The Importance of Validation

When I tackle a project, whether it’s work related or leisure related, I always want to make sure the time and effort put into it is top-notch. So naturally when I was hired here at BCG I wanted to make sure what I was doing for the company was done properly and to the highest quality. Unfortunately with wanting to strive for excellence you have to do your research and make sure you are on top of current trends. The first thing I notice when I was preparing to dive into my new job was that when building a Web 2.0 site, it’s got to be web compliant. In other words it needs to validate. W3 Schools the pioneer of web standards is a great place to start and I could blog all day about how important the concept of validation is, but I won’t bore you with the nerd talk. The rest of my studio gets enough of that. In short, validation means that your website is written properly and therefore will run on any browser efficiently. Now to the real issue of this blog. As a design company that offers website development it is super important you’re offering your clients a website that is well designed and coded properly. To go even further, it’s ultra important that your OWN company website validates correctly. Your companies website is the first thing a potential client will see. The design and code displays your talents as a company. If your own sites code isn’t written properly, how can you deliver a top-of-the-line site to them?

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