Posts Tagged ‘business web site’

The Business Benefits of Web Standards for Business Web Sites.

Sunday, November 25th, 2007

Web standards are standardized specifications for internet markup languages such as HTML, CSS, and XML. “What the heck does that mean,” you ask? Every web site must be coded with some form of internet markup language to make it readable by an internet browser, such as Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox. These standards were formulated by the W3 Organization so web designers all over the world can create web sites with one goal in mind: make the internet a better place.

Why should you care? There are plenty of web sites that do not conform to web standards, so why should you? If you’re a business owner and you have a web site, there are actually many benefits to having a web standards compliant web site. In the competitive world of internet marketing, every little advantage you have helps.

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5 Mistakes Small Business Owners Typically Make with their Web Sites

Friday, November 16th, 2007

We see a lot of web sites as a web design company. It’s part of the job. It should be part of the job for any web design company, actually. If we’re not doing the research on the competition, or learning what really makes a web site effective by keeping up with the best practices, then we’re going to be left in the dust.

Thankfully, that’s not us, and it shouldn’t be you. As a small business owner, you might be in the position where you have to build and maintain your own web site. That’s a challenge for most, and while we’ve seen some respectable work from the part-time small business owner / part-time webmaster, most of them fall short on the “Web Site Management 101” score card.

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