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Creating the Mindset of a Winner in Web Development

18
Jan 2012
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by kk+

No matter what game you’re trying to improve on, be it mother, father, wife, husband, problem solver, or as a web developer or designer, you have to rely on a positive mindset to get you there. Whenever you peruse your local bookstore you’ll see that there are numerous publications that deal with motivational guides, self-help, and self-development. There are so many coming from a vast array of cultures, religions, and doctors of psychology that a shortage on this type material will probably never be a problem.

With that being said, why is the number of people who don’t follow through with their project so high? The answer may shock you. It is simplicity and knowing how to take things in life, one step at a time.

When it comes to web development or web design, the same guidelines apply. Below you will find four simple tips that will help you to perform your tasks in an easy manner and to develop a winner’s mindset for any profession or life status.

1. One thing at a time: Start by putting all your focus on one thing before moving forward with the entire project or goal all at once. By mistake, many people end up focusing on one too many things, all at once, which hinders anything to get done in a timely manner. Start small and then let it develop into something bigger.

2. Compliment your progress: Instead of praising with perfection, try praising with progress. The fact is, perfection doesn’t really exist, and it’s all in the mind of the beholder. Because of this, praising perfection can lead to abandonment of your goals, and to say the least, frustration. When using perfection as praise, you’ll undoubtedly never get anything done because a perfectionist always sees something that could have been better.

3. Daily reminders: Nothing helps more than a set list of tasks that needs to be done on a daily and weekly basis. By developing a list of things that needs to be done it will help you to focus on the priorities rather than everything at once. This will also help you to visualize your goals and get things done in at timely manner. Sometimes, a daily reminder may not be a list but rather a picture of someone you admire who reminds you to be as goal-oriented as they were.

4. Support Network: Most likely, you have a group or designer friends, or co-workers who can also be of assistance when setting and completing your goals. It’s always nice to have someone or a group to rely on, even if it’s just for their opinion.

The battle always begins with your mind, and it typically ends with your mind as well. If you think you can do it, most definitely you will succeed. Likewise, if you think you can’t, then you probably won’t. Begin by only focusing on one thing at a time, then see where things lead to. If you can perfect this technique, you’ll definitely be lead to success.

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LinkedIn for Web Designers and Web Developers

03
Apr 2011
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There are many reasons, if you’re a freelance web designer or web developer to make your presence known on the Internet through social media. Furthermore, having a LinkedIn account is extremely beneficial because as far as social media is concerned, LinkedIn is the professional platform.

If you’re a web designer or web developer, here is why you should be on LinkedIn:

1. Being a part of LinkedIn gives you credibility and others may take you more serious. On the other hand, if you are not connected, people may see you as somewhat undependable. This can be compared to a normal Internet presence by means of a website. If you didn’t have a website, as a web designer or web developer, and a client was looking for you or your work, wouldn’t you think that was a little odd if they couldn’t find you? LinkedIn is similar in the way that the presence (or account) makes you more connected and up-with-the-times. Furthermore, that promotion of your work and business shows that you’re serious about it. LinkedIn helps your professional presence by helping to show you’re serious, dependable and a professional in the area of web design or development.

2. Having an account on LinkedIn might not get you a job right away. However, if you don’t have a LinkedIn account, you are decreasing your opportunity for a job in the future. Today, it is said that if you want your business to be prosperous and grow, you have to have a LinkedIn account, especially if you’re based on the web.

3. LinkedIn is great for turning old friends, college mates, and people you know socially into business connections. Sometimes, even if you don’t speak to the person a lot now, by connecting with them on LinkedIn, they may be able to help you score a few new gigs. You really never know until you try it out. Plus, any promotion or presence for you business is always great. With LinkedIn, you can find people you know and grow your repertoire.

The bottom line is that having a social media presence, especially on LinkedIn, will help your business be successful. If it doesn’t happen immediately, don’t shy away, eventually it will grow.

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Freelance Web Development: A Beginner’s Guide

20
Mar 2011
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Web development today is one of the fastest growing and exciting industries to work in. It provides flexibility, diversity and is also rewarding as well as challenging. Furthermore, it is something that can be done in the comfort of your own home.

When starting a freelance career, in any field, it tends to be a lot of work. You have to think about pricing, taxes, working conditions and much more. It can feel overwhelming and a bit stressful but with the tips listed below, the freelance transition can be better.

Niche: Find and define your niche. There are many areas within web development, so crafting a specialty will give you something to focus on and find opportunities. Some web developers limit themselves to only local clients while others may decline to do personal website. It doesn’t matter what you choose, but choosing a specific and focused area will help you find unique jobs.

