@Zyler
Hey. I’m truly interested in learning more.
When you sign up for Udemy, it gives you like 48 hours to buy courses at an extremely deep discount. I’m talking like from $150 down to $20. If you want to do a boot camp, do one on Udemy that costs you $20 bucks but has like 80 hours of training in it. Angela Yu and Colt Steele both have good courses. Once you complete that, you may find yourself wanting to learn more about one or two specific pieces of that pie and you can buy full courses for those specific things.
During these self-led courses, you should be building things, because actually doing is going to teach you a ton.
Don’t get discouraged by some of the people in here. It’s not impossible to find a job being a developer. You just have to give them a reason to want to talk with you. The market is indeed over-saturated right now, but I can’t really think of one that isn’t. Every damn job market is too small for the amount of candidates in them.
Think outside the box a little bit. Go looking for jobs in places you wouldn’t normally look and that’s where you’ll find one. Blindly applying to the first ten remote jobs you see on LinkedIn isn’t going to get you anywhere. Go drive your car around and see what you can find, and if you see a place and think, “I wonder if they have a developer for their website?”, pull over and do some investigation into that. You might find that they are in fact hiring a developer at that moment. Ask friends and family too. Someone always has a connection somewhere and can try to get you an interview.
Lastly, keep in mind that you will have to take a lower-paying job before you can make good money doing this.
Take an entry-level position that pays $35k a year. It will give you vital experience and who knows, you might move up in that company if you do a great job.
Bottom line is keep at it. If this is truly what you want to do, then pour your heart and soul into it, and the rest will come naturally. If you aren’t feeling it after a while, it’s going to be a real rocky road forever.
I am also sort of starting a career in WebDev, but I am not looking for a career or job. The current market scenario is not that good and the future does not seem very promising.
I am learning so that I can easily test some ideas, build products, and have a business of my own. I’ll hire later if everything goes well.
I second what everybody else said. BUT ALSO, it’s not always greener on the other side. The job market really is tough right now and oversaturated, and it’s even harder if you’re in a rural area. I’m in my first web dev (PHP and JS and WordPress mostly) job after a couple of years of hunting and a couple of years of studying. I’m making $34k and spending almost $500 in gas to get to work 50 miles away every month in my truck and another $400 on health/vision/dental. After making $70k+ 5 minutes away as a supervisor in a federal agency. I just watched an interview with a guy who got his first job making $10/hour doing React. I’m confident I’ll eventually reach 6 digits, but it’s going to take serious time. I just hope my wife doesn’t divorce me before then lol.
I would suggest staying in a consulting-style role. You understand web, crypto, and digital. You understand construction. I’m wondering where and how these two skills can be combined to come in handy.
Like others have said, it’s a tough market, and oddly I don’t know what 2025/2030 would look like…
I did a well-known boot camp and got a job within six months back in 2017. I’d say companies are looking for cheap labor, so I’d say just work a contract job first because those interviews are easier. Get your foot in the door and learn on the job. You’ll never be fully prepared, but as long as you know the basics, you’ll be fine.
They’re about to run off all the Mexicans from the construction industry. Now’s your time to shine, king!