Web Development Tools

Anyone who is anyone has tools. The carpenter has the hammer, the jeweler has the magnifying glass and the lawyer has the suitcase; but what does a web developer have? Code. When a client calls you and says, "hey buddy! i need a website done quick, my business is opening in 2 weeks and i need a full website done", your immediate response would be to say "HA! a full scale website in 2 weeks? Get the hell out of here". With the right set of tools, you can tell your client "sure thing, i can have it done in 5 days. Lets meet up and talk about what your looking for." 5 days to complete a full scale website, while it would normally take well over a month but there is one word: Tools. Tools make or break a web developer and without them then their number of clientele suffer drastically. So lets talk about how to make a tool:

Most tools are written in PHP because the code is very constant and with a few customization's that takes 5 minutes, you can cut 2 hours off your programming time. Also, it will be 100x easier to find a job in programming if you mention on your resume that you have over 100+ programming tool files (and name your best ones and give examples of how they function). So the way i do it is i create a folder called Tools and create files with the name of their functionality. For example:

Folder Name: Tools
File Name(s):
-Surveillance
-Language changes
-Page engines
etc etc.

Now when i create a website and want to create a surveillance system( would probably take about 2 hours to set up coding, i can now copy and paste these files into the website, change some things around and done. Two hours of work in 15 minutes.) Web developer make money per hour, if you do this method, you can make more websites with a less chunk out of your clienteles pocket. Which means your client is more likely to tell his co-workers and friends about you. You get quality AND quantity.

Another tool is to make your own templates. Draw and create designs that you can use whenever you feel is the right decision. If you want, you can create a whole book of designs to show your soon to be boss or your clients.

A good idea i just thought of is to create an 'application' type deal where your client can check off what they want, the first page will be to pick a template, the second page will be to pick their navigation, the third page will be to pick an engine, the fourth page etc etc etc. Now each check will cost money. Your client can either choose a money saving route and a highly premium website. The ability to pick your own fully customizable  website with the ability to choose his own budget will bring you crazy amounts of people. More money with little work, whats better then that? That's what web developing is all about. You'll never make it as a developer if you never create tools. With programming, your limitation are your own mind. Remember to email me with any questions or even if you want to become friends and chat. onxmyxblock925@yahoo.com