Web design encompasses many different skills and disciplines in the production and maintenance of websites. The different areas of web design include web graphic design; interface design; authoring, including standardised code and proprietary software; user experience design; and search engine optimization

1. HOW TO BE A GOOD WEB
DESIGNER

2. REALLY YOU WANT TO BE A GOOD WEB
DESIGNER ????
•LET’S START

3. TIP 01: EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Effective communication is one of those skills that can
make or break you in any field, but it's especially
important in web design where communicating with a
client, art director, or developer can dictate the success of
a project. It is quite understandable that creative souls are
not intuitively chatty in nature; However, when it comes
to presenting yourself and selling your work, one has to
be bold and clear in his communication with the client.
You need to be able to speak intelligently about your
design choices – why you chose them and how your
design choice is the right one for their business. Also, a
lot of small disputes can be resolved easily if you are
good at communicating. So, communicate and
communicate well, in order to survive and be successful

4. TIP 02: BE ABLE TO SELL YOURSELF
It’s a small world, and from a web designer’s perspective, it's
also a jungle. Web designers face as many competitors as a
forty-niner during the gold rush... and only the fittest will
survive. In order to make yourself stand out from the
competition, you need to let people know about yourself and
your skills. Designers are usually humble in nature, however,
when it comes to professional success, you’ll have to elbow
your way to the top and mark your presence. There are a
number of ways you can do so. Word of mouth marketing,
social media marketing and even business card marketing can
work well. However, if you prefer to sit back in your cozy chair
and wait for the clients to know you and come to you, then you
are doomed!

5. TIP 03: PLAN BEFORE YOU DESIGN
While many designers approach projects with a "wait for
inspiration to happen" kind of attitude, but the fact is
that just a little bit of planning can help that inspiration
come a lot more quickly. As such, it's important to plan
and research well before going into the web designing
process. Planning can be further divided into three parts:
1.Researching about the client’s company.
2.Asking the client what he wants and expects from the
web.
3.Pondering upon what his competitors are doing and
the related industry trends.

6. TIP 04: EVALUATE YOUR OWN WORK AND GET FEEDBACK
The cycle of a web design project ends at evaluation
and analysis of your designed work. Being able to
accept and implement feedback effectively is an
important trait of the creative professionals. Like all
other aforementioned factors, having a good eye in
pointing out mistakes in your own work is a quality that
success-oriented web designers should possess. The
web designers should act as a devil’s advocate and
judge the success of their website being in the target
audience’s shoes. Furthermore, taking some time to
have other people check your work for mistakes will go
a long ways as well. You can read more about
the importance of feedback in Brandon's article on the
subject.

7. TIP 05: BE A WEB DESIGNER, NOT A GRAPHIC DESIGNER
It is a general misconception that graphic designers, owing to their
computer graphics skills, can also be web designers and vice versa.
While this might be true in theory, there are very few professionals
that bridge the gap between print-based projects and web-based
projects on a regular basis.
The reality is that web designing is a completely separate field of
designing, having its own flare and expertise. These are two
different mediums and so the target audience and objectives of a
websites are entirely different from a piece of graphic design.
There is always the possibility that a graphic designers advances to
the level of a web designer once he learns certain technical skills,
but it's important not to assume that a rockstar graphic designer
will instantly be successful when designing for the web. For the
success of your web business, you should commit yourself to the
field of web designing and specialize yourself in it.

8. TIP 06: UP-DATE YOURSELF WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY
The world of computer technology changes almost every day,
and to keep pace with it, a web designer needs to be
technologically in tune with the changes in the industry. Slice
out a segment of your work-day or week and dedicate it to
learning new things in your field. Find out what's new, what's
trending, and what's falling to the wayside. If you don’t want to
see your competitors take away your business by appearing to
be newer and fresher than you, pay heed to this tip.
A good way of staying up-to-date is by seeing what's popular
on a theme or template marketplace like Envato Market. By
monitoring the top-selling themes you can spot trends in what
customers are looking for and what other designers are
providing.

9. TIP 07: DON'T NEGLECT THE WEB DESIGN "SOFT SKILLS"
If we divide the success factors of a web designer, web designing
soft skills may be one of the most important ones. As mentioned
earlier, the field of web designing keeps updating at a fast pace.
Every other day there is a new technique being introduced. Even if
you aren't the one programming these new tricks, a successful
designer needs to learn and understand how to apply these
techniques well.
Apart from other core design skills, it's important to have full grasp
on subjects like, the most modern HTML coding, high quality CSS for
best cross browser compatibility, smart basic search engine
optimization practices, Javascript UI techniques, and to build a
foundational site in that you can add more pages or content with the
passage of time. Having even just a general understanding of these
multiple skill-sets will certainly land you a good job or better clients.

10. TIP 08: GAIN EXPERIENCE
Experience counts, sometimes even more than your
qualifications or skills. Likewise, a web designer’s success
depends a lot on your experience in the field. Whether it’s
your employer or your potential client, people are interested
in knowing how much previous experience you have, which
companies have you worked with, and what projects you
have worked on. From your perspective, having a broad
experience in the field will help you to quickly identify
design solutions as they are presented to you in meetings.
My advice if you're still studying in school: Don't just wait for
college to end in order to start working, it's worth the extra
time to start working on web projects right now. The more
experience you get under your belt, the quicker you'll move
up in the world of web designers.

11. TIP 09: BE ORGANIZED
A well-organized professional is a born champion. No
matter which field of profession you belong to, being
organized is important for every person to be successful.
Likewise, in the case of web designing, your work can get
really messy at times, and this may lead you to many
problems. So start off with organizing your computer by
classifying texts, pictures, graphics, videos and even sound
files in separate folders and label them appropriately.
Maintaining a things-to-do list may also help the web
designers in keeping themselves organized, amplify their
time well and finish the job easier than expected.

12. TIP 10: HAVE BUSINESS SENSE
Web designers, either freelance or salaried employees,
should have business mentality when approaching any
project. Design in the real world is all about
salesmanship, making value assessments, and balancing
costs. A successful web designer does not only design
the websites for their clients, they create business
solutions for them as well. If you are good at
understanding an organization’s marketing needs and
can get into the minds of the potential visitors, you will
certainly have an edge over your competitors. However, if
you find managing the business side of design a bit
difficult to do, it's worth looking into working with a
larger studio that will take on the major responsibilities
for you.

13. TIP 11: BE A TEAM PLAYER
Web designing is rarely a one-man show. Whether you
work in a big design studio or with a small client, team
work is inevitable. While a web designer’s work does not
require a large team of professionals (in many cases it can
feel like you're working all alone), it's important to
understand just how often your ability to work with others
and delegate tasks will come into play over the course of a
project. Being a good team player means understanding
your role in the larger scheme of things, and being helpful
to others - as the old saying goes: two heads are always
better than one. Learn to effectively collaborate with
others, and watch your work improve!

14. TIP 12: KEEP AN UPDATED PORTFOLIO

15. THANK YOU……….????