Pros & Cons of Managed WordPress Hosting (+ 5 Best WP Hosts)

Almost 40% of websites on the internet in 2021 are built with WordPress (including Learn to Code With Me!). It’s a fantastic website building platform—but figuring out web hosting is…

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How to Make a Tumblr Theme From Scratch Using GA Dash

Coming across the GA Dash Tumblr theme tutorial was like a Godsend. In the past, I scoured the internet for guidance on how to make a Tumblr theme but always came…

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Why You Should Use WordPress For Your First Website

You’ll always remember the first website you build. It’s a rite of passage for developers, after all! But in order to make it a happy memory instead of a frustrating…

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7 Principles of Design You Should Know as a Coder

If you’ve ever built a website or app yourself, you know that for a great finished product, you need more than knowledge of coding. You also need basic design skills.…

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How to Make Your First $1,000 Through Freelancing

Freelancing can sound like a big, scary thing, but what if I told you you could start making money from freelancing right now? What if someone told you how to…

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6 Tips for Choosing the Best Web Host

Choosing the best web host for your website can be a confusing process and not one you should take lightly. So what factors should you consider when choosing a web…

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Why Web Developers Should Learn Digital Marketing

Learning non-tech skills can drastically improve your prospects as a developer. Few non-tech skills are more useful to businesses than digital marketing, especially when paired with web development skills. In this guest…

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7 Ways Web Developers Work With UX Designers

Learning to work with people in other disciplines is essential to getting ahead in your tech career. The world is fast coming to realize the importance of user experience (UX)…

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The Top 9 WordPress Resources You Should Be Using

If you’re learning to code, it’s probably just a matter of time until you’ll need to get to grips with WordPress. But there’s no need to go it alone. In…

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How to Design Your Website for a Global Audience

Building websites for a global audience is a necessity in 2016 and beyond. But the reality is that many are not doing it. In this special post, guest writer Christina…

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9 Ways to Make Your Website Super Fast

Nothing is more frustrating than a slow website. A slow website is bad not only for the end-user, but also for search engine optimization (SEO). Meaning, it can cause your…

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How to Get Your Site Online for Free With Github Pages

“I’ve been doing Codecademy and other tutorials for some time now. But how do I get my site online?“ This is a question I have been asked multiple times these past few…

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Become a Web Development Ninja with Code School

I’ve dabbled in a lot of online coding platforms, but never Code School until recently. My first impression of Code School? It’s a lot like Team Treehouse. In this article…

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3 Simple Ways to Improve User Experience on Your Site

If you mange your own website (or create ones for clients) and ignore user experience (UX), you’re making a huge mistake. When I first built this very site, that’s what…

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SEO and Why You Should Learn It (Even as a Developer)

Over the past several years SEO has turned into a major buzzword. But as a web developer or designer, why bother learning it? That’s for the marketing team to handle, anyways … right? Think again. Because…

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