There is much more to web standards than just creating a "table free site" or "valid code". A site built to web standards should adhere to standards (HTML, XHTML, XML, CSS, XSLT, DOM, MathML, SVG etc) and conply to best practices (valid code, accessible code, semantically correct code, user-friendly URLs etc).

Here is a summary of what you should be asking yourself to make your website part of the norm:

• Quality of code
• Degree of separation between content and presentation
• Accessibility for users
• Accessibility for devices
• Basic usability
• Site management

By failing any of these main issues, your site will not be Web Standard. The Max Design can provide you with detailed information reagrding Web Standards and the compliances.