I’ve been building websites since 1994 and Killersites.com in one of the first websites in the world to teach web design, html, css, javascript … and so much more.
Web Design Continues to Grow!
When social media sites became a thing, people thought websites were dead. When smart phone apps came about, people thought websites were dead. When WordPress became a thing, people said web design was dead!
… They were of course all wrong.
What I will be teaching in 2021?
In a nutshell: practical web design and web business development. I keep up to date with the NEW trends and techniques. Whatever is worthy of your attention, I will cover.
A question that is coming up more and more often, is how can you make an online course (and curriculum) effective?
Though my online teaching experience is with code (HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Python, SQL, Java) and business, the principles are universal.
The 4 Key Elements of a great online course:
There are many factors, but first and foremost, you need great teachers. You also need a curriculum designed specifically for online education. This includes bitesized lessons, instant support, heavy use of video, and real-time feedback for the students. There is much more to it, but the above foundational elements are key. Read more.
UPDATED: This AMAZING offer is available until December 2022!
InMotion hosting wants to pay for your web design and development education! Why pay a bootcamp $10,000 – $20,000, when you can get it for free!
I’ve made a special arrangement with them, where you just need to buy 1 year of standard hosting, and they will cover the cost of my Complete Web Developer course!
… A great deal!
How does it work? It’s super easy:
Click on the image below, that takes you to the hosting / course offer page.
Select your hosting and purchase.
Email me directly (stefan at killersites.com) with your confirmation from InMotion Hosting, and I will personally set up your web developer course training accounts!
If I take your mentorship program, I just want to be sure that someone (yourself or a teacher assistant) will answer my questions.
Yes! From me personally.
Regarding the different certification courses that you offer, do you recommend that a mentorship student complete all 5 certifications, or does it depend on the student’s goals?
Depends on your goals. But I will work with you to figure that out. If that makes sense?
Also, approximately how long does it take students to complete one particular certification?
Depends on the student … how quickly you learn etc. The process is to do the courses first, and pass them. Then you do the certification exam that goes with the course.
For example, HTML5 is a smaller subject than say CSS3, so you can see yourself completing the HTML5 is perhaps 1-2 weeks. The CSS3 will be longer … that can take a month or so. It all depends on how much work you put into it etc. That’s why the mentorship last a year.
That said, because of corona, I am extending all mentorships to 14 months … and perhaps more.
If I enroll in the mentorship program, how do I know which course to start with?
You start with HTML5 and go on from there. You can ask me any questions like that!
If I choose the $799 payment method, would we start by having an initial consultation where you decide which course I should take first?
No need to use a consultation for that question – the order of courses to take:
I recently got a great set of questions about my Python course, I figured you would find it very informative:
Can you tell me if your course focuses on:
1_ first principles + fundamentals of programming? What I really want to know is that your course actually teaches principles/fundamentals ( the skills + knowledge that never changes from one language to another ) that I can then apply to learning any new language, in the future. Above is the most important to me as I know companies will require me to learn new languages constantly.
Answer: Yes! My courses are known for this … since it is rare to find a Python course created by a developer with over 20 years experience.
2_ how many real-world projects do you have us tackle so that I can show my knowledge on github for employers to review?
Of course I will also tackle projects myself, but having your course guide us and actually give us the most common real word applications/problems, or the most complex ones that test our skills so that I can then handle any project from easy to very difficult, is SUPER important.
Answer: I have a few mini projects that are designed to teach you principles. Once you have that, there are countless project tutorials online for free that you will easily and quickly do because you will have a great understanding of the #1. Makes sense?
3_ I checked your syllabus, but I see very little projects, can you let me know if your course truly teaches enough to tackle any project thrown at me?Data Science
Answer: My course is not a data science course … it is a Python course. Data science is its’ own thing, and Python is used a lot with it … but so are other languages.
4_ what kind of support do you offer for any issues related to learning the course ? live chat? email questions? or forum questions? and who will be answering these questions?
Answer: You can talk to me! That said, the courses are on StudioWeb, so you get a uniques platform that has built in quizzes and help.
5_ Do you constantly update the course so that we are learning the most important skills that employers seek?
Answer: Courses cover foundations … and so they are up to date. 10 _ Do you offer any resume reviews or at least a template to use that actually gets interviews or job placement assistance?
UPDATE: This offer is now available until September 2021!
InMotion hosting wants to pay for your web design and development education! Why pay a bootcamp $10,000 – $20,000, when you can get it for free!
