| Taking web standards into account when designing a | | | | languages correctly. This involves using HTML tags |
| web site may not be a primary concern for many | | | | properly and the way they were and are intended to |
| site owners, but when it comes to finding an extra | | | | be used. For instance, one of the most common |
| edge to improve their business, they are more than | | | | mistakes against the web standards is using table |
| willing to do anything required to increase revenues. | | | | tags for layout, while the correct usage is to use |
| Let's see how complying with Web standards can | | | | them only for tabular data (information to be put in |
| help a business web site. | | | | tables). |
| What are the Web Standards? | | | | Advantages of Web Standards Compliance |
| On the Web, the main standards are the languages | | | | Creating quality, Web standards compliant code has |
| used when creating web sites. The most wide-spread | | | | a number of benefits: |
| ones are HTML, XHTML and CSS. HTML or XHTML | | | | -Web site forward compatibility |
| are used to create the backbone of web sites - the | | | | -Web site increased site download speed |
| structure. CSS, in turn, is used to style, format and | | | | -Web site browser compatibility |
| position the structure and content. | | | | -Web site easier site maintenance |
| What is Web Standards Compliance? | | | | -Web site broader target audience |
| Put simply, web standards compliance is using web | | | | |