Steps to become a professional web designer/developer

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Good day friend.
Becoming a professional web designer/developer is not difficult with the way some people use to look at it. With a bit of free time and some patience you can becoming a professional in web design and earn money doing contracts.

STEP 1 in Becoming a Professional Web Designer / Developer

Go learn Graphics Package software.. Photoshop/Fireworks

For you to be a better and professional web designer/developer you can never run away from graphics design and that is why we call the forum GraphicsPALACE because it all start with Graphics before doing anything like coding, so you will have to learn some graphics software and how to create a web template with Graphics Software like Photoshop or Fireworks


STEP 2 in Becoming a Professional Web Designer / Developer

Look at how other web designers websites they have created, note how a menu or content area is laid out and then use that knowledge in your designs., something use google to search for inspirational website template and you will see great website to inspire you.

STEP 3 in Becoming a Professional Web Designer / Developer

You will learn HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) this is the very basic of website design code and you will also learn CSS which is use to style the website.,



So learn HTML and CSS very easy to learn.

STEP 4 in Becoming a Professional Web Designer / Developer

Create dynamic websites using PHP and MySQL. after learning HTML and CSS you will add it up with PHP and MySQL which will make your website look dynamic and make it interact with it users.
i cannot stress enough the important of PHP and MySQL just do a little research on them.

STEP 5 in Becoming a Professional Web Designer / Developer

Jazz up your website with Javascript, AJAX and Jquery. Javascript make your website to interact feedback with people instantly and make your website comes alive with a lot of instant prompt messages and dialog function., you also need to learn them.., current am doing a tutorial on Javascript, may you can join us and learn it.


STEP 6 in Becoming a Professional Web Designer / Developer
Start some Projects: Now with everything you know get yourself some hosting and a domain; then start creating sites.

Hope this little article on Becoming a Professional Web Designer / Developer give you a guild.

visit www.graphicspalace.com to meet web designers/developer to interact with

Cheers