Coding

Writing code is something that every internet user who desires to promote their brand online should know on at least a very basic level.  Understanding what goes into the development and design of a site or an online application will give a better understanding and sense of control when it comes to changes that need to be made in order to accommodate new technologies, preferences, and fads. Whether you hire a professional or choose to build your own site, knowing code can be greatly beneficial. Programs that facilitate website design such as Adobe Dreamweaver can enable one to build a website, but learning the code itself allows for more control over the end product. Additionally, hiring a professional web designer can be extremely pricey. It’s good to know what you are actually paying for.

Writing code is one of those mysterious things that is really not so complicated once one begins to understand it. There are a multitude of free resources where someone can learn how to design a webpage using HTML, CSS, or JavaScript, in addition to some of the lesser known programming languages. Code Academy and W3Schools are excellent resources for learning, and YouTube contains thousands of tutorials in practically every form of code as well.

Anyone who is a skeptic in the idea of self-taught web design need only to look at some of the top designers in the country to realize many of them started at extremely young ages and learned pretty much everything on their own. Here is a link from Creativebloq.com to an article listing of some of the top web designers, all under 25!