Web Career Clinic

Learn from a veteran web designer and agency principal. Find out what you need to know to get into web design, programming, UX, SEO, project management, or content development.

Introduction

• Welcome

Weekly Clinics

• How to network and enjoy it
• Interview: Aminatou Sow
• Freelance, agency, or in-house
• The informational interview
• Interview: Erin Anacker
• How and when to pick a lane
• Real-world experience
• Interview: Marie Poulin
• How to plan for the future
• Work better with clients
• Interview: Paul Jarvis
• Keep up with new tech
• Get better design feedback
• Interview: Shannah Segal
• Cross-train: Code for designers
• Choose a coding platform
• Interview: Tim Hassed
• Cross-train: Design for programmers
• Web vocab: Acronyms
• Interview: Uchechi Kalu Jacobson
• Cross-train: Business vs. creativity
• Web vocab: Deliverables
• Interview: Lorissa Shepstone
• Build repeat business
• Expand your team
• Interview: Kronda Adair
• Intro to pair programming
• Remote vs. on-site: What suits you best?
• Interview: Angie Byron
• How to handle scope creep
• Define your niche
• Interview: Adam Connor
• Getting to sign-off
• Project management lightning round
• Interview: Denise Jacobs
• Quick and simple user testing
• Optimization
• Interview: Arianne Foulks
• The secret to mastering a skill: Teach
• Accessibility
• Interview: Sara Wachter-Boettcher
• Collaborate with long-distance clients
• Junior, intermediate, and senior: Moving up
• Interview: Jer Thorp
• Must have templates
• Diversity in tech
• Time-saving WordPress content hacks
• Interview: User Behavior
• Interview: 3 things about colour psychology
• Superstar Wisdom Supercut: Main Themes
• Superstar Wisdom Supercut: Success Factors
• Questions for a Fulfilling Career

Member Q&A

• Q&A: Convince clients to spend money
• Q&A: Set yourself apart from the crowd
• Q&A: Balancing business and project work
• Q&A: Setting Client Expectations
• Q&A: Support multiple platforms
• Q&A: Key business tools
• Q&A: How do I get paid?
• Q&A: Competitive pricing
• Q&A: Finding balance
• Q&A: Making time for learning
• Q&A: Downturns and pro bono work
• Q&A: Asking for more money
• Q&A: Fixed costs and billing for extras
• Q&A: Become a WordPress theme developer