Unfortunately true

[FabienO]

Ah well...

 

[tripitaka]

Sadly this is all too true, certainly at the large media organisation I used to work for anyway.

 

[simisker]

If it makes you feel any better, the "web designer" column is to the left of the "developer" one, with an even bigger stack of books* in the top cell and the phrase "Free publicity from the websites you do!" in the bottom cell**.

Nah, I can't be bothered to mock it up.




* Adobe manuals, plus reference bibles for HTML, CSS, typography, layout, colour theory, logo design, copywriting, UX, digital photography, client management, project management, plate-spinning...

** Or a three-quarter stack of bills. Slightly more accurate, but less pithy.

 

[GravyMonster]

Yes, but web designer books all have massive type and pretty pictures to look at. The only one that doesn't is the Photoshop manual.

 

[sparkey196]

Well if it is so easy, why don't you all just become social media gurus.

 

[Imy]

No pictures in web developer books

 

[fez]

Well if it is so easy, why don't you all just become social media gurus.

A little something I like to call 'self respect'

 

[suarve]

Lol at the social media experts

My sister, whose job title is 'social media consultant' (huge sigh ) actually agrees with the image in this thread. To quote her 'getting paid lots to mess about on twitter is ace'.

Dam this unjust world we live in

 

[unwashed potato!]

if it's true it's not a bad thing. a single seo expert will bring in more money then a single web designer/developer as although it's great to have a decent site, it's more important to be found so this is worth a lot more.