Today at techie youth I learned of the employment process of a Product Manager, product management is a very competitive but also relatively high-paying field. Many websites state how product managing is a high paying job. However this field is not just in person but remote too, however working remotely and product managing comes with many challenges.
Today at techie youth I began learning what a product manager is, A product manager is responsible for guiding a product from idea to launch. This involves gathering feedback, choosing which features to develop and then guiding the team to execute them. There are several abilities and techniques that good product managers use to make themselves stand out.
Today at techie youth I began Music Production in Techie Youth, many genres of music can be entirely composed independently using your computer, without the assistance of a band or production crew. The barriers to music production are extremely low; one person and a computer is sufficient to produce really amazing music.
Today at techie youth I learned how to code websites, The majority of a web developer's day involves coding. In this section you will learn the fundamentals of coding with JavaScript which is the universal front-end language that is parsed by all modern browsers. Web sites also utilize back-end languages that are parsed on the server your web host and typically are responsible for the more-advanced functionality performed by a website or web-based application.
Today at Techie Youth I continued off of last time I was working in techie youth and finished the 8 hour video that was assigned to me in the web development unit in techie youth.
today at techie youth I began to watch this 8 hour video in the databases portion of the web development unit. As a reminder a database is used to store the data from your website. Typically, databases are used for dynamic data, such as when a user submits a form and the form data needs to be saved somewhere, but this is a simplistic explanation and there are very many use-cases for databases.
Today at techie youth I learned what SqL and Nosql is. SQLis the interface language that is used to interact with most relational-databases, almost universally. Non-relational databases, often referred to as NoSQL, do not universally use the same language the way relational-databases use SQL, and typically there is a ground-up learning curve when moving from one NoSQL database to another, however learning the fundamentals of relational databases is substantially more complex than most NoSQL databases.
Today at Techie Youth I learned more into web development and began learning databases. Databases are used to store the data from your website. Typically, databases are used for dynamic data, such as when a user submits a form and the form data needs to be saved somewhere, but this is a simplistic explanation and there are very many use-cases for databases. Databases usually fall into two categories based on how the data is internally stored and structured relational data and non-relational data.
Today at Techie Youth I learned more into Web Development and more specifically Website Administration, Website administration is learning how to set up a website so anyone on the Internet can access it. The main components are the domain name which is essentially a shareable address for your website and web hosting that shares access to your website publicly. Also when setting up this website you also need to set up a local hosting environment on your own computer so that you can develop web applications on your own computer, and only push the results out to your publicly-visible website when you are satisfied with the changes.
today at techie youth I began the web development unit, web development usually refers to the main non-design aspects of building Web sites: writing markup and coding. Web development may use content management systems to make content changes easier and available with basic technical skills. Web development is the work involved in developing a website for the Internet or an intranet. Web development can range from developing a simple single static page of plain text to complex web applications, electronic businesses, and social network services.
Today at techie youth I learned about website design and graphic design. The web designers responsibility is to construct the overall look and feel of a website, including creating the graphical images. Web designers are similar to graphic designers, but specialize in designing websites; this is a segment of graphic design that has far more technical-intricacies than exist in designing for most other mediums. While Web designers specialize in this, Graphic designers produce imagery for use in all types of media including online, magazines, brochures, fliers, posters, package-design and billboards.
Today at Techie Youth I learned about Providing services, providing services are mainly focused on learning service-oriented skills that enable you to exchange your skilled-time for an hourly wage. This unit consists of services that you can charge for and can be learned relatively quickly. While the specifics of every job might be different, there are several universal prerequisites that you will need for your at-home customer service gig no matter what company you join for providing these services.
Today at techie youth I learned some methods of online fundraising, before actually fundraising you need to communicate and gather donors to help support your cause, now that you have built a stable relationship with your donors, you need to know how to actually do the fundraising. Some different types of fundraising could be Crowdfunding which can help you reach a large population with a simple online platform. And social media campaigns, social media has been a great way to communicate and reach out to others and can spread your fundraiser across the internet.
Today at techie youth I learned what Pinterest and Snapchat is and how to monetize your content on both platforms. On Pinterest you will want to have a minimum of 10-15 boards on your account so that other users can see the portfolio of content that you have gathered, some ways to increase your followers is through engaging with others and following trends to engage with other people. To get more views on snapchat is by sharing your Snapchat account on other social media platforms such as Instagram and Twitter will encourage others to follow you
Today at Techie Youth I learned mainly about social themes and the different types of social media platforms. These platforms consist of Tiktok, twitter, instagram, facebook, and mychat. Techie Youth explained how to gain income and money from these platforms. The way you can monetize your platfroms is with partnership deals, sponsorships, and advertisements. The way to get a lot of people to come to your page is to use hashtags, do trends, and much more.
Today at Techie Youth I mainly Learned about Social Network Community Organizers. What I learned is that organizing a community group or theme page on social networks like Instagram, TikTok or Facebook with a large following can be very difficult if you don't know what to do. The neccesary skills needed to earn using social media is building a following so that you become the gatekeeper to this community, and in ideal cases build a monopoly on access to this community demographic. Because of this itis important to be aware that there is a large upfront time/effort-investment with no guarantee of success in this income-path because of how the future of the platform is not guaranteed and mainly possibility
Today at Techie Youth I mainly learned where to sell art and connect with potential clients online. The websites that people mainly sell art is on Fine Art America, Etsy, Storenvy, Minted, Hohman and much more. Many of these online marketing sites are used to launch a custom store in minutes. What I also learned is what an artist agent is, an artist agent is any professional who works on behalf of an artist to represent, promote, and sell their work. In many ways, they represent the business interests of the artist, whether by pursuing individual sales, licensing deals, publicity, or opportunities.
