HTML Code effects conversions?

[MarkTiarra]

How many of you guys hand code sites and how many use things like Dreamweaver? When I had LUMYR I always hand coded and made stuff as backwards compatible as possible (using body attributes instead of style sheets for text colors, etc...) and I think that contributed to higher conversions.

Does anyone think conversions are cut lower with style sheets and other code sinps programs like Dreamweaver writes?

[calmlikeabomb]

Um....

If anything style sheets would help your pages load quicker thus improving page views and possibly ctr and sales.

That's the whole concept behind them.....

[Lizy]

Mark,

No doubt ;-)

Run same page with 'manual' created html and the 'automated' version .. numbers will tell.

[Sly]

One day I took a 36kb page an editor created and whittled out all of the unnecessary code and whitespace. Was able to get the page down to about 27kb. Whether or not that had a direct impact on my conversions, I don't know, but it sure doesn't hurt. The faster your tours load the better.

[YodaYoga]

are you still workin with duke?

[MarkTiarra]

are you still workin with duke?

We're tight and talk almost every day but I'm working at a public company (www.110mediagroup.com) now that owns some adult stuff which you can see at www.mobbucks.com. I sold my design company and divested of everything else to come work with these guys. It kicks butt! =]

Thanks for the feedback guys. One thing I never tested was conversions from 'wsywig' coded pages to hand coded because I simply ALWAYS hand coded. I just wondered what negative impact it might have sticking with Dreamweaver styled code pages.