Why Web Standards ARE Important - To You and Your Web Visitors
'Back in the day', web designers didn't concern themselves with meeting any kind of standards. There were many reasons for this attitude, chiefly, that it was a 'new frontier' and there weren't many precedents set.
There were fewer browsers, fewer consumer hardware choices and let's face it-fewer users.
Today, the landscape is completely different. The visually impaired are using computer monitors, screen sizes and resolutions vary greatly, internet connections run the gamit from slow-moving dial up access to highest speed T-1 lines. And the internet has become unbelievably popular with everyone, regardless of their connection, hardware or eyesight.
To make web sites that are accessible to as much of the public as possible is a daunting task for those web gurus who aren't well-versed in the W3 Standards in use today. W3 is a resource for webmasters and programmers who want the most for their viewing public. Web sites designed using the standards generate more traffic, loyal web visitors and increase your bottom line.
Making a website W3-compliant by designing in XHTML and CSS and programming in a language like PHP ensures that most all viewers will see the site exactly the same way (no matter what browser they're using). It makes the product (your web site) available to the largest audience. Andthey won't have to install any annoying plug-ins to use your site!
W3 validation also helps with Search Engine Optimization (SEO) because clean code means easier search-engine spidering.
There were fewer browsers, fewer consumer hardware choices and let's face it-fewer users.
Today, the landscape is completely different. The visually impaired are using computer monitors, screen sizes and resolutions vary greatly, internet connections run the gamit from slow-moving dial up access to highest speed T-1 lines. And the internet has become unbelievably popular with everyone, regardless of their connection, hardware or eyesight.
To make web sites that are accessible to as much of the public as possible is a daunting task for those web gurus who aren't well-versed in the W3 Standards in use today. W3 is a resource for webmasters and programmers who want the most for their viewing public. Web sites designed using the standards generate more traffic, loyal web visitors and increase your bottom line.
Making a website W3-compliant by designing in XHTML and CSS and programming in a language like PHP ensures that most all viewers will see the site exactly the same way (no matter what browser they're using). It makes the product (your web site) available to the largest audience. Andthey won't have to install any annoying plug-ins to use your site!
W3 validation also helps with Search Engine Optimization (SEO) because clean code means easier search-engine spidering.
posted by CD WebMaker - Thursday, March 23, 2006
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