Monday, February 20, 2017

What skills are required for a PHP Developer & Graphics Designer and SEO Executive

What skills are required for a PHP Developer?

Here are the following skills required to be a successful PHP developer.


1. Understanding of Web Applications/Services

PHP is primarily used to develop web applications and web services. So it is very much essential for a PHP developer to understand the scope, need and functioning of Web Applications in IT sector.


2. Client-side Scripting

PHP developer must have a good understanding of various client side Scripting languages like HTML, CSS, JavaScript etc. Because it may require to integrate PHP with these languages to build a powerful web applications.

3. Database Concepts

As a PHP developer one should know the basics of database and the methodologies to integrate PHP with different database management tools like MySQL, Oracle, Postgresql, MongoDB etc.

4. Frameworks Understanding

There are many PHP frameworks out in the market. PHP developer must have a good grip on atleast one framework. Some of the frameworks are Laravel, CakePHP, Zend, CodeIgniter, FatFree etc.

5. Understanding of Architecture Pattern

Development will be easy and effective if any of the Architecture pattern is followed in the programming. As a PHP developer, one should have a better understanding of any of the Architecture pattern. MVC, MVVM etc. are few examples.

6. OOPS Concepts

PHP follows many OOPS Concepts so as a PHP developer one should know the OOPS Concepts and how to use them

7. Basic Knowledge of Linux, Apache and other FOSS tools and technologies

PHP can work in windows platform too with any other web server but majority of the development and hosting is done on Linux platforms with Apache server running on it. so a PHP developer should have a better understanding of that.





What skills are required for Graphic Designers?


These are the 8 essential skills for every graphic designer to have, if you want to excel in a graphic design career!

1.Visual Ideation/Creativity. ...


2.Typography. ...


3.Design Software (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.) ...


4.Color Theory. ...


5.Web Design/Basic HTML & CSS. ...


6.Layout/Conversion Optimization. ...

7.Print Design.



What skills are required for SEO Executive?


A. On page SEO Strategies 

Meta Tags Optimization (Meta Titles, Meta Descriptions & Meta Keywords                  Optimization)
H Tags Optimization
HTML Code Cleanup & Optimization
Site Content Optimization
Anchor Text Optimization
Internal Linking Structure and Site Navigation Optimization
Creation of side & Footer links if needed
Optimization of java script, flash which hinder in robots crawling. 
Image Alt Tags Optimization

Error Page Configuration
XML Sitemap Creation
Static Sitemap Creation & Optimization
Robots.txt Creation
Should have preferably worked with eCommerce, WP, Joomla sites
Knowledge of HTML 5, CSS

B. Off page SEO strategies 

One way Link building
Local / Niche Directory Submission
Article Submissions
Press Release Distribution
Blog Postings & Commenting
Classified Postings
Guest Posting
Social Bookmarking
Back link analysis & research on link building techniques

C. Social Media Marketing 

Promotion on Facebook, G+, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest 
Promotion on YouTube and Other Video Search Engines




But above all I must say that the key thing required is the Passion to learn.

All the best.