How did you become a Web designer?
My majors in college were social work and business. After working in the field of social work for about four years, I decided to make a career change. I chose HR Management because I thought it would be a nice transition between a helping role and business. While in school for HR Management, I instantly fell in love with an Electronic Publishing class using Pagemaker. So much so that my instructor suggested that I go and learn something called HTML. I can remember looking up at her and saying, "What is HTML?" So off I went to my local Community College to learn something called HTML.
Are you self-taught or did you get a degree?
I earned a certificate in web design and the rest of my knowledge was obtained by work experience, reading books and teaching and challenging myself. I did freelance work on the side while at my first entry-level web designer job. I learned from my day job and applied that to my freelance work/business.
Tips and Tricks
- It was a long, strange road that I took to become a web designer. However, I cannot think of anything that I would do differently. I had to take all the steps I took - good and bad - to learn for myself and truly understand the experience.
What University or School did you attend?
North Shore Community College, Salem State College and Marian Court College
What degree or certification did you receive?
Associate in Business Administration, Bachelor in Social Work with minor in Psychology and Business, Certificate in Web Design, Certificate in HR Management
How long ago did you become a Web designer?
10 years ago (1999)
Tell us a little about your Web design business (+URL)
TAC Web Design performs complete web design, web development,
e-commerce implementation and email newsletter design services for your business.
