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Getting into web publishing

  • 15-06-2001 11:00PM
    #1
    Kazujo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 614 ✭✭✭


    What is the best way to get into web design to make some money??


Comments

  • #2
    Lump
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,984 ✭✭✭✭Lump


    Find a job in the web developement area.


    John


  • #3
    Paladin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,313 ✭✭✭Paladin


    Learn a decent programming language so u can write databases and other useful things. Then make sites for friends/neighbours/relatives, then sites for THEIR friends etc.


  • #4
    Magwitch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 589 ✭✭✭Magwitch


    Go the hard but short route and that is learn a decent language like "C". If you can grasp that anything on the web would be a breeze and you can fall back on it when things are hard in the web industry (like now).


  • #5
    beaver
    Closed Accounts Posts: 512 ✭✭✭beaver


    <font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Kazujo:
    What is the best way to get into web design to make some money??</font>

    If you're talking about the design end of things (as opposed to scripting and programming), get yourself a good portfolio together. No one's gonna hire a designer without one... Send URLs along with your CV to a load of companies who may be hiring... wait and see who likes your work.

    -Ross


  • #6
    rbquirke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭rbquirke


    Having just reviewed 40 odd CV's, I can tell you that what is of absoulte importance is having a portfolio.

    All well and good you say, but what if you are just getting started? The first thing is to design a web site for yourself. I am not going to give someone work if they can't or won't design a web page for themself.

    Secondly do one for free or nearly free to get started. There is bound to be a local charity / school/ business that you could lend your blossoming talent to.

    Ronan
    ========================
    3rd-level.com
    Graduate Jobz


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