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January 17, 2007 |
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My advice to anyone who is trying to get into this field is to try to balance technical and design classes. The school I went to emphasized the technical side of web development to an extreme degree, and I feel very shortchanged because of that. However, I can also see where only learning the design side could be lethal for your career. Take lots of tech classes with a few art/design classes on the side. I think it's a pretty good career. My only worry is that it won't last much longer overall. Developing websites is becoming almost effortless, and updating them is likewise becoming a nearly mindless task. It's fun, though, and if you love to create things and have a need to see instant results from your work, there are probably very few jobs that you could be more well-suited for. If I had to choose over again, web development would still be near, if not at, the very top of my list of potential jobs. The only things that are really not great are the repetitiveness and, like I said before, the possibility of lack of job security in the not-so-distant future. The job can be a little repetitive when clients need you to design the same kind of page over and over again. Then your job gets a lot easier, but it lacks any sense of accomplishment or creation. However, there tend to be bursts every so often where you're asked to do something you've never tried before, so it's generally not too boring. |
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January 06, 2007 |
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Web Editor: Organizing material, both written and photographic, into a coherent format gives me great satisfaction. A well-laid out page or section flows smoothly and is easy to absorb. Gathering the materials is a different matter. Just as it is with all organizations, the people who have the information don't share the information. Not because they won't, but because they don't have the time or the ability. These people change constantly, handle only one small portion of the overall task and are usually "doers" not "talkers" meaning that they are not fluent communicators. What is a web editor to do? First of all, know your subject matter. If you are not well-versed in whatever subject you are trying to edit, get well-versed and do it pronto. Second, become an investigative reporter or a nosy neighbor. You will learn the most by just listening. Third, set the overall standards for the website if they have not already been established, i.e. proper grammar, punctuation, security, etc. Finally, enjoy the process. Yes, it is a process. You may have goals that will never be reached unless you try. You may structure the website one way and totally revise the structure six months later or two years later or never. The website is a fluid medium which can provide education and information to multitudes. When the website is at its best, it is as smooth as glass and just as reflective of the people it represents. |
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December 09, 2006 |
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The focus of my career is on search engine marketing and Web PR, rather than just basic web design. The job has many rewards, and each day brings a different challenge - from designing promotional campaigns, through to optimising a website, or thinking up a viral marketing campaign and writing press releases that catch the imagination. It is difficult to call it a job because it is highly enjoyable and doesn't actually feel like work! There are plenty of opportunities available now to those who focus on search marketing and Web PR - when I started 10 years ago, we were a rare breed. I get to work with many different companies and individuals in the course of a campaign and you need to be quite sociable in order to network efficiently, as well as being adept at explaining many different things both to non-techies, as well as those who believe they know everything there is to know about web development and yet have just designed an unmarketable website! Patience, and discretion can help, as well as technical skills, but one of the joys of the Internet is being able to find others to fill in any skills gaps, or to teach you what you need to know. |
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