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Asp Vs Php Vs Coldfusion
Web design and development is a place filled by a variety of creative and often entrepreneurial people. To be successful, a designer needs to be creative and artistic, but he also has to be edgy and business-savvy. He has to make attractive sites, but he has to approach the SEO and marketing of the site with anything but an artist's eye. He has to know his tech, and he has to know his business.
Components of Successful Web Design Education
A Web Designer has to know more than just HTML. He has to know:
- Markup Languages: HTML, XHTML, XML, (sometimes even SGML)
- A Server-Side Scripting Language (Ruby, PHP, ASP)
- Client-Side Scripting Language (Javascript)
- Flash
- CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)
- E-Commerce
- SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and SEM (Search Engine Marketing)
Many colleges and other higher educational institutions provide coursework in each and all of these areas. Web designers and developers who take the time (and spend the money) to become degreed or certified web professionals benefit from better-paying jobs afterward.