This post is for sharing your works in progress (only if you'd like to) and requesting feedback, which is also optional. 

You will find the Challenge 1 post here. Please ask general questions in the comments under that post. 

You will find the finished works and sharing post for people's landing pages here. (Link for everyone's finals coming soon. :D )

HOW TO SHARE YOUR LANDING PAGE

Due to the inability to add images to comments, we need to be a little crafty. And we need to keep the links safe. Therefore, for now, please only include VIEW ONLY links to Canva. If you have another well-known, safe place to upload and share your images for critique, please let me know in the comments below. I will add these to an "approved" list as we move forward. Canva is free and many people use it, so I thought I'd start there. 

Copy the url of your design or image in Canva, and then paste it into your comment. It will not hyperlink, but I (and others) can easily copy and paste it into our browser to view. It's a little tedious, but while we have a totally free community and upkeep here, it will have to do! 

Please let me know if you need help on how to create a view only link. 

PLEASE READ THE REST OF THIS POST FULLY BEFORE POSTING OR COMMENTING HERE: 

1. Sometimes it's nice to share things because we're excited at how things are going. Other times it's helpful to "make things public" to hold ourselves accountable for showing a little progress each day. And still other times, we want to share because we need a little postive boost. It is OK to share for these reasons. :)
2. Unless someone DIRECTLY ASKS for constructive criticism, please do not critique their work. Positive feedback is always OK and I'm sure appreciated! 
3. If you would like feedback, specifically request feedback. Make it known that you want constructive criticism. If there is a particular area you would like to target for suggestions, let us know. Likewise, if there is an area you are HAPPY with, maybe mention that too so we don't have you second-guessing yourself. 

Some suggestions for providing good, constructive criticism:
A. Always find at least one or more positive things to say.                       

B. Be gentle. Not everyone is an expert in everything to do with every aspect of design, writing, marketing, etc. In this business, who can be?! Our number one and two purposes for being here are to learn and to grow.

C. Limit feedback to a few suggestions. Identify what area the person is targeting for improvement (if they give one) and start there. Depending on the size or depth of a challenge, usually three  is a pretty good number of things so that the person does not feel overwhelmed.

D. Remember that not everyone is a native English speaker. Along with this, sometimes messages do not always come across as we intend when we share in writing. Be patient and do your best to be respectful and clear.

(Side note: I majored in Communications. While people disagree with an exact percent, the vast majority of a message is nonverbal. I strongly believe this is one large reason why communication online seems to falter and turn negative so much more often than in person. It's also a large part of why I use WAY too many emojis and "lol"s in my own online writing.) 

Finally, if someone is being rude or hateful, they will be removed.