WD is easier than it seems. Anyone can learn that without having any knowledge of coding. You only need to have basic human behavior knowledge that will make your website persuasive. Because this is not a design that sells. It is your content on a website that sells. The design also plays an important role but it can’t outperform the content of your website. Before jumping onto website design, have some knowledge of marketing, advertising, and customer behavior. It will help you to generate desired outcomes from your website. In this article, I’ll show you how I learned it and how you can do the same.
My Story:
Why do I encourage you to learn marketing and human psychology before website design? In the first few years of my career, I worked as a marketing and salesperson which helped me to understand customer behavior afterward I worked as a content writer where I used to write website copy and social media posts. This combined experience of marketing and content writing makes me a good website designer. Because marketing helps me to understand what my customer wants and Content writing helps me to tell them that we have that product or service. Now, I design a website and landing pages for freelancers, small business owners, and large corporations. I help them build their brand online through online promotions. So, in short, this was my story. You can say, in my case dots are perfectly connected to making me an ideal website designer.
Now, I’ll share, how you can learn this skill and help yourself or your clients to grow their business online. First, bear in mind that I never took any crash courses to learn website design. It was just trial-and-error learning. My learning was fully practical, not theoretical.
Four key subjects to be understood before Setting Up your first Website:
- Domain Panel: I know it is very basic but I have to add this point first. You have to buy a domain from any domain service provider before launching your first website. Once you purchase a domain you will be navigated to the domain panel wherefrom you can do other required technical tasks.
- Hosting Panel: Hosting is a place where your website content is stored. Once you buy the hosting from any service provider again you have will be navigated to Cpanel wherefrom you can manage your website. Point to be noted: if you purchase a domain and hosting from a different service provider then you have to point your domain name server to your hosting plan. But if you purchase a domain and hosting from the same company then you don’t need to do anything.
- Themes and Templates: Themes and Templates make your work easy. Once you install a CMS. You are provided with a library of themes and templates. Wherein you can build a website according to your need and desires. Every CMS is integrated with some customizable themes.
- Plugins: It is the crucial elements in designing websites. It improves the functionality of the website. In the first place, you don’t need to know anything extra. You will know more about it by working on a website yourself.
Three Steps Formulas to learn Website Design:
- Learn the Basics from Youtube: On youtube, you will find some amazing tutorials that teach you full website design. But, you know, from there, you only will be able to learn the basics. Rest you will be learning by doing it yourself. First, create it for yourself and implement everything you have learned. By and by you will be familiar with the basics of designing.
- Offer Your First Service Free of Cost: Once you get familiar with the basics of Website design. You can offer your services free of cost. There’s a high possibility you will get this project. Once you start working on that, keep experimenting and honing your skill. I’m certain after submitting two or three projects you will have the confidence to charge for your web design service. This is how I learned. Your pricing should be equivalent to the quality of your service.
- Join the Community: On the internet, you will find a community where people like are engaging and helping each other. Join that community and network with people who can teach you, guide you, and support you. I have been a part of such an amazing community where everyone is always available to clear doubts. You just address your problem in the community and they come forward to help you. Once you master the basic doubts. Now it’s your turn to help others with your knowledge and experience.
This is how I learned web design and not only web design but other skills I possess. Is it a cool way to learn, na?
What do you say? And what are you going to learn, now?