{"id":533,"date":"2017-08-18T23:57:05","date_gmt":"2017-08-18T23:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pishondesigns.org\/Dbase\/?p=533"},"modified":"2020-04-26T15:52:37","modified_gmt":"2020-04-26T15:52:37","slug":"your-definition-of-success-in-web-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pishondesigns.org\/Dbase\/your-definition-of-success-in-web-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Success In Web design."},"content":{"rendered":"

So<\/strong> how do you define success? What criteria should a person have before you can say he\u2019s successful, either in life, business or in web design? I think it all depends on the way you look at it.<\/p>\n

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I believe success to be subjective. It depends on you alone. If you used to eat one square meals before, and you made it a goal to start eating 2 square meals, then in that area, you have been successful. However, this post is not about one or two-square meals. We are talking about success. In business. Follow me.<\/p>\n

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The dictionary definition:<\/h2>\n

Success is defined as \u201cAn event that accomplishes its intended purpose\u201d, \u201cAn attainment that is successful\u201d, and \u201cA state of prosperity or fame\u201d. – <\/em>WordWeb.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We should understand that basically, in the eyes of the world, anyone who has a nice car, a house, is popular, eats 3-square meals, and more is labelled to be a success. But most of the time, that definition isn\u2019t true. I have loads of friends who\u00a0 work in the bank and they are surviving on loan. That isn\u2019t success, peeps, that is bankruptcy in the making! I remember when this year started, I had a list of things I would love to achieve before the year ran out. I wouldn\u2019t call them New Year Resolutions. I\u2019d simply call them goals. I\u2019m looking at my list as I type this post, and I have achieved more than half of them. In my own eyes, I have been successful in achieving my goals.<\/p>\n

Keywords:<\/h2>\n

To understand better, other things to think of when deciding if you\u2019re successful or not: Ask yourself,<\/p>\n

1. Am I productive?<\/strong><\/p>\n

2. Am I flourishing<\/strong> in my profession?<\/p>\n

3. Am I prosperous<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

4. Am I a winner?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Answering these questions truthfully will help you decide in no uncertain terms if you are truly successful.<\/p>\n

In the Business sense<\/h2>\n

Ok. Enough preaching. How do you know if you\u2019re successful in business? And if you\u2019re not, how do you become successful in business? \u00a0Here are a few of my own personal definitions for success.<\/p>\n

You are a successful web designer if and only if (iff):<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. You have a good client base.<\/li>\n
  2. Your clients are happy and satisfied with the work you do.<\/li>\n
  3. You have succeeded in learning and applying most web technologies and can compete with any well known web designer in the world.<\/li>\n
  4. You can successfully duplicate a complex website design (that I didn\u2019t do) from scratch.<\/li>\n
  5. People recognize you for what you do.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    That\u2019s the way it ought to be. Write yours down. You can start with, \u201cI can only be called a successful guitarist if I can run the entire fretboard in 10 seconds\u2026\u201d <\/em>lol. You get the drift though. Whether you\u2019re a web designer, a cobbler, (or shoemaker, like we say in Nigeria) a palm wine seller, anything at all, remember, you define your success. Its all in the palm of your hands.<\/p>\n

    Recommended Reading: SMART goals<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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    So what am I doing wrong?<\/h2>\n

    You say you\u2019ve defined your goals and all that, but you\u2019re not even close to achieving them and you feel you\u2019re doing something wrong. Well, I don\u2019t think so.<\/p>\n

    All you have to do to be effective, aim your blows and be strategic. It\u2019s not how many punches that wins the round, but how many hits.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    Reposition. Rethink. Adjust your environment to suit your purpose.<\/p>\n

    Don\u2019t be afraid to ask for help. Focus 80% of your time and energy on the 20% of your work that is really important.<\/p>\n

    A goal is to get what you see on the inside to happen on the outside. You will know you are a success when there is no difference to what you see in your dreams and what you wake up to. \u2013 T.D. Jakes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    The truth is that we\u2019ll all achieve whatever we want. All we need is patience.<\/p>\n

    Another example<\/h2>\n

    Let me give a practical example. Take for instance, someone wants his blog to be a success<\/a><\/span>. How would he know when his blog reaches that goal? See our post on SMART GOALS<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

    Is it in the amount of traffic, or in the number of comments per post or emails he receives, or sales he makes, or what? I\u2019d say for me, if the blog had a purpose, say to sell stuff, even if you don\u2019t have a single comment on a single post, but you are selling like hell, then my dear friend, that blog is <\/strong>successful.<\/p>\n

    We set our own rules. We are the kings in our own chess game. Get out there and succeed. And then call me, let\u2019s have some wine together.<\/p>\n

    Enjoy.<\/p>\n

    Zee<\/p>\n