Why I decided to learn front end web development (One year after I had started my Freelancing career as a copywriter and content developer).

My Personal Journey Towards Becoming an Outstanding front end Web Developer.

I’m about to let you into a discrete part of my imaginary and visionary world in which no one else knows about, at least not until now. But before I let you in, I would love to introduce myself for so many of you that do not know me.

My name is Abdulkareem Misturat Dolapo but you can call me Dollypee. I am a 400 level student of the chemistry department at Ahmad Bello University and a writer with an interest in Frontend web development. I love to read, learn new things, and explore them. I also love dogs and playing video games.

So here is how my journey started.

Exactly in the month of December 2018 as I vividly remember I had just returned home from school after completing my 200 level second semester examination and In a bid to find something resourceful to keep myself busy ( and earn money if possible). I was advised by my oldest brother to learn copywriting and search engine optimization (SEO) as they were among the best selling skills to learn. So I studied copywriting books like cashvertising and how to sell with words. I also became active on twitter and began sharing the knowledge I gained so people could learn and benefit as well.

Fast forward to the month of February 2019 I had achieved the following;

1. Grown over a thousand followers on twitter.
2. Networked with wonderful people here on twitter.
3. Started my freelancing career as an SEO copywriter
4. Wrote my first copywriting guide titled “ The copywriter's handbook”.
5. Got copywriting jobs and contracts from twitter.
6. Gave my followers and people looking to learn copywriting a special valentine gift on Feb 14 which was my “ My first free copywriting class”. Along this came with one of my biggest fulfillment that year because a lot of testimonies kept coming in till now. My students were landing jobs and improving their skills.

The Begining Of My Tech Journey.

When I got into my third year I started my industrial training (Siwes) and decided to; learn a new skill again. I decided to make an in-depth research on what I could learn during that period. So one faithful day while surfing the internet I stumbled on a popular and successful internet marketer, storyteller, and affiliate marketing genius...Russell Brunson's the co-founder of the company click funnels. He was the entrepreneur who believed websites are not good for any business looking to make sales. He said and I quote “ Websites are dead” and this was the part that caught my attention. He popularized the concept of marketing sales funnels. So I studied two of his most popular books titled the expert's secrets and dotcom secrets after which I learned how to build profitable sales funnels for businesses (mostly eCommerce and health niches).

A few months later an idea struck me and then I asked myself a question. Would it be possible to convince all the entrepreneurs in the world that websites are dead? Most likely the answer is no. How about I learned how to build websites that could help them grow their brands. From that day I made the decision to learn web development and help them with remarkable solutions to their business problems.

So in this blog ….I will be taking you through two major things.

1. The challenges, obstacles, struggles I face in my journey to becoming an outstanding front end web developer, and how I overcame them.
2. The detailed roadmap I followed while trying to achieve my goals.

Thanks for reading and please kindly share if it inspired you.