This was actually a question that was asked while I was guest lecturing at a local university. This is the answer I gave: “Build a website.”
That’s all. Thanks, hope you enjoyed this article.
Kidding. Really, though. Build a website. Why? Well, it’s quite simple:
- You will know what it takes to build the stuff that you measure
- You will know how to properly implement and QA tags
- You can communicate better to developers
- Your peers probably don’t know how
Do you need any more reasons? You don’t know how? There are plenty of resources out there to help you – most of which can explain everything better than I can. When you have your first website up-and-running, tag the shit out of it! There’s no better way to jump into the industry than being at least somewhat fluent in HTML, CSS, or even JavaScript/jQuery. Beyond that, you’ll understand what is important to tag and what isn’t. You’ll begin to actually care about what pages your site traffic visits, which will help guide a productive thought process (“Why is this page important? What do I want my users to do on my website?”). So if you want to get into the industry – start there.