The Benefits of Validating HTML

Feb 182010
 

Yesterday I wrote about the benefits a website visitor experience when a site has been done with valid HTML. Now it’s time for the benefits for the person or persons building the website.

Personal Benefits of Validating HTML

It’s the case of hear me now, believe me later. As I mentioned in the first post of this series, many are very defensive about not validating. The only reason I can guess why is because it just means more work, and they have never tried.

I have two things to say about that. First, it’s easier than you think, and second, once you get in the habit, you won’t see it as extra work. Below are the reasons why.

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Why Validating HTML is Important to the User

Feb 172010
 

If you are learning to build websites, or have been already, know that learning how to validate your HTML could be one of the best things you could do. My next post will be about its benefit for website owners and developers, but today it’s about the user.

They Didn’t Even Notice You Validated

Most web users don’t even know if a website has valid HTML or not. Is there a reason for them to? Not really. They just want the site to work. Do you think visitors notice when your site doesn’t work, appears messed up in their browser, or takes forever to load?

Taking the time to use W3C’s method to validate your HTML is an important step to take when building a website because it can have a huge impact on your users. Continue reading »

Trashing Your Thesis Theme

Aug 252009
 

Let’s face it. The Thesis themed blogs look pretty good. I have heard fantastic reports of decreased bounce rates from new visitors on sites converted to Thesis, increased page views, and increased revenues. Those are pretty good reasons to make a switch. Now I just wonder how good it could be if the theme didn’t get completely trashed by its users. Continue reading »

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