The Digital Catalog

The best free online coding websites for beginners are hubs of education and insight, designed to take your knowledge and career to the next level. For years, technical careers have been gaining more attention among innovative individuals. In a digital world, people capable of speaking computer language often have the widest selection of job opportunities. However, before you can start leveraging the blossoming job market, you need to hone your skills. That’s where free coding websites come in. A free online coding website is an environment where you can develop your understanding of various kinds of code, update your programming prowess, and even earn certifications. Today, we’re going to be looking at some of the most impressive coding websites on the market. Coding Careers: Opportunities in 2021 and Beyond Though coding careers have been popular for some time now, they have particularly high value following the pandemic, as companies worldwide adapt to the changes associated with re...

Social media has become a constant in modern daily life. By now it’s not uncommon for grandparents to have their own profiles on Facebook. This means that marketing on social media is beginning to have fewer limits on possible target demographics, and increasingly greater reach as the number of users on major social media sites rises. That said, the social media marketing realm is as dependent on the constant change as the social media landscape itself. Designing a successful online brand depends not only on compelling ideas but equally on adaptability. Without a dynamic brand, users of new and up-and-coming, or even outdated social networks will be outside the reach of your brand. This is why understanding a few different aspects of the current social media landscape is key to online marketing success. 1) Social commerce, or sCommerce Integrating online shopping and e-commerce into social media has been the logical next step for a long time, but it is only recently that has been done ...

Every freelancer has heard the pitch from clients about “no money now, but there will be later”, “help start my business and you’ll be my ‘go-to’ person in the future”, or “when things get going, you can charge more and make up your lost fees”. These promises are of course lies! Every business has money. The trick is, getting them to part with it. Here are some handy ways of creative billing and other methods for turning a cheapskate into a great client… who pays your invoice! A new client or another douche? The great thing about businesses that demand free work is that they usually don’t realize, in the end, that they have no rights to the copyrighted work you have created. Free work followed by broken promises can be followed by legal suits to pay you for the rights they never legally had. That, of course, is not a good way to do business in the long term, but the idea is on the table if you’ve been screwed in the past and never signed over the copyright for your work. A letter warni...

Do you ever get bored with design projects? Feel like you keep designing the same things on repeat? This collection of trends – from fun angles to illustrations where you wouldn’t expect them to cool three-dimensional concepts – is sure to help you think a little more out of the box. It might be just the right inspiration to cure some of that design boredom. Here’s what’s trending in design this month.  1. Angles for Attention Working with angles is a fun technique because you can essentially point website visitors to what you want them to see on the screen. Angles can be aggressive and have an obvious visual goal. They can also have an easier feel without so much direct intent. This trend can look a lot of different ways, making it a versatile option for designers. Each of the three examples here takes a different approach to angles. Bake Inc  uses various angles with imagery and whitespace to draw the eye past the visual elements to the brand name at the bottom of the screen...

If you’re here, then you’re thinking about becoming a web designer and wondering if it’s a smart move. Honestly, it’s not uncommon to be plagued by doubts and what-ifs when making a big career change, and that’s especially so right now, what with all the uncertainty we’ve faced over the last year. Here’s some good news: It’s never a bad time to become a web designer, which makes 2021 the perfect time to turn your passion into a career! Here are 8 reasons why: 1. People Are Spending More Time Online Than Ever Before DoubleVerify surveyed consumers’ digital consumption habits in 2020, and guess what it found? The amount of time people spend online has doubled since the pandemic began. Before 2020, consumers worldwide were spending an average of 3 hours and 17 minutes online every day. Now? The average is 6 hours and 59 minutes. Needless to say, web designers are in high demand as businesses rush to get in front of these consumers. 2. There’s a Big Freelance Boom Right Now An Upwork study...

So you want to write but don’t know where to start? The journey to becoming a published author is a bumpy ride with lots of ups and downs along the way.  As a new writer learning the ropes you will inevitably make some mistakes. That’s okay, but here’s a list of common mistakes (in no particular order) that will help you avoid them. 1. A Weak Introduction First impressions are everything. Often, writers will start with a long description of the setting, or a mundane event like waking up from a dream or talking to themselves in a mirror. Not only are these clichés, but we don’t learn anything about the story or the character.   Readers will keep reading when you make them care about a character and their motivations.  Who are they and what do they want? That’s why the first paragraph – no, the first sentence – is important to hook your readers right away.  For more tips on writing introductions, see here. 2. An excess of Backstory  Some history is a great id...

Billionaire entrepreneur Warren Rustand believes it takes the average person until the age of 45 to figure out what they want to do with their life. Then, according to Warren, most people won’t grow the guts to live their why until after they’ve had their first heart attack. Whether you agree with Warren’s thoughts or not, it’s hard to argue with the idea that figuring out what you want to do with your life is a massive question, and it’s not an easy one to answer.But the good news is if you can identify the path you want to take before you’ve started your second mountain, and you’ve actually begun to do something about it before your doctor makes her way into your holiday card rotation, you’re ahead of the game. I was once informed that we each need two sorts of instructors in our lives: ones who dive in with us to assist us with discovering our direction and other people who guide us to amplify our direction. As a mentor, I make a decent piece of my living as the principal sort of ed...