Essential tools for maintaining website code compliance, the W3C or World Wide Web Consortium provides a several quality assurance validators to check the code validity of Web documents in HTML, CSS, WAP, XHTML, SMIL, MathML, etc. Your first stop on the list should be The Markup Validation Service, as it will check the markup of the web page. Simply enter the URI of a document you would like validated in the textbox provided. The informative error messages are helpful in finding and fixing any errors. Once your markup is valid, it is time to move on to your CSS. First format and optimize your CSS for FREE using CLEANCSS. Then return to the W3c tools for validation.
To validate your CSS the W3C provides the CSS Validation Service for Check Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and (X)HTML documents with style sheets. Simply enter the URI of a document you would like validated in the textbox provided. There is also the W3C mobileOK Checker for those seeking to publish WAP content. A full list of validators is available as well as QA Matrix comparing the capabilities of each. The W3C validators are hosted on server technology donated by HP, and supported by community donations.
New York, USA (Feb 20, 2009) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Scherr Technology today announces SEO Web Design. Why are some websites more effective than others? The unsung hero is SEO Web Design or search engine optimization. Scherr Technology has the experience you need in building strategic levels of detail into your new or current website that will attract today’s modern search engines.
SEO Web Design
Professional website development has become more than simply having a pretty face, whether it is a simple, five-page website or an ecommerce with a shopping cart and login for customers. Effective search engine optimization means properly employing the following SEO web design techniques based upon keyword research and content analysis:
• Create unique, accurate page titles
• Make use of the HTML meta tags
• Improve the naming of URLs
• Establish ease of navigation
• Offer quality content and services
• Valid and optimized HTML/XML/CSS
• Use heading, link, alt, title tags
• Optimize image names for search
• Make use of htaccess and robots.txt
• Avoid orphan iframes using JavaScript
• Employ comprehensive 301 redirects
In today’s competitive online business market, you gain a significant advantage with a site built specifically with SEO web design. [more]
About Scherr Technology
Founded in 1994 by Brian C. Scherr and located in New York, Scherr Technology is a full service media company specializing in website design, video enabled websites, search engine marketing, site redesigns and ecommerce services. Scherr Technology provides unique solutions to a wide range of prestigious clientele. With an emphasis on usability and design, the application of next generation technologies brings you best of breed services. Get prequalified responses from your Internet footprint that become real-world relationships. Visit Scherr Technology at http://www.scherrtech.com
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The emergence of CSS as a powerful tool in crafting modern websites means getting your CSS code right is more important than ever. Properly formatted and optimized code are the foundations of a good website and CSS is no exception. Fortunately CleanCSS and CSSTidy provide FREE open source CSS parser and optimizers from any web browser. Simply paste your CSS code in or upload a complete CSS file. Options include; Sort Selectors (caution), Sort Properties, Optimize selectors and their properties, Merge shorthand properties, Only safe optimizations, Compress colors, Compress font-weight, Lowercase selectors, Case for properties, Remove unnecessary backslashes, Convert !important-hack, Remove last ;, Save comments, Discard invalid properties and Output as file. Visit CleanCSS or CSSTidy and get your CSS formatted and optimized for FREE today!
