Does your Website Validate?
Dec 4, 2006:
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) sets standards that website developers should follow when creating websites, specifically to ensure that page code is written cleanly and uses valid HTML.
Websites with validating HTML can proudly be called W3C-compliant.
To be W3C-compliant, a website must have well-composed HTML. Errors in your HTML may result in poor search engine performance, display problems, and prevent visitors with disabilities from using your website. 
What is HTML? Looking at this webpage now you are seeing HTML in action. HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) is basically a set of programming instructions that tell the browser where and how to display page content.
Because looks and functionality are important on the Web, it is important that websites be created using "valid" HTML. "Valid," or error-free HTML, along with other important elements defined by the W3C, will greatly improve the quality and performance of your website.
1. Listings on search engines such as Google and Yahoo is more effective because a search engine can easily read and sort through your clean HTML and deliver it to users.
2. Valid HTML allows browsers such as Internet Explorer to display your website correctly and quickly when requested by an Internet user.
3. Your website will be compatible with the latest platforms, such as cell phones and PDAs, and prepared for display on platforms of the future.
The Web continues to evolve and your website should be on the cutting edge of technology and prepared to evolve with it.
Last Updated: 3:32 PM on Feb 12, 2007