Optional ‘standards’ task:
Summary - 5 Most important "rules" for writing online.
* Headings - Make sure your viewers can find what they are looking for
* Layout - Ensure your layout is clear and easy to scan
* Be Concise, brief and use Keywords to ensure you don't loose your viewer
* Usability - Ensure that you are using a format that will capture you aimed at audience. Different groups of people are attracted to different things
* Interactivity - Make sure your web page is usable. Avoid overcrowding.
All of the above relate back to the the fact the people "Scan" a web page rather than read it. In order for you to get your message across clear use of headings, a layout that is concise and clear and is written to aim at its intended market. Keywords are important and html links can be useful if you wish to have more detail that some and not all readers will be interested in. As a whole though the term "scannable" would still be between early observations and now one of the most important. People do not read a web page as easily or comprehensively as they would a paper document so you need to condense your writing to get your message across in a shorter format.
Test your web page according to the W3C standards by going to their ‘validator’ page. If your page does not conform (it probably won’t!) record in your learning log why you think this is: try and identify the particular tags or code that are causing trouble. Are the problems related mostly to display, usability, or accessibility?
I tested my index.html page and the first attempt had approximately 40 errors on it. Interesting. I feel the main problem with my personal entries is keeping things in order so that when you are trying to insert something "fancy" you keep the tags in correct format.
I decided to put the web page I run to the test as a matter of comparison.
This was the result
So my page edited by a editor and used by hundreds of people every week still had errors although no where nearly as many as my attempt at HTML myself. My conclusion is two sided. I need to learn a lot more about html however regardless of whether they should or not things work on the web even if the coding isn't prefect. It probably isn't good practice however is probably a very common problem as more and more people can "write" a web page using software to circumnavigate learning html.
I am now pleased to say that after editing my index.html page has been validated and is HMTL Valid. Please refer to Module Three - HTML for more on this
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