Tucson Web Masters (Designers, Developers, Marketers, and More!)

44 N Stone Ave,Tucson AZ 85701

26 May, 2022

Description

A meeting by and for web designers, web developers, digital marketers, or anyone who wants to join the industry. Note: this event is being held live and in-person at FORGE at Roy Place which is where Startup Tucson is headquartered. Metered parking is available, as is hourly parking at the nearby Pennington Street Garage. No tickets are required, but please RSVP so we know who is coming and can get a headcount. Who We Are Tucson Web Masters is a group of industry professionals who meet once monthly to discuss pertinent issues that are relevant to those in attendance. Come with a question, or a challenge! We'll help you hash out a good solution, or try to connect to you someone who can help. If you're a job seeker, recent bootcamp grad, experienced entrepreneur, career changer, or any or all of these, you're welcome at Tucson Web Masters! If you make your living building, maintaining, marketing, or managing websites, come join the discussion and meet your fellow Tucsonans working in the industry. This will be our first-ever meeting, and we will use the time to network, meet each other, and decide on potential topics for discussion. This group is run by Ron Stauffer, who has been leading various groups related to web design/development for almost a decade. What do you want to discuss? Topics for discussion may include: Cybersecurity 101 for Web ProfessionalsCareer Change: Should I Quit My Job and Become a Web Developer?Easy eCommerce: Shopify, WooCommerce, Square, Stripe, and MoreGoogle Analytics: Bracing for GA 4 and the Coming Universal Analytics ApocalypseMockups/Design Prototypes: Invision, Balsamiq, Sketch, Figma, and MoreHow to Use Git (and other Version Control Systems)WordPress - Best Builders: DIVI, Elementor, Beaver Builder, and MoreWordPress - Best Plugins: Calendars, Social Feeds, Payment Processing, and MoreLocal Web Development: MAMP/WAMP/LAMP/XAMPPWeb Design Crimes: 404s, Interstitials, Modals, and Other InsultsAmazon Web Services: EC2, S3, and Other IAAS OfferingsChoosing a CMS: WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, and MoreLearning a Language: Python, Ruby, RoR, Perl, PHP, ASP, etc.Best Practices: Clean Up Your CSS/Hone your HTMLWhat's your IDE? Code Editors ComparedJavaScript Frameworks Analyzed: Angular, React, Vue.js, Node.js, and MoreUnderstanding UX DesignWhat’s In Your Web Design Toolkit?Legal Issues: IP Law (How Not To Get Sued When Building Websites)Legal Issues: Privacy Law (What Privacy Policies Do My Websites Need?)Movie Night: Art & Copy or Startup.comPerfecting Your Sales PitchWeb Design Hall of Fame/Hall of ShameProject Management: Basecamp, Trello, Wrike, Jira, Asana, and MoreCode Schools Analyzed: Should I Go To a Coding Bootcamp?DNS (The Domain Name System): How it Works and Why Nobody Understands itGetting Better Clients & Avoiding Red FlagsWeb Security: “My website got hacked… now what?”Web Accessibility for Web Designers – What is WCAG?Dark Patterns: Avoiding Dirty Tricks and Deceptive Web DesignsCome to this meeting armed with lots of questions and business cards, and be ready to meet fellow industry folks!