You've been lied about freelance web development
Discover the absolute minimum of skills to start ASAP
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Discover the absolute minimum of skills to start ASAP
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I want to make it clear:
Freelance is not about coding
It's about helping your clients get results
And here's everything you need to learn
To make great websites from start to finish FAST:
Freelance is not about coding
It's about helping your clients get results
And here's everything you need to learn
To make great websites from start to finish FAST:
1. The basics of HTML&CSS
The basics is all I ask
No advanced styling.
No crazy CSS animations.
The BASICS.
The basics is all I ask
No advanced styling.
No crazy CSS animations.
The BASICS.
HTML:
- Elements
- Page structure
- Semantic elements
- SEO-friendly markups
CSS:
- Fonts
- Colors
- Spacing
- Flexbox
- Block vs Inline
- Elements
- Page structure
- Semantic elements
- SEO-friendly markups
CSS:
- Fonts
- Colors
- Spacing
- Flexbox
- Block vs Inline
2. How internet works (DNS, hosting)
Nothing too deep as well
What is domain?
What is hosting?
Where to host websites?
How to buy a domain name?
Don't overcomplicate this part
Learn as you go
Nothing too deep as well
What is domain?
What is hosting?
Where to host websites?
How to buy a domain name?
Don't overcomplicate this part
Learn as you go
3. Webflow
I don't ask you to learn EVERYTHING in it
Signup
Play around
See what you have
Check the templates
A free course: university.webflow.com/courses/webflo…
I don't ask you to learn EVERYTHING in it
Signup
Play around
See what you have
Check the templates
A free course: university.webflow.com/courses/webflo…
4. Basics of design
You don't need to be a Design Guru
We're not talking about complex UI/UX layouts and interactions
You don't need to be a Design Guru
We're not talking about complex UI/UX layouts and interactions
What you need to know about design:
- How to make content hierarchy
nngroup.com/articles/how-u…
- Psychology behind colors
neilpatel.com/blog/website-c…
- How to pick colors for web projects
smashingmagazine.com/2016/04/web-de…
The rest will come with practice
- How to make content hierarchy
nngroup.com/articles/how-u…
- Psychology behind colors
neilpatel.com/blog/website-c…
- How to pick colors for web projects
smashingmagazine.com/2016/04/web-de…
The rest will come with practice
5. Conversion-centered Design
The website is a business asset
Understand:
- Call to actions
- Page objectives
- Common pages structure
- Difference between a website and a landing page
You can learn all that by just staring at good websites
The website is a business asset
Understand:
- Call to actions
- Page objectives
- Common pages structure
- Difference between a website and a landing page
You can learn all that by just staring at good websites
6. How to make pages responsive
More than 50% of visits happen from mobile
Responsive web design is not an option anymore
It's mandatory
Adjust layout
Adjust fonts and spacing
Make images responsive
See how other websites work on mobile
More than 50% of visits happen from mobile
Responsive web design is not an option anymore
It's mandatory
Adjust layout
Adjust fonts and spacing
Make images responsive
See how other websites work on mobile
And that's it!
If you found this thread useful,
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2. Follow me if you want to learn about web design, personal branding, and webflow
I'm doing a thread per day this week.
And feel free to DM me if you have any questions!
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2. Follow me if you want to learn about web design, personal branding, and webflow
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