Economic factors - headings & search engine

Presenting the Case for Web Accessibility: Financial Factors
"Some search engines give higher weight to text marked up as headings (WCAG
1.0 Checkpoint x.x) [@@need supporting reference] "
http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/Drafts/bcase/econ.html

Supporting references:

1. Ten Tips to the Top of Google - see item #7.
<http://www.searchenginewatch.com/searchday/article.php/2198931>

2. Proper Coding & Tagging Part 4: Heading Tags
http://websearch.about.com/library/weekly/bl-seo101-codingd.htm

3. Search Engine Optimisation
http://www.suzou.co.uk/services/titles_meta.htm

4. Design & Search Engine Optimisation - see item #2.
http://www.abakus-internet-marketing.de/en/seo-tutorial/design.htm

5. Search Engine Marketing 101: What Search Engines See When They Visit
Your Web Site
http://www.searchengineworkshops.com/articles/SEO101.html

And here are some search-engine related articles supporting "clear links":

1. Search Engines And Font Tags
<http://www.webpronews.com/wpn-4-20030611SEOCornerSearchEnginesandFontTags.html>

2. Proper Coding & Tagging Part 6: Link (Anchor) Text
http://websearch.about.com/library/weekly/bl-seo101-codingf.htm

Andrew
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