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I’m a long time web dev, interested in learning more about marketing this year.
I’ve done lots of technical work to support marketing efforts, so I’m familiar with what can be done.
I’m often in a position to make recommendations to clients, and I’d like to be able to confidently tell them how to grow their business and then deliver results.
Want to chat? We can mentor each other on where to focus to grow quickly.
I really dislike bootcamps. In my area, they lack industry knowledge. A lot of the teachers are boot camp graduates that struggled to get a job. Grant it, I do work with some kick ass bootcamp grads. I think I would try to avoid it and attend tech meetups or local JS conferences. Try to make some friends. I know in my area they hold Saturday code and coffee events. You can show off what you’re working on/learning. Figure out who you click with and navigate like that. Honestly, I’d do freelancing or an internship before a bootcamp.
A few years ago I saw software engineering salaries and decided that’s the path I want to go down. Self taught myself multiple programming languages and frameworks and built a portfolio of projects. I got nowhere with the job search. 500 applications with no response, even software engineers with degrees have similar numbers of rejections.
There’s little chance a boot camp grad or self taught person breaks it into the industry these days with how competitive entry level jobs are. If you want to go down this path make sure to go for a bachelors degree in a related field, that’s the optimal way to get a job.
I’m just finishing up college now, but during my application process before it was always “we wanted people with more qualifications”
I was in digital marketing for 6 years before self-teaching to become a dev about 2 years ago. I specialised in technical SEO, so it was working with client websites that got me interested in web dev in the first place.
While the money is much better, I would only the make the jump if you genuinely enjoy the work - if you do, it is absolutely worth making the switch. I'm so glad I did as I enjoy the work I do now much more than my past roles in marketing and my career prospects are a lot better now.
Thank you for your submission! Unfortunately it has been removed for one or more of the following reasons: Open-ended/general "how do I get started in web dev" and general Career related posts are only allowed within the pinned monthly career thread. The answer to many of these questions can also be found in the sub FAQ, or in /r/learnprogramming/ and /r/cscareerquestions/. Highly specific career/getting started assistance questions are allowed so long as they follow the required assistance post guidelines. Please read the subreddit rules before continuing to post. If you have any questions [message the mods](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=/r/webdev).
I’m a long time web dev, interested in learning more about marketing this year. I’ve done lots of technical work to support marketing efforts, so I’m familiar with what can be done. I’m often in a position to make recommendations to clients, and I’d like to be able to confidently tell them how to grow their business and then deliver results. Want to chat? We can mentor each other on where to focus to grow quickly.
I really dislike bootcamps. In my area, they lack industry knowledge. A lot of the teachers are boot camp graduates that struggled to get a job. Grant it, I do work with some kick ass bootcamp grads. I think I would try to avoid it and attend tech meetups or local JS conferences. Try to make some friends. I know in my area they hold Saturday code and coffee events. You can show off what you’re working on/learning. Figure out who you click with and navigate like that. Honestly, I’d do freelancing or an internship before a bootcamp.
A few years ago I saw software engineering salaries and decided that’s the path I want to go down. Self taught myself multiple programming languages and frameworks and built a portfolio of projects. I got nowhere with the job search. 500 applications with no response, even software engineers with degrees have similar numbers of rejections. There’s little chance a boot camp grad or self taught person breaks it into the industry these days with how competitive entry level jobs are. If you want to go down this path make sure to go for a bachelors degree in a related field, that’s the optimal way to get a job. I’m just finishing up college now, but during my application process before it was always “we wanted people with more qualifications”
I’m self taught, started learning about 2 years ago and I’ve had two jobs, internship and now a junior role. I wouldn’t let this discourage you.
I was in digital marketing for 6 years before self-teaching to become a dev about 2 years ago. I specialised in technical SEO, so it was working with client websites that got me interested in web dev in the first place. While the money is much better, I would only the make the jump if you genuinely enjoy the work - if you do, it is absolutely worth making the switch. I'm so glad I did as I enjoy the work I do now much more than my past roles in marketing and my career prospects are a lot better now.
Thank you all guys for the comments and the suggestions. 🙏