Charity: You might think this is silly, but doing a couple free public service or random acts of kindness through web design or web developing can open a large amount of opportunity for you. It’s hard at times to start getting clients, but doing charity work proves you know what you’re doing.

Marketing: Sometimes freelancers forget that they are a business entity. With any business, you must market it to get the word out there. There is no exception to freelancing; you’ll still need to market you or your brand. You can always use the internet as a marketing tool with social media and a blog, but also leaving business cards around your town is equally a great idea.

Office: It’s important, as a freelancer working at home, to have a dedicated spot to work that is free of distraction. You may want to turn that spare bedroom into an office, especially so you can separate your work space from your relax space. It can be hard to turn off your mind, when you work at home, so separating the two areas will be beneficial to you.

Technology: As with all fields, you need to be at the top of your game. With web development, innovations are being made on a daily basis. You’ll need to stay current so that you don’t limit yourself and can provide up-to-date services that most clients will be asking for.

Freelance work can be hard, but you shouldn’t give up. You’ll need to remain self-disciplined and determined, but know that this way of working can certainly be rewarding and fulfilling. Just keep at it and you’ll reap the benefits.

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Who Would Need a Web Developer?

13
Mar 2011
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Basically, any person or business that wants to make money by offering a product or service will need to hire a web developer to build a website for them, their product or service. It’s incredibly simple.

Mostly, things like the yellow pages, in terms of searching are now an outdated form. Therefore, we have the growth of Internet presences. Any business, that wants to survive today and maintain competitiveness, will need to have a firm internet presence. With that, come the website and the need to get a great web developer.

The Internet is still seen as in its birthing stage compared to what it could possibly become in the future. Today, web developers are already in great demand and paid a pretty price for their services. As the growth of the Internet, businesses and combining the two continues, the rise of the need for web developers will too.

Currently, the web developer has an advantage since they are able to cross the business and internet attitude. Most baby boomers are the ones with the businesses and they’ve yet to grasp all the ins and outs of the internet. However, they are coming around in large numbers. The younger generations have been brought up with the Internet and use it on a daily basis for a plethora of reasons. Those same people are the ones who will own businesses in the future, so it makes sense that the Internet can only grow much larger.

As the population of baby boomers continues to learn more about the Internet, web developers will be needed to step in and make their ideas fit to a computer screen. There will be an increase in business concepts, which is where web developers are needed.

In regards to the history of business, baby boomers are responsible for the great increase in the marketplace. Those people were babies and toddlers when Gerber and Mattel exploded into what it is today. Car and Motorcycle companies exploded as the baby boomers became teenagers. As with today, the medical field is booming from the boom of the baby boomers.

What this comes down to, is the fact that baby boomers are going to embrace the Internet because they are the ones who currently own most of the businesses. As a web developer, you don’t want to miss out on this opportunity.

For any business that wants to sell products or services online, they will need the help of a web developer. Not everyone realizes this at the moment, so get ahead!

If you’d like to learn more about web development or start your own business, check out our website to see what courses we are currently offering.

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Using Analytics to Measure the Success for Web Developers

13
Mar 2011
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The most critical area of web development is to know how successful your websites are performing. Of course, the internet presence is the foundation for success, but for a web developer, you need to know the worth of your designs in order to do better, which in turn, can impact your client base.

Most web developers have an expectation standard for how well their website will perform. Web developers and designers intentions are in the fact that you want the visitor to be engaged with the design as much as possible.

So how do you know if your web designs are making an impact and that your expectations are met? You have to measure it. You have to go a bit further and also measure the specifics of the interactions done by visitors.

Here’s how:

Use analytical programs and tools to measure your visitor’s activity. Basically, every time someone comes to visit a site you’ve made, you can detail each event of their interaction, as a trail has left an imprint of what they’ve done. These statistics will help you to develop better web design skills since you’ll be able to see what is working and what isn’t working.

Overall, analytics will reveal:

Website visitor hits
Demographics of the hits
Geography of the hits
Which search engine was used to plant the visitor on your site
Amount of unique hits
Keyword hits (if a keyword was used to land a visitor to the page)
How much time the visitor spent on the site
How the visitor navigated the site
Where the visitor scrolled to and at what point they stopped
What things the visitor clicked while on the website
Where the visitor spent the most time
How long it takes for your website to load
Shows any broken links

If you want your websites to do your clients some justice, getting ahead of the game by using analytical tools is a wonderful idea. Analytics will give you the answer to the who, what, when, where, so you know what to target in web design and what approaches to take to improve. The statistics will even help you to determine the overall performance of your design.

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