Why using Web Standards?
Designing with web standards means better accessibility and high usability. Websites built according to web standards
- load faster, as they are tableless and content and styles are in separate documents.
- are cross-browser compatible. That means they work on all Internet browsers (such as Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, Netscape, Opera).
- are cross-platform compatible. That means they work on Windows computers as well as on Apple computers, PDAs, cell phones and screen readers.
- have a better chance of working with new technologies.
- are optimised for search engines. The result might be a better page rank as the websites are easier to find and have a better chance to get popular.
- are easier to redesign. Colours, fonts and sizes can be changed quickly.
- are easier to maintain.
You can check websites on using recognised web standards with the W3C Markup Validation Service (enter web site address with http://).
