My Formal Studies

“Formal education teaches how to stand, but to see the rainbow you must
come out and walk many steps on your own.”
― Amit Ray

Hi! I’M LINDA DARLENE.  For a while there, I felt like the cobbler’s wife who had no shoes. Beginning in 2009, I had spent my time working on, and designing websites, for others — but had no time to design my own. My tax accountant put a fire under me, telling me that the IRS wouldn’t look too kindly on that fact. After a lot of ‘baptism by fire’, I decided I also better get some formal training in web design. That was an incredibly good idea. There was so much to learn — still is. And so here I AM — and see below where I’ve been.   🙂

FORMAL STUDIES (2003-2020)

Social Media Marketing
Using Social Media in Business
Marketing Your Business on the Internet
Marketing Your Non-Profit
Marketing Strategies  (Tyson Zahner Series)
Marketing Unleashed for Facebook & Instagram
Facebook and Instagram Updates (2019, 2020)

Creating Web Pages
Designing Effective Websites
Intermediate WordPress Websites
Creating and Maintaining a Classroom Website
Introduction to CSS and HTML5
Intermediate CSS and HTML5
Achieving Top Search Engine Positions
Ultimate SEO

The Keys to Effective Editing
Business Grammar & Proofreading
Writing Effective Web Content
Grammar and Usage for the Business Professional
Writers’ Guild Training – Fundamentals

How to Use Adobe Photoshop
Introduction to Photoshop
iMovie 11 Basic Skills
Tips and Tricks for the iMac and Macintosh

Encourage Learning Through YouTube
Just Google It!
Introduction to Interior Design
Attract 100 Leads in 30 Days


THE AESTHETIC 美 WEB DESIGNER is a subsidiary of Aesthetics Designer Consulting.


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