I’ve made a special arrangement with them, where you just need to buy 1 year of standard hosting, and they will cover the cost of my Complete Web Developer course!
… A great deal!
How does it work? It’s super easy:
Click on the image below, that takes you to the hosting / course offer page.
Select your hosting and purchase.
Email me directly (stefan at killersites.com) with your confirmation from InMotion Hosting, and I will personally set up your web developer course training accounts!
I come from a family of teachers, and in carrying on the tradition, in 2002, I started creating web design and development courses for all those non-nerds out there.
The average person is socially more adept than your average nerd – this is true. But unfortunately, this typically means the average individual needs a more ‘human’ explanation of the languages of web design and development. If you are not aware, here they are:
HTML5
CSS3
JavaScript
PHP
The problem with so many code courses out there, is that they are ‘taught’ by nerds who don’t know how to teach. Yes, you are right, teaching is a separate skill from coding. Imagine that!!
🙂
Teacher + Programmer = rare combo
Fortunately, my experience teaching, and 20+ years experience as a coder/programmer, gives me the right mix of skills that allows me to create learning experiences that are fun, easy and very effective. You will learn more, and faster with my web design and development training package.
… But don’t take my word for it, here is an email I recently got from a student:
Hi Mr. Mischook,
Your courses are amazing. I can’t thank you enough.
I had tried a few other online programs (free and paid), without success. I felt like I just couldn’t hack it after trying those resources, and that maybe learning to code wasn’t for me after all. But I still had a deep desire to learn how to program.
I went back to work on my first (and so far, my only) webpage that I started in CodePen when I was attempting to learn to code through other sources. I left the page in complete shambles, until I found your courses on StudioWeb via your YouTube videos. Now, it looks presentable (in my opinion). I couldn’t be happier.
Your courses are so well-done and the sequence makes perfect sense. You fill in all the gaps, and I feel like I actually understand what I’m doing and why I’m doing it, which is very important to me. (I like details.) I purchased your book Web Design: Start Here as a reference manual. I’m looking forward to your entrepreneurship course once I complete your web developer course.
Forgive me if I’m over the top or inappropriate. I just appreciate your efforts, and I hope that your websites gain many new subscribers.
Cheers!
Stacey Nash
Stacey was nice enough to give me permission to use her email. Thanks Stacey!
If you would like to learn web design and programming as quickly as easily Stacey has, check out my courses.
Some of the most important things programmers need to learn, are the foundational concepts and techniques I refer to as the ‘core’.
Here are few examples:
• consistent and proper naming conventions.
• code formatting.
• simple modular code.
• using accepted design patterns like MVC.
• importance of being consistent with the way an apps’ codebase is structured.
Sadly, fundamentals like these are omitted by most online courses. These lessons should be interwoven within the context of any good programming course.
The ‘core’ principles are soooooo important, because they not only provide a solid foundation, they actually speed up the process of learning.
Check out my popular web design and development training package:
I keep reading article after article and survey after survey, on how Python keeps growing in popularity as a programming language. So, why is that the case? And, should you learn Python?
Let’s start off with some of the reasons why Python is popular:
Python is easy to learn.
Python is used in a wide variety of applications.
Python is easy to program with, yet very powerful.
Python code can be written a few styles, including OOP and functionally.
Python has a HUGE set of libraries/modules that can be dropped into your Python programs, speeding up the development process.
A few comments:
Python’s core strength, is that it’s a general purpose language. As such, it is used in many different fields, such as: Ai and machine learning, server automation, web development, data sciences and more. This flexibility of use in the real-world, is a key reason why Python’s popularity keeps growing.
Should you learn Python?
Short answer: Yes. You have nothing to loose, and everything to gain learning Python. It’s a great first programming language, given Python code is so easy to read. Yet Python still can express pretty advanced programming concepts relatively easily.
… For those of you who don’t know how to code yet, many of the programming concepts and techniques you find in Python, you will also find in many other languages like JavaScript, Java, C++, C#, Kotlin, PHP, Ruby, Swift and many others. So in effect, when you learn Python, you will be learning much about just about every modern programming language!
How about Python jobs?
There are lots of Python jobs, and in many fields. So having Python as tool in your nerd-toolbelt, will just make getting well paying jobs that much easier.
Conclusion
I teach a few languages, and have written commercial code in 9 programming languages. There is a reason I choose Python as one of only 3 programming the languages I teach.
If you like to learn quickly, then you will love how easily and quickly you will learn Python with my popular Python course.
