Hello everyone,
In this post I’d like to reflect on the quick web page I’ve
created here:
Before I got into academic technology I was a web developer for several years. In addition to a remote position I held with a marketing firm in Texas, I also took on many freelance projects. Unfortunately with the proliferation of web 2.0 tools my main customers (small businesses and organizations) no longer needed someone to create websites for them. Now days just about anyone can make a great looking website with little or no training required.
In the final days of my web development career I spent a lot
of time trying to make a living customizing pre-built WordPress, Drupal, and
Joomla pages. So I do have a great deal of experience with these build-it-yourself
web tools. These tools make it easy for the average Joe to create his own
website. For many of the templates there is a fair amount of customization that
can be done without any web coding knowledge. And there are thousands of great free
templates and widgets available to suit just about any style and need.
Creating the website went very smoothly. Having some
experience with these build-it-yourself tools I knew what to look for and where
to accomplish just about everything I needed to do for my website. The only
problem that I had while building my web page was that I couldn’t remember my
old password and I had to reset it! Overall I was able to build a simple but
good looking website with several pages, embedded YouTube videos, interactive
navigation elements, and more in less than half an hour. Unreal!
Thanks for reading,
Anthony Boen
The website looks great. I wonder if you would have benefited more from trying a module activity that you *weren't* familiar with though.
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