Brace for impact. As we near the end of 2013, you’re going to be hit with an onslaught of “how to succeed in 2014” posts. That’s all fine and well…
But, sometimes knowing what NOT to do can be more powerful that knowing what TO do. This is one of the times.
Imagine this…
Imagine if you were around 100 or so years ago and were a horse and buggy maker. Imagine if you had ignore this new “fancy” technology called a combustion engine that was making waves at the time.
Imagine how in a few short years you’d be put out of business as the automobile made your product obsolete.
Or, imagine even just a couple decades ago when this “fancy” new technology called the internet came out. Imagine if you ignored THAT.
Now, fast-forward to right now. Consider all the “fancy” mobile technology that’s taking the world by storm.
Wanna know how to fail as a web developer right now?
Ignore mobile.
Ignore mobile and watch as clients and site visitors slowly fade away. Ignore mobile and watch as your competitors slowly run you out of business. Ignore mobile and watch as your online business dreams vanish.
If you really want of fail in 2014… that’s exactly how.
Now, here’s what TO do in order to succeed…
Of course, you don’t want to fail and that’s why responsive web design is now more important than ever. The world has gone mobile and as a web developer you have to keep up if you want to stay relevant.
That said, LEARNING responsive web design isn’t necessarily easy. In fact, at first it can be quite confusing. Plus, there’s a very specific set of skills you need to learn in order to master responsive design… and, if you don’t know what those skills are…
Well, that makes it about 100x harder.
Thankfully, I’m going to tell you what you need to learn:
- the 3 different approaches to responsive web design and which one you should be taking
- the 5 individual skills that make responsive design “happen”
- how to work with and extend responsive frameworks
Once you master those things, you’ll be all set with responsive design.
Of course, if you want to fast-track your learning curve, I offer a responsive web design course that will teach you all of the above and more.
But, whether you take that course, a different course, and you learn it all on your own (not recommended)… make 2014 about mastering responsive design and building mobile-friendly web sites.
Frankly, you can’t afford not to.