CSS – Not Tables – for Layout

There used to be a lot of talk about content-to-code ratios and how you needed to avoid using tables for layout. The thought was that tables produced too much code and slowed down the search engine bots. Tables likely don’t inhibit the search engines, but there are some other good reasons to use CSS to design your website:

1. Faster load times – if you rank high in the search engines but people bounce as soon as they arrive on your slow-loading site, your rankings are worthless
2. Redesign is inevitable – by separating your style from the content, your site will be much easier to tweak and/or overhaul in the future
3. Multiple device support – people accessing your site from other devices such as phones can be more easily accommodated with gracefully-degrading CSS