Thinking BIGGER as a Developer (why you NEED a website)

Grab some coffee.....VPS, theme development, CI/CD, GitHub automation, its ALL HERE!

The key to success in the tech job market is to NOT be a NOBODY. The days of being a "nobody with a resume" is over.

To survive and even thrive in this economy and the upcoming economy as it continues to play out is to start to think of yourself as a business, to being to build a brand around yourself, and this involves a complete shifting of your mindset.

In this video, I want to share with you the very first step you can take, today, in helping you stand out.

Thank you Hostinger for sponsoring this video

Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:36 No authority
01:50 Playing the bigger game
05:08 You need a home base
06:28 Shared vs Virtual Private Server
07:25 Shared site setup (option 1)
12:05 What is a VPS?
13:14 VPS site setup (option 2)
16:21 Theme install and setup
20:30 Theme development setup
22:48 CI/CD GitHub setup
34:49 Outro

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[TravisMedia]

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[davebudah]

In deed as a tech person, having a website is a an added advantage, it has helped land decent jobs for the past 4 years. If you also someone who doesnt enjoying talking too much about your expertise, your website is always gonna do the talking.

[JohnStockton]

The idea that you need to have 190k followers on twitter and make yourself borderline famous to work in tech is absolutely ridiculous to me 😂, this modern world is so overrated bro

[ms-pfow]

"Think big as a developer" love it

[dylanjhalltech]

You are absolutely right about viewing your individual effort in a company as a business. Its not only helpful to oneself but brings value to the company. You tend to take more intiative - initiative in a tech resource makes decision makers more cofindent.

[inminutesorless]

The "Playing the bigger game" section was brilliant!

[Triple_A_]

Web Portfolio and Github account are usual requirements employers want from Junior / entry level jobs, and I'm starting to notice Cloud certs or experience are added advantage.

[jevta]

Great video. What do you think about cloud hosting? I want to take your advice and put my site online but I would like to add few more app ideas online and was thinking what is the best choice, VPS or Cloud hosting.

[uppu]

Great video Travis!! What is diference between your personal website"travismedia" and one in video? Also, do we write the blog post on VS code and then auto publish to the server?

[Divyv]

Hey travis, really nice video ! I was wondering if I could help you with more Quality Editing in your videos and also make a highly engaging Thumbnail and also help you with the overall youtube strategy and growth ! Pls let me know what do you think ?

[tinsaeberhanu]

Which resource would be a good short resource to start the customization of a WordPress theme?

[yvpsnow]

So which IT course should i take which is in demand and less competition

[unluckysean]

you blurred out the information at the site, but when you pasted the info into github it was unblurred.. Not sure if the IPs and info is still out there but figured if no one had mentioned it and you went through the trouble of blurring id let you know

[JoshuaHoward]

Why would a developer, who's trying to sell himself as a developer, be okay with just using a wordpress website? Unless he's specifically marketing himself as a "Wordpress Developer" in which he would surely know how to set up a wordpress website.

I mean, if you're trying to make some affiliate money, just say so 😆

[Blindstick]

I don't agree with that. What I think is much better is creating a good Medium page and posting some articles or stories. It gets much more exposure and can be more beneficial in the long run. However, having a website is still better than having nothing. :)

[turithi]

great advice, could the idea of software engineering firms make sense in this world, like law firms but for engineers. To connect ccustomers with competent engineers directly. customers will get guarantees of maintainance and upgrades. Competent engineers will be able to get rid of the middle man.

[kimbapslayer]

You need a website because todays sponsor …

[malcomgreen]

Freelancers can't afford all that