Chances are you’ve heard a lot about “valid html” and “standards-compliant mark-up” lately. So what’s all the hub-bub about? Here is a brief explanation of what valid table-less html/css is and why it is important to your company’s web site.

What is valid table-less HTML/CSS?

It’s hard to believe that just a few short years ago, the World Wide Web was something of a Wild, Wild West — a mostly uncharted, unregulated and unknown medium…

What are the benefits of standards compliant HTML/ CSS?

The benefits are numerous and accepting anything less would just be cheating yourself.

Cross Browser & Platform Compatibility

Ensures that your website looks and functions as intended across all popular and mainstream browser on both Windows, Mac and Linux computers (IE, Firefox, Safari, Chrome, Opera, Mozilla);

Future Compatibility

As the web continues to evolve, non-compliant sites will experience major functionality issues or may not function at all;

SEO Ranking

Web standards ensure clean coding, making it easier for search engines to accurately index your website.  W3C compliant sites are favored over non-compliant sites in Search Engine rankings;

Accessibility

Ensuring that the greatest possible number of site visitors can actually view and use your site such as visitors with handicaps like blindness, color blindness and poor vision;

Scalability

Conforming to standards means your website has been designed in an extensible manner, allowing for easier future expansion. This can save you time and money when you come to upgrade your website;

Faster-loading pages

The compactness and clarity of standards-compliant code decreases the file size of Web pages resulting in pages that load faster.

Shocking but True!

The W3C estimates that less than 20% of websites TODAY are standards-complaint.

For more information about Standards-compliancy & Accessibility, please visit: W3C.org

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