Today at Techie Youth I completed the unit selling digital goods, i listed an item on ebay for the assignment. I began the selling art unit and learned how to sell art digitally and physically. For example It is important that your pricing is the same on every platform; if someone buys an artwork and then sees it for a cheaper price on another website, they can feel cheated which may ruin future sales from future customers. What I also learned is that you should maintain your own inventory spreadsheet so that you have a thorough overview of what artworks are being listed on each site, so that you don’t risk selling the same original artwork twice or overselling inventory. I will continue this unit in the future days to learn more about selling art.
What I learned today at techie youth is intangible assets, intangible assets cannot be touched while intangible assets do not have a physical presence, they add value to your business. Intangible assets are considered as long term assets, this means that they will last more than one year in your company. Another thing I learned at techie youth is Domains, domains are a commonly "squatted" asset since there is a scarcity of available domains using popular top-level domain tld extensions such as .com. It is also important to realize that with domains there is both the expense to purchase them as well as annual cost if unsold, so there is a small financial risk when buying domains for the purpose of reselling them.
Today at techie youth I first learned about business models. A business model is a model created by companies to have a plan to make profit. It also is a plan to identify the target market and the predicted/anticipated expenses. I also learned another business model which is called subscription model, this type of model is when the customer pays a recurring payment which gives the company a recurring revenue. These types of business models are becoming more popular as there are many different companies taking advantage of it such as Netflix, Hulu and much more.
Today at techie youth I mainly learned how to sell and profit from my own digital assets, for example how email marketing and other types of methods can really be a factor to if you sell your asset digitally. What I also learned which is related to this is how to buy ads and why its important to spread your assets across the internet, as well as calculating conversions and and about the advertising metrics that every digital marketer needs when tracking campaigns on Google or other selling platforms.
Today at Techie Youth I mainly learned the different types of minimally skilled jobs that are available for people that don't possess many skills compared to other people. Some examples of these jobs are content creation, SEO services, Online tutoring, and Digital marketing. An example of what these jobs contain is how content creation can range from making videos on youtube to streaming on other platforms. Not much skills are needed to make videos on youtube. Another job could be online tutoring, online tutoring is when you connect with a student or person and tutor them in a specific subject. An app that is typically used to connect with this person is zoom which could hold zoom meetings.
Both today and yesterday I have been tackling the writing unit in Techie youth. The writing unit consisted of how to be a good writer and the different type of documents could write which can range from journals, magazines, books, and ghostwriting. Techie youth described how to write and what exactly are all of these different types of literature. For example how magazines are mainly entertainment and how journals are more scientific and academic. Techie youth also went through the process of how to publish a book and the different ways you can publish a book, for example you could self publish a book or traditionally publish a book instead.
Today in Techie youth I was introduced to travel vlogging which is vlogging when traveling to different places around the world. Travel vlogging is a good way to make income while traveling to these places, i was also taught the struggles many vloggers go through when initially starting their vlog which could be bad equipment or simply not knowing what to talk about. Another thing I was taught today in Techie youth is mentorship and what being a mentor is, a mentor is someone you admire that helps guide you and help you for a certain subject or topic. All of these things could be used everyday to improve your quality of life.
In my fourth day of techie youth i started my second prerequisite unit which was named quality of life. At the start of this unit I learned the differences of want and needs when spending money, for example some of the needs when spending money is shelter/home, food, and transportation. Another thing I learned at the start of this unit is time management and some of the strategies that you can use when managing your time productively, for example you should plan out what things you would do daily and try your best to stay in that plan.
In my third day in techie youth I learned how to successfully work remotely through websites that described what do after being hired remotely. I also learned some important activities to learn to stay productive while working remotely for example one of these things could be to take breaks throughout the day inside of a certain interval to stay productive and to have a to do list so you could stay focused on your tasks throughout the day. Another thing I've learned is how important it is to communicate with your peers and co workers and how it is essential to learn how to vent your frustrations out instead of exploding and keeping them in
Today I learned in Techie youth the different companies and work sites that accept remote work, for example Amazon, Dell, and more. I also learned what to say in job interviews in the future like how it is a good thing to ask questions during an interview and what to say after certain questions usually asked during an interview. Not only did i learn what to say during an interview but what not to say during an interview, for example it would be a bad idea to tell the interviewer that the only reason im here is get money because then it would show a lack of motivation to really work at the location
Today was my first day of Techie Youth and so I began with one of the Prerequisite Units. In the unit I learned of the benefits and pros of working remotely rather then working in person for example one of the benefits is how you could work independently and in a comfortable environment rather than an uncomfortable one. Another thing I learned today in Techie Youth is the different ways to get paid when working, some of the ways to get paid is by cash, different apps such as PayPal, by checks, and opening a bank account for direct deposit. The last things I've learned today on techie youth is the importance of social media and public image, for example employers would often look at employees social media to see if they are controversial in anyway and to see if there are any red flags about your character that would make them want to think twice about hiring you