Hi Mike, I can say that I have recently been in your shoes. I spent 15 years as a pediatric nurse. I never loved or was passionate about that career, but never knew what I did want to do. I finally had inspiration a little over 18mos ago, that I really wanted to work with books, and imagined a website called I just finished... promoting people to talk about what they were reading. At the time, I was a very casual internet user. I had to learn a ton, and I am sure went the hard way tons of times. I took some classes, watched a ton of videos, took some one on one sessions, and felt overwhelmed a lot! The means to the end was that I had to learn not only web design, but code, and development, but SEO and internet marketing as well. In the last year and a half, I have learned enough to know that I have a TON to learn, but the site is up and a side development comany is making money (I have a partner now), and I learn volumes everyday.
Not sure if I would have done it differently, maybe just asked more questions and gone to more meetings... I am sure that the lessons I have paid for have been helpful, but not amazingly so. It was better to meet people who I could ask questions of, as they arise. Have a great day! Renee Giroux Review Coordinator Ijustfinished.com [email protected] 307 S. Main Suite 104 Bryan, TX 77803 On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 1:35 PM, Mike <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, > > I'm new to the web design world and I figure this a good way to get > started. My name is mike and I"m new to web design world. > > I'm starting school to get a 2nd bachelor's in web design from the art > institute (1st bba is in marketing) and I was wondering since ya'll > are in the industry, am I going in the right direction? > > I see that everyone has a different background, and i'm curious what > did everyone study or how did they get to where they are today. > > I hate to pay for something and then go nowhere afterwards. > > Mike > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Refresh Austin" group. [ Posting ] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy We do not accept job posts from recruiters. [ Unsubscribe ] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] [ More Info ] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
