6 Ways to Become a Web Developer

Development is the fast-growing skill in the world, it is also online or offline both categories. So today I bring some tricks to that how can you become a Web Developer.

1. You don't have to go to college

Don't get me wrong it can make you an interesting well-read person and I definitely recommend going however and here's the important part a college degree is not a requirement for a career web development.

there are many online resources where you can learn web development skills most are low cost some are even free like,

https://www.w3schools.com/
https://www.codecademy.com/
https://www.udemy.com/

The fact is no one is going to ask to see your degree even where they hire you for web development work, some large companies do require a degree to get in the door but for many, it's all about the skills you have and the work you've done.

In other words, employers are looking for talent and experience rather than a degree.

2. You can start taking paid contract work as you learn 

some web development jobs only require basic skills editing existing HTML code

 for example 

You can take these jobs to build skills even as you're learning more advanced languages like JavaScript.

it's important to take these jobs for two reasons first you'll gain valuable experience to put on your resume second you can earn some extra money to fund your education.

3. You can learn everything you need to know online 

There's no reason to enroll in courses that you have to travel to all the necessary courses can be taken online, online courses are generally inexpensive, convenient, and taught by working experts in the field.

even YouTube has hours of free educational content that can help you learn important web development skills.

4. Learn one set of languages and learn them well

There are dozens of programming languages on the Internet out there but guess what many of them have the exact same function they just implement it in different ways your goal shouldn't be to learn many web development languages but to instead master one complete set of languages.

if you're just getting started in the web development field I recommend starting with HTML, javascript, and PHP together,

these three languages can be used to create just about any type of website or web application they're easy to learn and there isn't a site out there that doesn't at least use HTML and JavaScript.

5. Know CSS and it Well

The key to making a good-looking website is knowing CSS and knowing it well,

CSS is short for cascading style sheets, many developers spend little time learning CSS yet it's the key to creating websites that are optimized for web and mobile viewing

CSS allows control of everything from typography and layout to transitions and animation I guarantee if you dedicate some extra time to mastering the CSS language it will give you an advantage over the competition whether you're working as a freelance developer or trying to work in a professional studio.

6. Web development has the lowest barrier

Web development has the lowest barrier to entry of any well-paying profession barriers to enter your obstacles that stand in your way when you try to enter a field.

for example

it's easier to get a job as a customer service representative than it is to get a job as a teacher or technician.

because you don't necessarily need experience or degree that means the barrier to entry is long and with programming, 

your work speaks for itself if you can write code correctly and create a good-looking site they're eligible for appointment someone will hire you to develop their site 

if you have a portfolio of work that shows quality start saving everything you do in a work portfolio you'll be glad you did when you can show it to a potential employer.