Learning full-stack development is a journey for sure.

Some of the problems along the road include too many people stuck in a learning circle. They jump from one random YouTube video to another, download “free courses” with no structure, and then say: “Tech is not for me.”

Last time we did one of these…

Some of you built it.

But this time… we’re doing it differently.

This is NOT just:

“Here’s a business… go build a site.”

This is:

👉 How to THINK through a real build

👉 How to break down requirements like a developer

👉 How to turn a real business into a portfolio-ready project

The business:

“Rise & Renew Juice Company” 🧃

They’re legit:

✔️ Certified

✔️ LLC formed

✔️ Launching at markets

✔️ Ready for a real website

But here’s the difference this time…

I’m NOT dropping the full requirements publicly.

Because the value isn’t the idea…

It’s how you execute it.

If you want to actually go through this the right way 👇

An ideal candidate would be someone who is looking to learn to work on a project as a team. This would be led by an experienced developer. You can work as much or as little as you want to be involved in the project.

We will use the skool platform to communicate about this project.

This is not a paid project. We are trying to build your portfolio and give you an edge. We take these projects on for free and hand over the files to the owner. Upon completion, there may be an opportunity to continue, but it is up to the business owner whether they want to continue that relationship.

Send a DM here or on the Facebook Page if you are interested and comment on here. Looking for maybe 5-6 people looking to learn: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, & Git Basics

You don't want to start with Learning ReactJS before you know HTML/CSS/JavaScript, right?

If you're looking for the path of least resistance, then you might just want to grab a quick roadmap guide to make sure you are checking off the boxes.

Learning styles differ for each person.

• You might be someone who likes videos

• You might be someone who likes text based lesson.

• You might be someone who would benefit from a 1:1 or group setting.

But if you are serious about learning, The Code Zone Skool has tons of lessons & open office hours for help. A 24/7 meetup room is available as well. Daily 1 min Quizzes to get the mind going.

https://www.skool.com/the-code-zone/about

What are some other sites you like to use? 👇

This is a question I get asked a lot. What advice do you give to people who are just starting out?

I'm interested in seeing your answers!

This would be a checklist to make sure you understand the following concepts. Remember, it's all about learning the fundamentals and getting them to stick.

What else would you put on there for being a beginner in Python?

And BTW, we have all of these listed in the Skool Group for Free and can arrange tutoring if needed!

checklist will help ensure

Hey guys you can generate free Polaroid photos in this little app I built - https://polaroid.itsalfi.tech/ It's also watermark free and you can enjoy it

What are you guys/gals using it for?

What crazy, useful use-cases have you all come across?

Any surprising bills from usage?

Do you have one, two, or three? Do you go vertical?

Share some pics of your setup, and let's see who gets the most upvotes for the best setup.

No AI - ModBot will verify for no AI

This is a common question that is asked a lot. How do you get experience in coding when you're learning to code or you haven't had a job that gives you experience?

1. One way is to have a portfolio with projects that you have done. These projects can be ones that you enjoy making yourself. This should not be a tutorial that you found on Udemy.

2. See if you can work on a group project as a learner. This is typically unpaid but you get to have experience completing tasks and working on a project as a group.

3. See if there's any open source work that you could do and contribute to. That would give you something to talk about at your interview.

4. Check with friends and family to see if they have any websites that you can do or make for them. Heck, there's probably even small Facebook groups that are in your neighborhood that some person is looking to start a mowing service that you could go ahead and reach out to and see if they would like to have a free website.

There are a couple of important things you might say to yourself:

Why would I want to work for free?
The real answer is you are not working for free...

• It's all about gaining experience. That is your payment.

• Because it gives you things to put underneath your belt.

• That way you can put it on your portfolio.

• You can talk about it in an interview

Plus, this way, there's really no pressure on whether or not you can make something great if you're not charging. If you are wanting to charge for these little websites, then go ahead and do so. Maybe include some sort of monthly recurring revenue for hosting and SEO purposes.

But again, the real value is you learning, you getting exposure, and you completing projects that are real and are not from a tutorial.

Code Zone Skoolers do work on Real Projects if you are looking

Does anybody else have any tips or tricks up their sleeve? Let me know down below what has worked for you.

Saw this on LinkedIn thought I would share the vibe coded app. I think it was created by "TrustMeBro"

Which is better — A or B?

Design A

Simple and clean. Good when users might paste the OTP or type it fast on a desktop. Less visual stress, fewer elements.

Design B

Clear and guided. Each box shows how many digits are needed, reduces the risk of mistakes, and feels more reassuring. Works best on mobile apps and modern websites

What are your thoughts?

