An Argument Against Accents

No, this post isn't about being bilingual. It's about accent marks, and why not to use them on your website. What's the difference between "resumes" and "résumés" online? Lots.

You'll notice that I don't use accent marks on this blog. That's because when you use the accent marks online, they can be converted into characters.

I'm going to pick on Dawn Bugni a little bit. That's Dawn's website, The Write Solution.

You might notice something interesting on this page -- The "e" with the accent marks have been replaced with question marks. That's the danger in using the accented "e" letters online.

Even worse than how it looks is that it won't be indexed by the search engines. Most people searching for a resume service won't use the accent marks -- and if you use the accent marks (even if they come through correctly), your site won't be ranked as highly as a site that doesn't use the accent marks.