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W3C validation – The truth behind

Most people tend to worry a lot about the W3C standards and also about their website matching up to the specified standards. People also have a notion that they need to confirm to the standards of W3C in order to make their website the best.

Now, what is the actual truth behind W3C standards variation? Here is an explanation:

SEO & W3C
There are some website design companies that believe that not abiding by the W3C standard put negative impact on search engine optimization. However, the experts feel that it is only a small aspect of the whole process. Google will definitely take the website into consideration even if it doesn’t pass the validation. The main emphasis should be given on good quality one-way link hitting your website.

Most websites fail the validation process due to a number of programs and scripts running on webpages. These programs are run by different vendors. Another reason is that a client desires to have specialized features on their websites. This leaves web designers to do what the client exactly wants.

Browsers also have a bigrole to play here as every browser tends to display the website code in a different manner. In order to get the websites to work on all browsers, there are certain workarounds implemented. These workarounds are the main reason to fail a website.

Most people worry about W3C validation rather than emphasizing on the basic aim of their website. It is good to confirm your website to web standard. However, it is also necessary to overlook it.

Posted by Steve on Oct 06, 2008
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SEO – The significance of valid source code (W3C validation)

Do you think W3C compliance will affect the search engine rankings of a website? This question has hit many people via lot of journals many times in the past. However, the basic conclusions always have been that W3C is very important for the compatibility and usability of the browser.

However, experts feel that it does not have any direct impact on the ranking of Google. This is because google themselves do not validate.

However, most people still make sure that their pages validate W3C standards. In the future, it may be a possibility that google include W3C validity in their algorithm.

However, remember that there is a lot more to the web as compared to only google. There is also a Yahoo, Ask.com and MSN’s live search. These are also traffic generators in the international search market.

In case, you are thinking of running a social media campaign or running a story on Digg, most of the Digg users utilize browser such as safari or fire fox.

It is very important to test your web pages in browsers to build web page. The W3C sets the standards for coding HTML and CSS for web pages. The best part is that they also provide tools to validate your code for free of cost.

The content of the website will count a lot:

    Use W3C in order to make sure your website is viewable in major browsers such as firefox and safari.
    Test your site on mobile browsers.
    Check for all errors in HTML coding and fix them when possible.

Posted by Steve on Oct 04, 2008
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