?

We got some courses where the user puts in the name of the course in a H1

Then we make a H2 with the name of the course and keywords (6 weeks course in XXX)

So on the page it appears

H1 "XXX Course"

H2 "6 weeks course in XXX"

**Description of the course **

Would it be logical to remove the H1 from the top and put it where the H2 currently is, leaving the top text with no heading?

[Unity]

Best practice is that every page has one H1 header followed by a series of H2 and H3 headers. And, where possible these headings should be in a hierarchical order within the source code.

I'd approach it  like this:

'course name' + Course

6 weeks learning 'secondary keyword targets')

So it would look something like this...

Veterinary Nurse Course

6 weeks learning about animal care & pet health