BorysSokolov Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 (edited) Hello. For the last couple of months I've been learning web development; so far I've gotten the hang of the BASICS of PHP, and HTML, and other languages like JavaScript, SQL, JQuery, etc. and I've managed to produce some very simple websites/apps, but I have absolutely no "real world" experience. I realize I still have a long way to go, but my goal is to break into the industry, and ultimately work as a freelancer. So, I seek your advice. I'd be grateful if someone could just point me in the right direction, and show me where I could get some work experience. Do you perhaps know someone who needs assistance with a small project? I realize I wouldn't be of much use, but I'm willing to practically do anything. The purpose isn't to earn money, - not yet - I simply want to expose myself more to the field. Where could I start? Thanks. Edited April 1, 2013 by BorysSokolov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maq Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Ask friends and family, even if it's for free. Do some research of local businesses, see if they need a site or need their current one updated. Checkout freelance sites, we have a section here: http://forums.phpfreaks.com/forum/20-php-freelancing/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 There's also Github, which has plenty of open-source projects seeking contribution. It's also a good way to meet other developers and organisations, as well as gaining varied experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.josh Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 So you've spent a couple months learning the basics? Congrats, you are now just as (if not more) qualified as most of the devs our there pretending to be professionals. All you have to do now is learn how to lie on a resume and talk a good game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertP Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 (edited) All you have to do now is learn how to lie on a resume and talk a good game.Don't lie, that will only put you into a situation that you can not fulfil. You need to be professional when approaching potential customers; and continue to keep that professionalism consistent throughout the who period of working with that person. Make sure you have a portfolio and some code example that you are willing to show publicly, does not have to be the whole application just something to show you know what you are doing and to show your coding style / techniques. If you are only good at coding, then make sure you specifically state that.. if you are coding only... tell them what you can and can not do. -- 99.9% of potential customers do not know the difference between 'web developer' and 'web designer'. How that helps. edit: punctuation Edited April 3, 2013 by RobertP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.josh Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 sarchasm ftw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdul202 Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 you can start to develop some small scripts and codes that can be plug into other scripts take a look into that site http://codecanyon.net/ there are so many small scripts , explore them and try to do something simple like the ones in there and that will help you to master the web developing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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