if you are a website designer.. help!

[Xena]

im condisdering this profession or just looking into it.. i fyou have taken classes on this subject or know anything about it, you should give me some tips on the business, how it works, pros cons, job market etc.. all would be appreciatared!!!!!

[Adam]

I know in England limiting yourself to just a web designer is going to be hard. Because threre's so many independent sites out there and companies who do these cheap it's hard to make any real serious money - I've a few friends in the field and they're having to expand to offering a lot more.

[Keresztanya]

Unless you're really good, there are lots of people out there who do it at decent quality for really cheap. Being a freelance web designer as your profession would mean that you have to really stand out from the others. I would just do it as a side job if you want to make money off of web designing, I'm not sure if you're going to be able to make a profession out of it, though.

[Xena]

coolio guys thanks for the good advice

[ninja9578]

Web designers are no longer just html monkeys, they are programmers. My company is on the forefront of website design, the web designers use a custom layout editor and scripting engine. Most companies do, so whatever you learn, you'll have to relearn when you get a job. The only things that are universal are html, xhtml, and javascript. Learn those.