: Does CSS Positioning Affect SEO If I positioned the very first content that appears in my code below the fold, would that content be given less weight and therefore be less effective with SEO?

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CSS does not effect SEO. You would need to check your HTML code. That is how search engines see your site and not graphically like humans do. So positioning via CSS has no effect on SEO, however, the position within code can. As well, image size will have no relative effect either.

But do know that Google will check using other browser like methods that will at least check the below the fold issue. This is something to consider. This check is not done often and sites do not generally get penalized for this, but can be if advertising is top heavy. There are plenty of high performance sites where the content appears just below the fold.

Having said that, you are always better off having content above the fold. This is a UX (user experience) metric that can reduce bounce rates as well as pages read per user, time per page, and time on site. Giving the user a nibble to read encourages the user. BTW- nibble, image, content works well rather than image, content which is often seen in blogs. The nibble can be beside the image or above. Images, if attractive, can encourage the reader. It is eye candy, but if an image is too large and pushes the content below the fold, this effect may be lost. Also, make sure the image is not too involved and high quality. Make sure the image is topic related and appropriate. There is no sense in confusing or offending the user.

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