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Using CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) has turned out to be beneficial for viewers, search engine optimization (SEO), and, last but not least, web site owners. Below is a list of the many advantages of building a site in CSS rather than tables.

• CSS delivers pages faster. Browsers read through tables twice before properly displaying their contents – once to determine the structure, and once to determine the content

• Table websites only appear on the screen when the entire table has been downloaded and rendered

• Table sites use 4 to 5 times more code than a CSS site

• Table layouts takes 2 to 4 times longer to load in browsers

• Less code means easier SEO crawling

• CSS is easier to achieve html validation because they contain less code

• Lower hosting cost because of less bandwidth

• Redesigns are less expensive because CSS is faster to design than tables

• Visual consistency is maintained throughout the site because of CSS global changes

• Better page structure with header structure. Headers tell search engines what is important on the page

• CSS allows text rollover effects which search engines read. Table sites uses JavaScript rollovers which are generally not read by search engines

• Universal cross-browser style declarations means your site has a better chance of looking the same regardless of the browser

• Printer-friendly style sheets means you can actually print your website

• Table-based layouts must be downloaded over and over and over again each time a page is loaded
  CSS is only downloaded once and each page within the site will load easily

• Background images can be as thin as 1 pixel and CSS can be used to repeat the background so it covers the entire background. This allows the page to load faster

• One CSS change can affect the entire site, instead of just one page like a table site

• Many table sites use spacer gifs which take time to load and don’t load the same in every browser

• Sophisticated Layouts and Designs - Unlike the use of tables, CSS offers freedom in designing. Because of the rigid, inflexible, and grid based form of tables, designers cannot utilize their potential in designing

• CSS offers more flexibility in designing a menu system that can be consistent on each page

Tags: CSS, SEO, Web Design

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