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How much does the course cost?
The Green Web Design Course is $99 USD. It was originally priced at $300 USD but, since it was originally published in March 2023, some of the information is slightly out of date and the tech support calls are no longer being offered. However, the vast majority of the course is still very much applicable and evergreen!
I aimed to make the course as accessibly priced as possible while still being able to cover my bills and the time put into it.
There is no guarantee the course will stay the same price forever. But, if the price does go up, I will give plenty of heads up! No need to panic buy for fear of an increase. Not about FOMO over here.
Does the course ever close?
I can’t promise the course will stay open forever, but as long as the course is available for purchase, it will never close for registration just to open again (as in, no scummy “last chance to join!” marketing). If it ever closes, it will be permanent and I WILL give you a heads up (however you’ll still retain all course material access forever, one way or another).
How long will I have access to the course?
Forever! As long as the course is up and running, you’ll be able to log in.
Will this course ever go on sale?
Most likely, yes! I can’t promise when or for how much, but I foresee sales in the future for special occasions. (Currently on sale for $99 USD, originally $300 USD. It will be this price for the foreseeable future)
How long will it take to complete the course?
There’s a ton of info packed in here! The Green Web Design Course is set up to take 7 weeks start to finish.
I recommend spacing out the videos this way to avoid overwhelm but to keep content fresh in your brain. And it gives you time to go and implement what you learn that same week on your own site!
Each week has roughly 2 hours of video content.
Is this course
a good fit?
Who is this course for / not for?
The Green Web Design Course is primarily for designers who design websites for clients on any platform and want to make them better for people and the planet.
If you are a designer who only mocks up websites and then hands it off to a developer, this course could still be valuable to you. Especially if you’re the one saving out assets.
The lessons could be valuable for developers, but it will not be speaking the developer language. This would be valuable for developers looking to get a design perspective in how websites are set up in a green way.
The Green Web Design Course is not for anyone looking to learn web design or development. It will not teach you any code or the basic principles of web design. This course is intended for those who already design websites.
Do I need to know how to code to take this course?
Nope! Knowing HTML, CSS, and maybe a little JS might help you, but it is not necessary at all.
In any place where there’s code how-to’s, the code will be provided for you to copy and paste. And I’ll explain what every part does so you know for the future.
I will never expect you to write code from scratch or to understand the language. This is a designer-focused course, not a developer-focused one.
Do I need to have prior knowledge of green web design before taking the course?
Nope! The first week is an intro to green web design and all step-by-step tutorials start from the basics.
I only use Squarespace, is this course still applicable to me?
Absolutely! Squarespace (and others) get a bad rep because they’re not as “green” as something like WordPress. But they’re super client-friendly and easy to use.
Not every how-to in this course will be 100% applicable to Squarespace, but all of the concepts will still apply and you’ll be able to make a greener Squarespace site after applying what you can.
Will there be transcripts / captions to the videos?
Yes! Every video has a transcript and captions.
Each video will include timestamps and an outline so you know what’s coming at you and so you can easily go back and reference specific parts.
What am I getting myself into?
How much does the web actually impact the planet? Will I be able to make an impact from this course?
Have you heard the one about how watching 30 minutes of Netflix is equal to driving almost 4 miles? It’s 100% incorrect.
Over the past few years, there’s been a lot of wild claims about how streaming, the internet, social media, so many digital spaces are killing our planet. But they’re not actually that bad and the Internet is one of the major industries on track to decarbonize.
The main way the web will stop impacting the planet so much is switching away from fossil fuels and to renewable energy. And then it doesn’t matter as much how energy-intensive your website is, it will all be renewable.
In the meantime though, making your website as low-carbon as possible will help the planet a smidge. It will also load faster, boost your SEO, and be easier for people to access.
There are a lot of good reasons to make your website greener and the impact on the planet is only one of them.
What if I have questions that are not answered in the course content?
There was no possible way for the Green Web Design Course to cover absolutely everything when it comes to green web design, so questions will pop up. If you have additional questions, you can ask them in the community or email me!
I’m not quite ready to sign up, do you have any other resources I can look through for free?
Yep! There’s 3 videos in the course available as a free preview if you’d like to dip your toe in! Get the free preview here.
You can also sign up to my free 7 Days to a Greener Website Challenge. It’s a free, 7 day step-by-step mini offering that will help make your home page greener just through optimizing your images.
There are also some other resources available on the Blue Raspberry Design YouTube.
If you have any other questions about the course, feel free to email me with them! The Green Web Design Course will be here whenever you’re ready to take it.
I’ve seen greener sites than this one. Why should I trust you with this educational content?
There are absolutely greener sites out there than this one – and that’s okay! I approach green web design from multiple angles. I am not out here to make the greenest possible website for the sake of it. I always approach the functionality of a site first, while remaining on brand. And then I figure out how to make it green and accessible and make tweaks to the original direction as needed to make that happen.
Design is complex and there’s no one right way to do it. The Green Web Design Course is approached with this same mindset. The number of grams of carbon emitted is not the end all be all of a site’s success. This course keeps that in mind and approaches the topic in a mindful, conscientious way.
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