How to Be a Self-Taught Web Developer (The Honest Truth)

Becoming a self-taught web developer is all the rage these days. And, for good reason.

With rising cost of traditional universities and a world of educational resources online A LOT of people are opting out of the old model of learning something.

I myself DIYed my web development education and I’m a big advocate of going that route.

But, here’s the thing. It’s not a walk in the park. In fact, a lot of times it is down right painful.

It’s easy to lose motivation or get so frustrated you feel like throwing your computer against the wall.

The truth is if you’re going to be successful at becoming a self-taught web developer you need a solid game plan before you get started.

How to Learn Web Development on Your Own

Zac Gordon is a self-taught web developer who then went on to teach other people how to learn web development.

He’s the guest on this week’s podcast and Zac has a lot of great insight into what it actually takes to learn web development without having to go to school.

You need to know what motivates you and make sure you’re doing things along the way that’s stirring that motivation so you don’t give up.

Without that motivation it becomes really easy to become disheartened and find other things you’d be more willing to do rather than learning web development.

You also need to make sure you’re stair-stepping the process, learning a little bit at a time and adding to what you know as you go. If not it’s easy to get overwhelmed and become paralyzed at the massive amount of information you need to know.

You Can Learn Web Development on Your Own

You can learn web development on your own. Plenty of people have done it and I’m willing to bet there’s nothing special about any of them.

All it takes is a bit of grit and intentionality. And, of course, listening to the podcast with Zac ?

Things You’ll Learn

• The obstacles to learning web development
• How to overcome frustration as a self-taught web developer
• How to stair-step your education in web development to find optimal success
• The key character traits you need to be a self-taught web developer
• The emotional process that happens when you’re learning
• How to know if web development isn’t for you
• How to keep from being burned out in web development
• How to recognize your own rhythms to optimize your productivity
• What a headless WordPress website is and why it’s a good option for most scenarios

Resources

• Strattic Web Hosting
• Zac’s Website
• Zac’s Web Development Courses
• Zac on Twitter

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