FINDING THE NEWEST TOOLS FOR WEB DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

Before you go searching for a set of tools or a new technique for your web design toolbox, it is important to lay out some specialties for yourself. While HTML and CSS are a given, there are some other things a well rounded web designer will need to know, and deciding first on your desired knowledge base is a very good idea. Learning about the backend side of a website is also incredibly important, and as such utilizing forums and tools around the PHP/SQL community would be a very good idea. Having backend skills paired with front end will make you a very, very hot commodity.

After you have a familiarity with the basics of both front end and back end it is time to begin exploring CMSs (Content Management Systems) such as Drupal, Joomla, and WordPress. Each of these content management systems offers something slightly different, and will save both you and any prospective clients a TON of time. The newest tutorials for any of the languages/software packages listed above can often be found on Youtube free of charge. There are also a huge number of forums available on each topic where helpful people are always willing to give information away to those that ask.

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