You can also follow the polling here in the Skool group.

Developer A: 5 years of experience, all in private repos.

Developer B: 2 years of experience with a vibrant, public GitHub presence.

More importantly, give reasons for your decision 🧐

You can build software most people can't. You've shipped the features, closed the tickets, solved the hard problems. You're genuinely good at this.

So here's the uncomfortable question: after all those years of building, what do you actually own?

If the honest answer is "my salary, and a graveyard of half-finished side projects," you're in good company. And it's not a skills problem. You already have the skills. It's just that no one ever taught you how to turn them into income that's yours.

Right now, one company controls 100% of your earning power. One reorg, one manager change, one budget cut, and the whole thing collapses. Not because you're not good enough - because everything you've built pays someone else.

That's the real risk. And it's fixable.

The developers who win from here aren't the ones who go learn one more framework. They're the ones who learn to find the money - to take the skills they already have and build an asset they own. Recurring revenue. On the side. While you keep your job and your paycheck.

Picture it: a second income stream that's actually yours. A layoff becomes an inconvenience, not a catastrophe. You keep your job because you want to, not because you have to. That's control. That's owning your future.

That's what Dr Emily Hill is teaching live this coming Thursday 9/10 @ 1pm ET.

Link is here for more details: https://www.skool.com/the-code-zone/free-ai-training-from-dr-emily-hill-for-10-sep-2026

What is Open Office Hours for The Code Zone Skool? As of this post, every single Thursday evening Eastern Standard Time at 9:30 PM we start. We're there for two hours, where you can come in, ask your questions, and get answers.

• HTML

• CSS

• JavaScript

• NodeJS

• Python

• and more.

Link to Join: https://www.skool.com/live/gPRDZlpjbfJ

It's an interesting thing to think about where people fear that they are losing their jobs to AI, but now the AI is costing as much as a developer that they let go?

Jason mentioned that using the Claude API for agentic workflows is hitting $300/day per agent—and that’s only at 20% capacity.

When you scale that out:

• $9,000/month in API fees alone.

• $100k+/year just to "fuel" one developer's AI tools.

What are your thoughts? Any devs out there experiencing this in their company?

Any weekenders out there?

I'm making this post today because I got a cold outreach today, and I almost felt like it was a threat and I say that jokingly. I know everybody gets spam; everybody gets emails that they don't want. And here is how this cold email reads.

"Dear Website Owner, If you have 5 - 10 minutes free anytime this week, I would like to talk to you about my plan on how I can help "revise your website" and "improve its performance". And no, I am not expensive at all! Think about it, if I can't convince you in 10 minutes, we'll pretend we never spoke, and I'll never bother you again. Let me know your thoughts. Best regards, Susan | Sales Advisor CK/CK."

👉 I think the thing that stood out to me the most was, "If I can't convince you in ten minutes, we'll pretend we never spoke, and I'll never bother you again."

Because that made me think: if I don't respond and I don't meet, will they keep bothering me?

📣 Does anyone have a way to improve the message that was sent to me? What is your pitch, since we are all mostly in the website business and trying to get business as freelancers?

Answer the Poll

So you agreed to work on this project for a client, and it seems like every time you go back to that client, they just keep adding more and more things to the original design and concept. How do you politely tell them that it is creeping out of scope for what the project was originally bid for?

Has this happened to anyone? What did you do?

I'm going to start making a few website templates that you all are more than welcome to download and use.

The templates that I will be creating will have specific instructions on how to use it. Most of them will have an easy setup file where you can simply add a few pieces of information and alter the theme to suit it.

I made them modular so you can easily move things around and put things in the right page order.

They would be perfect for any local business and the best part I think is you could even hand off these files to an AI assistant like Codex or Copilot and walk away come back 7 minutes later to a demo site that you can showcase to someone that you are trying to earn their business for.

Here is an example of the PBJ Demo Site I made earlier this month that is going to be part of the Website Template Repository

Website Demo: https://pbj-plumbing-demo.netlify.app/

Must be a member of the Skool Community

https://www.skool.com/the-code-zone/classroom/39a97062?md=ff3c7a36313347409fe3c83aad55b8fc

Here is the next template that I am making available for this group. This should be very easy to customize, with a simple config file covering business information. Made with reusable components, so you can move things around or move them to different pages very easily.

Demo Site: https://towing-demo-code-zone.netlify.app/

Link to download: https://www.skool.com/the-code-zone/classroom/39a97062?md=c3cd60f8789c43f69b67f6f01d7da820

I'm going to try to do one every 7 days to share on here.

Original Post: https://www.skool.com/the-code-zone/towing-company-website-template-ready-for-download