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| Title: | Welcome to WEB_AUTHORING |
| Notice: | Before writing, please check for an existing topic |
| Moderator: | VAXCAT::LAURIE |
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| Created: | Tue Mar 05 1996 |
| Last Modified: | Thu Jun 05 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 186 |
| Total number of notes: | 1479 |
153.0. "How do you start designing web pages?" by PCBUOA::BAYJ (Jim, Portables) Wed Jan 29 1997 15:31
Someone asked in another note about the ins and outs of hiring someone
to design a website for them. Many of the answers consisted of seeing
the person's body of work, recommendation from satisfied customers,
etc.
This of course brings up the question, how does one get started
designing web pages for a living? I'm obviously not talking about the
technical side of things, like learning Java, etc., but rather the
"soft" side. For example, when you've never published a web page for
someone (you don't have any satisfied customers), and you find that you
are being asked for references, etc., what do you do? Its the old "you
can't get the job without experience, and you can't get experience
without the job" syndrome.
You are right that every Tom, Dick and Harry has a web page out there
hawking services (and "Jim", <blush> I do too). But thats like getting
your degree. How do you get the "job", other than being in the right
place at the right time.
I've been pushing my dentist, my hairdresser, even my brother to let me
do pages for them, but so far, nothing more than nibbles.
jeb
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| 153.1 | | 2903::FLEISCHER | without vision the people perish (DTN 381-0426 ZKO1-1) | Wed Jan 29 1997 16:37 | 14 |
| re Note 153.0 by PCBUOA::BAYJ:
> For example, when you've never published a web page for
> someone (you don't have any satisfied customers), and you find that you
> are being asked for references, etc., what do you do? Its the old "you
> can't get the job without experience, and you can't get experience
> without the job" syndrome.
Well, if you can afford to do some volunteer work, there are
a lot of small non-profit and community groups that could
benefit from having a web presence but could not pay for
"professional" help. Build some of those.
Bob
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| 153.2 | | VMSNET::S_VORE | Smile - Mickey's Watching! | Wed Jan 29 1997 18:16 | 2 |
| re: .1 Talk to your local church, civic organization, kids' scout troop, etc --
many would love to have someplace free/cheap to put their schedules et al.
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| 153.3 | | JGODCL::BOWEN | She's got all my money and is 8K kms away | Thu Jan 30 1997 11:51 | 17 |
| .1 & .2 are right
Also, build one for yourself, take time and effort and make it good.
I'm not talking bells and whistles, just a solid page with some simple
frames and simple but eye-catching graphics.
One I built had the flags of Europe on the left and when clicked the
right frame would show the text of that countries national anthum and
if the browser/machine supported it a .wav file would play.
Blew the mind of a local company and won us a 12,000 guilder contract.
It's worth nipping over to Microsoft and downloading the various
site Builder stuff and playing at home.
Kevin
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| 153.4 | | WOTVAX::HILTON | Save Water, drink beer | Thu Jan 30 1997 21:11 | 6 |
| You can re-design my front page if you like, it need doing big time and
I haven't had the time!
Mail me to take up the offer ;^)
Greg
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