I have built a few websites (including this one) to teach myself HTML, CSS, MySQL, JavaScript & PHP.
This might not seem relevant to AdWords, but understanding where and how tracking codes should be placed, how to improve landing pages, speed up page load times, fix errors, refine copy and much more all help to track and improve the entire marketing funnel.
So many digital marketing “experts” don’t even know the basics of most of these complementary (and crucial) aspects to successfully marketing online.
Here are a few examples of the sites I have built:
Based on the Minimum Pro Theme. Mostly customizing CSS but customized to drive leads.
Built from scratch. Includes account creation (and confirmation), multiple database tables, dynamic graphs and more.
Another experiment. This is a podcasting tips and equipment review site. Put this together in about 2 hours. Check out the post about the best iPhone microphones.
A new work in progress to help creators with everything from gear to guides to resources.