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Posted by lee whitbeck on 07/31/07 22:27
On Jul 31, 1:00 pm, SAZ <saz1...@nospamexcite.com> wrote:
> In article <q9Jri.20106$rX4.19867@pd7urf2no>,
> nowhere...@twilightzone.net says...
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> > I'm okay at designing "brochure" style websites -- essentially every high
> > school kid is capable of that these days.
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> > What would be the next best thing to learn to take it to the next level?
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> > Someone will likely respond "depends on what you want to do." I've made a
> > few bucks here and there designing sites for friends but I don't really want
> > to pursue this as a full-time thing. I'm more of a hobbyist hoping to make a
> > few bucks while enjoying myself.
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> > Based on that qualifier, what would "pay" for itself to make it worth my
> > while adding to my repertoire. Server-side stuff like Perl or PHP? Flash?
> > Javascript? Since I am just a hobbyist I also don't want to spend a lot of
> > time on this so "ease of learnability" is a factor.
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> > One friend would like to have a guest book-type feature on his site. Later
> > he also wants to allow credit card transactions. That would be a good start
> > I guess.
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> > Feedback? Suggestions?
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> > M
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> Don't worry about Flash, but you can't go wrong by learning some
> javascript, PHP and mysql.
Also, you may want to review some open source CMS systems such as
joomla or drupal. They come with existing components that may be of
interest to you.
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