How to become a web developer with WordPress and zero experience

Presented by Gabriel Maldonado

How anybody can learn WordPress without computer, IT, software or programming knowledge and make a living from it. I studied business and worked in hotels all my life, never programmed when I started to learn at 27-28 years, today (2-3 years later) I switched careers, live from it and can work anywhere in the world. If you like WordPress , you can make a living from your passion.

Video: https://wordpress.tv/2017/03/28/gabriel-maldonado-how-to-become-a-web-developer-with-wordpress-and-zero-experience/

Transcript

1. How to become a web developer A self-taught journey (with WordPress and zero experience)
2. Gabriel Maldonado Happiness Engineer at Automattic @iamgabrielma
3. Random bits that helped me - Where to start - Learn how to setup your environment - Get comfortable breaking things - Into the wild - Get out of your comfort zone - Don't let the trees hide the forest - Don't be afraid of documentation - Share - Resources - Never stop learning
4. Random bits that helped me - Where to start - Learn how to setup your environment - Get comfortable breaking things - Into the wild - Get out of your comfort zone - Don't let the trees hide the forest - Don't be afraid of documentation - Share - Resources - Never stop learning
5. How tutorials feel when you are a beginner
6. Do not start with WordPress
7. HTML & CSS Will be your best friends for the moment
8. Random bits that helped me - Where to start - Learn how to setup your environment - Get comfortable breaking things - Into the wild - Get out of your comfort zone - Don't let the trees hide the forest - Don't be afraid of documentation - Share - Resources - Never stop learning
9. Local environment: - Desktopserver - MAMP / WAMP - VVV (Varying Vagrant Vagrants) Live Environment: - Pressable, Bluehost, Siteground, Godaddy, Digitalocean, ...dozens of options
10. Local environment: - Desktopserver - MAMP / WAMP - VVV (Varying Vagrant Vagrants) Live Environment: - Pressable, Bluehost, Siteground, Godaddy, Digitalocean, ...dozens of options
11. Random bits that helped me - Where to start - Learn how to setup your environment - Get comfortable breaking things - Into the wild - Get out of your comfort zone - Don't let the trees hide the forest - Don't be afraid of documentation - Share - Resources - Never stop learning
13. - How WordPress works - Browser developer tools - WordPress Hierarchy - Basic debugging skills - wp_debug() - Hooks and filters - Common WordPress errors - Read code - Make.wordpress.com
14. Random bits that helped me - Where to start - Learn how to setup your environment - Get comfortable breaking things - Into the wild - Get out of your comfort zone - Don't let the trees hide the forest - Don't be afraid of documentation - Share - Resources - Never stop learning
16. Friends & Family & Personal projects Get involved: make.wordpress.org Paid gigs: fiverr.com upwork.com jobs.wordpress.net pro.godaddy.com wphired.com reddit.com/r/forhire reddit.com/r/designjobs reddit.com/r/jobs4bitcoins jetpack.pro toptal.com Jobs: remotive.io careers.stackoverflow.com jobs.github.com/positions (not only for github) automattic.com/work-with-us
20. Random bits that helped me - Where to start - Learn how to setup your environment - Get comfortable breaking things - Into the wild - Get out of your comfort zone - Don't let the trees hide the forest - Don't be afraid of documentation - Share - Resources - Never stop learning
21. Random bits that helped me - Where to start - Learn how to setup your environment - Get comfortable breaking things - Into the wild - Get out of your comfort zone - Don't let the trees hide the forest - Don't be afraid of documentation - Share - Resources - Never stop learning
22. HTML CSS PHP JAVASCRIPT JQUERY NODE ANGULAR REACT GRUNT GULP SCSS GIT SVN VAGRANT REDUX VUE WP-API …
23. (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻
24. Random bits that helped me - Where to start - Learn how to setup your environment - Get comfortable breaking things - Into the wild - Get out of your comfort zone - Don't let the trees hide the forest - Don't be afraid of documentation - Share - Resources - Never stop learning
25. Random bits that helped me - Where to start - Learn how to setup your environment - Get comfortable breaking things - Into the wild - Get out of your comfort zone - Don't let the trees hide the forest - Don't be afraid of documentation - Share - Resources - Never stop learning
26. Rubber Duck debugging or “The Aha! effect”
27. You Never Really Learn Something Until You Teach It
28. Random bits that helped me - Where to start - Learn how to setup your environment - Get comfortable breaking things - Into the wild - Get out of your comfort zone - Don't let the trees hide the forest - Don't be afraid of documentation - Share - Resources - Never stop learning
29. Random bits that helped me - Where to start - Learn how to setup your environment - Get comfortable breaking things - Into the wild - Get out of your comfort zone - Don't let the trees hide the forest - Don't be afraid of documentation - Share - Resources - Never stop learning
30. THANKS! and by the way… WE’RE HIRING! AUTOMATTIC.COM/WORK-WITH-US Gabriel Maldonado Happiness Engineer at Automattic @iamgabrielma