Many times programmers refer to W3C programming standards. If you do not program or do Search Engine Optimization (SEO) work for websites, you may not know what it is or does. W3C stands for the World Wide Web Consortium. W3C is the main international standards organization of the World Wide Web.

The W3C constructs the standards used throughout the Internet on web pages worldwide. The good thing about the W3C is they continuously change their standards based on new releases of programming languages. The W3C also has a website that allows for anyone to validate a website for free. This markup validation service checks the code of the website by address or file upload and also takes CSS files.

Most sites on the web do not validate. There are many reasons a site may not validate, including outdated code, incorrect code and code that interferes. Unfortunately some of the new JQuery code does not fully comply with the standards and does not validate. If your site does not validate it is a good idea to look into the problem.

By meeting the W3C standards your site will load faster, index better and load better in multiple browsers. Try…

When talking with new clients I find many express the difficulty of finding a web development company that fits their needs as a company or individual. To the normal company or individual pricing tends to be the majority of the decision making process. However, when considering to purchase or rebuild a website other factors should be taken in to account as well, such as:

• Location of the development company or individual
• Hours of operation
• Previous works
• Reputation
• Services Offered
• Time Schedule
• Update frequency
• Payment

When considering a development company or individual taking the location into account is a must. If you or your company is based in one country and the development company or individual designing your new website is based half way around the world, communication may become difficult. It is important to take into account time zone differences to know what time of the day is best to contact the developer(s). Also, if telephone conferencing is preferred, this also could be a potential dilemma.

Another item to take into account when choosing who to develop a website for you or your company is hours of operation. Dealing with different cultures and countries leads to not only…