IWeb sites on PCs

Is there a checklist anywhere of the main things I need to do in order to make my website viewable on PC/IE? I've gleaned a lot of info from searching this forum, but I'm wondering if anybody has put together such a list?
Telling visitors to change browsers isn't the answer I need, since the website will be for the general public, not for a small group of friends. I'm getting ready to go live, and I'd like to make any adjustments beforehand.
Thanks.

clem2:
Here are a number of tips I've gleamed from this forum for making sites more PC friendly and load quicker.
1 - do not use and frames or borders, etc. around photos.
2 - don't use any reflections.
3 - create your own navigation bar with linked text* and turn of the iWeb Navigation bar. The nav bar is all png based.
4 - use only the web safe fonts from the Font pane.
5 - do not use drop shadow on fonts.
6 - turn off smart quotes.
The above will reduce the number and size of files associated with a web page quite a bit. Photos with fancy frames and reflections can generate a thumbnail png of around 110KB whereas the plain version will be a jpg of only 28KB. Although it doesn't sound like a lot, it will speed up loading of the page and be more darkside (i.e. PC) friendly.
Run a test with a test site and publish to a folder. Then follow the hints above and publish to another folder and compare folders.
*Put your linked text directly under the Navigation bar. Then turn off the nav bar in the Inspector window. The nav bar will disappear and the linked text will move up to the top of the page.
Unfortunately some of these tips take away the cool features and looks of the iWeb themes.
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