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Does your business need a website?

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    Do you know your websites? Introduction . I had an encounter with a local business owner a couple of months back. I told him I could design either a static or a dynamic website that would help him put his products ahead of his competitors by giving him an online presence so he could reach a wider audience and get enough sales to increase revenue for his business. I even told him, I could create a Google page for his business, manage it, and help him promote his business. As a website designer, I design static, dynamic, and e-commerce websites (context will be explained later). This was his response; Business owner : "I have been in this service for the past 30 years. I already have my audience and I do not need a website for my business now. Maybe later". I thanked him and left. Five (5) months along the line, he barely keeps up and his business rarely operates as it used to a year ago. On the other hand, I approached a spray painter (auto mechanic), who bought into the i...

Data Wrangling Using Python (Part 1) - Identifying and handling missing values.

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There's always a pattern that can be found in "chaos".   Introduction. A couple of years ago, I was approached by a recruiter because she found that my LinkedIn profile matched a particular job description she was recruiting for. She contacted me and suggested I email my CV to her inbox. I, therefore, sent my CV and later waited for her response from the company. The company was looking for someone to fill the Junior Data Analyst position. These were her exact words from the company, "Daniel, although you have an impressive CV, the company says you do not have "enough" experience in "Data Visualization Techniques and Data Wrangling". I was okay with the response and took those words in good faith. It took me on a journey of self-introspection and a journey to start searching for courses, projects, and even the meaning of Data Wrangling although I "knew" what Data Wrangling is and I have enough experience in using Data Visualization tools...