User onboarding is the pivotal moment where first impressions are made, and the foundation for long-term success is laid. In this article, we'll explore important metrics you should use for your SaaS onboarding strategies, and how to track them in Google Analytics.
Poor onboarding negatively impacts your entire sales funnel and is a key reason for customer churn. Yet, numerous stumbling blocks often hinder the effectiveness of this critical process.
Insanity and tutorial hell is endlessly repeating courses and expecting something different. It doesn't work. Find out how to break the cycle.
Beginner
At the start of your programming journey, it's natural to wonder how long you need before you're up to scratch. Does it really only take 3 months, or is there more to the story?
Career
You've been diligent. You've spent a few months (or years) grinding out code in your spare time. Dozens upon dozens of brain-melting hours doing coding problems. It's finally time to take the first steps to your new life as a Software Developer. You prepare your resumé, and make some applications.
JavaScript
Creating a smooth expand/collapse animation seems easy. Surely you can set a transition on height: auto, and it'll just work? Sadly, the CSS gods aren't so kind. Instead of the smooth open and close you wanted, your element flashes to its new height. No smooth animation. As it turns
Basics
If you've ever tried to modify your inline CSS from JavaScript, you'll notice it can be quite verbose. // Don't do this const button = document.querySelector('#button'); button.addEventListener('click', () => { button.style.border = '1px solid blue'; button.style.borderRadius = '2px'; button.style.color = 'white'; // and so it goes }); It's dirty,
Beginner
When you first deal with a new topic, coding tutorials are great. Rather than continually grasping at straws and struggling your way through a project, the instructor conveniently shortcuts all this pain - all you have to do is follow along. After several hours of painstaking copying, you have a
JavaScript
I want to become a Full-stack dev, but I'm not very good at Front-end. Should I just become a back-end dev? - A total beginner When you're learning to code, you're working with a goal in mind. You're not trying to learn to code, you're trying to become a developer.
There's no denying that self-teaching JavaScript is difficult - although you have the benefit of always working on areas that interest you, it can be difficult to find direction in your learning. You're continually asking yourself: are you're doing the right thing? Is there something important you're missing? What are
Beginner
When can I take a full front-end web project and start working as a freelancer, and how much knowledge do I need? A newbie developer asked this in the JavaScript Facebook group – and it's a good question. After all, when you've been grinding out several months of online courses, a
"I can follow the tutorial perfectly, but when I try to do it by myself, I have no idea I'm doing." Sound Familiar? It's one of the most frustrating situations you can experience as a developer because... what do you do? You were trying to learn how to create projects,
The most important skill you can have as a developer is knowing how to break tasks down - and it's a skill you can practice without a computer. As a beginner developer, one of the most frustrating situations you'll encounter is attempting to complete a simple task, but you have
When learning to code, you expect to struggle. There's a lot to learn, and it won't all come easily. All you need to do is put your head down, work hard, and chip away at the difficult places bit by bit. But what if you've been "chipping away" for weeks
Have you ever tried a coding problem, but ended up staring at a blank editor? Maybe you tried to write a simple function, but didn't even know where to begin? It's frustrating. After all, you've spent months working to understand JavaScript's basics. You've learned all there is to know about
Let's face it - not all advice is helpful, even if it is well-meaning. As a beginner, you're especially vulnerable. It's hard for you to tell the difference between the advice which will save you months, or cost you years. You could avoid taking any advice, but the reality of
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