Comments on: Do Yourself a Favor. Learn to Code. (Then Teach Me.)

By: Virginia Nussey

Virginia Nussey — Tue, 08 May 2012 00:20:49 +0000

In reply to Heather Steele. Your story is totally what I'm talking about as far as the necessity of reading and writing code as a marketer. Holla! I'd love to hear how your team fairs with Codeacademy. Thanks, Heather!

By: Heather Steele

Heather Steele — Mon, 07 May 2012 21:38:50 +0000

Hi Virginia – this is a great post and one that I think has been a long time coming. I started teaching myself CSS and HTML in college and wrapped it nicely into my writing and marketing career. Now even as a Marketing Director I still use my code skills on a daily basis. I built and maintain our company websites – saving us thousands in outsourcing costs. And I really like the control I get by being able to dive under the hood and do everything myself.

Thanks for introducing me to codeacademy – I’ve been trying to teach my designer some basic code and this will probably serve him much better than I would. :)

By: Ayaz @ Social Media Marketing Services

Ayaz @ Social Media Marketing Services — Fri, 04 May 2012 07:57:39 +0000

Thanks Virginia for providing great knowledge full resource.

I think its really important to get to know the coding himself first because with that you can get to know how other people are working if you outsource any work.

By: Lauren Rutley

Lauren Rutley — Fri, 04 May 2012 02:14:33 +0000

Great post, Virginia! I admit I just started learning basics of code when I worked heavily in email marketing, and learned a lot about rendering engines, browser comparability and such, I’m now learning a lot more about HTML for websites thanks to your team, and am bookmarking this post. Your list is helpful to me as we overhaul our site! I may not be doing the coding but to manage people who are, I need to speak the same language.

By: Jan Smith

Jan Smith — Fri, 04 May 2012 00:31:52 +0000

IA’s and Content Creators need to code too! I’ve been slowly teaching myself as I support clients through various CMS systems, so I’m not at the mercy of developers who keep me waiting or underdeliver.

By: Virginia Nussey

Virginia Nussey — Thu, 03 May 2012 23:47:39 +0000

Andy, I feel ya there. Making the time is probably the biggest challenge of all.

By: Rich

Rich — Thu, 03 May 2012 12:02:42 +0000

The very thought of coding brings me out in a cold sweat and I start to twitch – I think it’s a phobia, I need help!

Beyond very basic html I am clueless, for now I will get by but should the time permit I will face up and conquer!

By: Andy Kuiper

Andy Kuiper — Wed, 02 May 2012 23:43:52 +0000

codecademy.com —> I too like this site, so I signed up and then… nothing- ugh! no time ;-)

By: Virginia Nussey

Virginia Nussey — Wed, 02 May 2012 17:56:36 +0000

Thanks, Mark. While I rely on Pixelsilk for a lot of the heavy lifting on our site, I’d be at a great disadvantage if I couldn’t dig into the HTML when necessary.

Stu, I have to say I’m honored to hear your CEO shared this post with your team. As you go along your learning process, I’d love to share stories.

Brandon, thanks for the recommendation. I’ll be checking out Udacity. Hands-on tasks make all the difference.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Wed, 02 May 2012 16:09:28 +0000

Try Udacity: http://www.udacity.com/

I’m pretty task-oriented, so learning to code has been a challenge since a lot of the material for beginners is very broad (write strings, do basic math, etc.) and I get bored easily. What’s nice about Udacity is that they give you a task that you’ll complete by the end of the course.