The average starting salary of web design graduates is about R2.5 lakh a year. However, those without a degree make about R10,000 to R15,000 a month. At the middle level management, the pay is around R5 lakh to R6 lakh a year. At the senior level, the pay averages around R12 lakh a year. A graphic head can get as much as R24 lakh to R26 lakh a year.

10am: Start work – browse the net to check the websites of the client’s competitors, make a template and show it to the boss for approval 1.30 to 2.30pm: Lunch 2.30pm: If the client does not like the design, redo it. If the delivery deadline is on the same day, work late to complete project

.   Lots of imagination, willingness to experiment and learn 
.   Ability come up with original, creative ideas for a brief and bring them alive on the web
.   Ability to sit at the computer for long hours
.   A fun-loving attitude

After Class 12, you can join a web-designing course offered by various institutes. You need to learn about the web, HTML (HyperText Mark-up Language), PhotoShop, software like Dreamweaver and Flash, CSS (Cascading Style Sheet, for managing content formatting) and at least one programming language such as ASP, ASP.NET or PHP.