Web-enabling the world of business

Many people who come to us looking for a website have often asked the question - “What is xhtml - should my site consist of it?” Often times, most people can’t tell the difference between a site marked up in xhtml vs. html, and novices complain incessently about the characteristics the coding itself. XHTML is really nothing more than an html document holding itself up to xml standards. XTML is more difficult to program, yet a good coder can make quick work of it.

So is XHTML worth it? Yes, in my opinion XHTML is worth the hassle. It often makes for a more perfect webpage as the developer must make sure the code falls within strict standards. XHTML often reduces the size of a webpage tremendously, making for faster downloads which will make all of your dial-up friends happy. Since XHTML is a streamlined verson of its html equivilant, search engines may rank the page as being more “relavent”, and thus the may come up higher due to its professionalism and conciseness. Does having a webpage as valid XHTML guarantee better rankings? No, it does not. What it does do is create a better overall baseline standard.

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