Website builder

You mean that company wants me to make a website for them? I asked myself this question many times. To my shock it was true. I, a small town brown haired young man who simply rummaged through different amateur webpage builders have now been offered the non-profit job of creating and moderating a website for a business I had never heard of? That unseen goldmine of hope was known as “h2o designz”. A well established website where amateur online community members logged on to have designers develop pictures for their websites. Not only did I receive the boost in self-esteem for having the privilege of designing a website for a company but I was also given the compromise of making the website for co-ownership of the company. This was a landmine for a current ninth grader.

It all started at a young age of eleven. One day I was surfing the internet when I came across an amateur webpage builder called “Yahoo! Geocities”. After completing the first tutorial I realized that I had found something that used my creative abilities in a positive way. I began to play with the webpage builder and through trial-and-error I learned how to produce new and more exciting things. It wasn’t until I stumbled across a popular HTML (HyperText Markup Language; a language used to structure text and multimedia documents across the World Wide Web) tutorial website called “html code tutorial” did my self-taught knowledge begin to broaden to more exciting projects. After learning the basics of HTML I began using a popular program called “Macromedia Dreamweaver MX”. This program allowed me to finally accomplish things “Geocities” wouldn’t allow me to do. Once I became familiar with “Dreamweaver” I established a portfolio which allowed others to see my work. It wasn’t until “h2o designz” stumbled across my portfolio did my work begin to take shape. Once I designed a website for “h2o designz” it was as if I became a self-made celebrity, before I knew it many other people were asking me to create a website for them.

It is amazing how you can affect a community without even stepping outside your door. Due to the success of “h2o designz” websites affiliated with us began to climb in the ranks and became some of the most highly trafficked design communities and resources on the net. These websites were rated on “topgfxsite.com”. My personal experience with website design showed me that nothing is unreachable. With time, commitment, and ambition anything is possible. Our high school didn’t have a web design course so I took initiative to learn the skills on my own. This goal of mine paid off and I began to truly believe that when a person sets their mind to something they can achieve it and then excel in what they achieved.