<p>Getting into web development doesn’t have to cost a thing. There are so many free platforms out there that can help you go from beginner to pro. All you need is consistency and a good internet connection.</p><p>Here are some great places to start:
</p><p>1. FreeCodeCamp: One of the best. It teaches HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and even backend. Super beginner friendly.
</p><p>2. W3Schools: Straight to the point. Perfect for quick references and testing code on the go.
</p><p>3. MDN Web Docs (by Mozilla): A must for deep understanding. Great for frontend devs who want to know why things work.
</p><p>4. The Odin Project: A full roadmap from zero to hero. It’s like a free coding bootcamp.
</p><p>5. YouTube Channels
</p><p> 🌹 Traversy Media
</p><p> 🌹 Kevin Powell (especially for CSS)
</p><p> 🌹 The Net Ninja
</p><p>6. Frontend Mentor: Want to practice by building real projects? This platform gives you challenges with designs included.
</p><p>7. Sololearn: If you like learning on mobile, this app makes it easy to pick up coding anywhere.
</p><p>8. CSS Tricks: This site is a treasure chest of helpful CSS tips, guides, and real-life solutions. Whether you're struggling with layouts or animations, you’ll likely find an answer there.
</p><p>9. CodePen / JSFiddle: Want to test your code quickly or share a cool snippet? These tools let you write HTML, CSS, and JavaScript live and see instant results.
</p><p>10. <a class="tc-blue" href="https://DevDocs.io" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DevDocs.io </a>: Tired of switching tabs for docs? DevDocs brings multiple documentation sources like HTML, CSS, JS, React together in one fast and easy-to-use place. It even works offline.
</p><p>11. Hackathons (Devpost or MLH): Don’t be scared of the word “hackathon.” They’re just fun coding challenges, open to beginners too. You’ll build cool stuff, learn under pressure, and possibly win something.
</p><p>12. GitHub & Git Docs: Version control is a must-know. With GitHub, you can explore open-source projects. Git Docs helps you understand how to manage your own code effectively.
</p><p>13. <a class="tc-blue" href="https://Web.dev" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Web.dev </a> (by Google): This site teaches you how to make websites that are fast, accessible, and user-friendly. If you care about good user experience, this is gold.
</p><p>🌹 Don’t try to learn everything at once. Pick one or two and grow from there.
</p><p>🌹Apply what you learn by building small projects. That’s where the real learning happens.
</p><p>🌹 Join developer communities like Discord, Reddit, or Twitter for support and motivation.
</p><p>You’ve got this. Keep learning, keep building!</p><p>
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At the end of the month, we give out prizes in 3 categories: Best Content, Top Engagers and
Most Engaged Content.
Best Content
We give out cash prizes to 7 people with the best insights in the past month. The 7 winners are picked
by an in-house selection process.
The winners are NOT picked from the leaderboards/rankings, we choose winners based on the quality, originality
and insightfulness of their content.
Top Engagers
For the Top Engagers Track, we award the top 3 people who engage the most with other user's content via
comments.
The winners are picked using the "Monthly Engagers" tab on the rankings page.
Most Engaged Content
The Most Engaged Content recognizes users whose content received the most engagement during the month.
We pick the top 3.
The winners are picked using the "Monthly Contributors" tab on the rankings page.
Here are a few other things to know for the Best Content track
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Quality over Quantity — You stand a higher chance of winning by publishing a few really good insights across the entire month,
rather than a lot of low-quality, spammy posts.
2
Share original, authentic, and engaging content that clearly reflects your voice, thoughts, and opinions.
3
Avoid using AI to generate content—use it instead to correct grammar, improve flow, enhance structure, and boost clarity.
4
Explore audio content—high-quality audio insights can significantly boost your chances of standing out.
5
Use eye-catching cover images—if your content doesn't attract attention, it's less likely to be read or engaged with.
6
Share your content in your social circles to build engagement around it.
Contributor Rankings
The Contributor Rankings shows the Top 20 Contributors on TwoCents a monthly and all-time basis.
The all-time ranking is based on the Contributor Score, which is a measure of all the engagement and exposure a contributor's content receives.
The monthly score sums the score on all your insights in the past 30 days. The monthly and all-time scores are calcuated DIFFERENTLY.
This page also shows the top engagers on TwoCents — these are community members that have engaged the most with other user's content.
Contributor Score
Here is a list of metrics that are used to calcuate your contributor score, arranged from
the metric with the highest weighting, to the one with the lowest weighting.
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Comments (excluding replies)
5
Upvotes
6
Views
1
Number of insights published
2
Subscriptions received
3
Tips received
Below is a list of badges on TwoCents and their designations.
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