Posted by Neredbojias on 07/31/07 17:47

Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:09:58
GMT M scribed:

> I'm okay at designing "brochure" style websites -- essentially every
> high school kid is capable of that these days.
>
> What would be the next best thing to learn to take it to the next
> level?
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> Feedback? Suggestions?

I'd say learn php and maybe a little mysql (database). Making a _secure_
cc transaction thingy might be a little ambitious for a hobbyist, though.

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Neredbojias
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