November 4, 2020 in Career Advice
Build the Ultimate Ecommerce Business Proposal For Web Development
Nothing is more exciting than hearing an ecommerce client say, “That sounds great! How do we proceed?” So, how DO you go about a new ecommerce project as a web developer? For starters, you need to create a proposal that…
September 16, 2020 in Learn
Unlock the Value of Minority/Women Owned Business Certification
At Treehouse, we value empowerment through education. That includes sharing resources that can benefit our clients—like how to get your business M/WBE certified, and offering support to those who have that certification. While we already work with many businesses, large…
June 22, 2020 in Career Advice
5 Ways New Freelance Devs Can Generate Business Working From Home
The world is a much different place today than it was just a few months ago, thanks to COVID-19. It’s been a difficult season for every industry, and that includes developers. As a new freelance developer looking for ways to…
March 29, 2018 in Learn
Blockchain as Business: The Smart Contracts are Coming
It’s 7:30am, and you’re late getting to the airport for a flight. You rush out of bed, grab your suitcase and hail a ride using your smartphone. This may sound like the usual Uber or Lyft transaction, but the car…
June 6, 2016 in Business Resources
What Can Your Business Do with More In-House Technical Skills?
What can your business do with more in-house technical skill? WAIT! Before you answer, take a few minutes to really think about it… Which processes currently requiring your team’s time can be automated? How much money can you save…
November 25, 2015 in Community
With Treehouse, Jonathan Built the Skills Needed to Launch His Web Business
Back in 2011, Jonathan graduated with a degree in Multimedia and Web Design and felt ready to embark on a career on the Web. However, instead he found it difficult to find work due to a lack of self-confidence in…
September 15, 2015 in Community
Ricky is a High School Senior With a Successful Freelance Web Design and Development Business
In his freshman year of high school, Ricky built a basic website for a friend running for class president. By the time he joined Treehouse, he still only had a basic knowledge of HTML but knew he wanted to master web…
May 19, 2015 in Community
Lisa Sharpened Her Skills & Launched Her Own Freelance Web Design & Development Business
After years of envying friends working in the web industry, Lisa decided it was time to combine her passion for technology with a career change. Even with over 10 years of experience with HTML, Lisa found herself shocked by how…
March 20, 2014 in Community
What We Learned at Treehouse This Week: CSS, Objective-C, Starting a Business and More
(Photo by Quinn Dombrowski/Flickr) “I’d fallen seriously behind,” B.J. Baye says. The Treehouse student had taken a web design course in college as part of an interactive multimedia program. But aside from a WordPress blog, he last built a website in 2001 —…
August 7, 2013 in Learn
Helpful Tools and Resources for Managing a New Internet Business
Whether you are working alone or with a team of people, launching a new business will take lots of time and effort. Internet-based companies are somewhat easier because there are no requirements to handle physical products. Granted, physical products come…
July 26, 2013 in Learn
Blogging for Freelancers and Businesses – Treehouse Quick Tip
Starting up a blog is a fairly simple process these days. But what’s not so simple is figuring out what to write about and keeping the content pipeline full. In this Quick Tip, author C.C. Chapman shares his advice on…
July 16, 2013 in Learn
Building Your Ecommerce and Design Business with Shopify
Let’s be honest, you are probably reading this blog because you are a user of Treehouse or thinking about becoming one. You have a thirst for web knowledge and a desire to become better at what you do – right?…