# Do You Need to Be Able to Code to Be a Successful Online Marketer? \| Ep\. \#85

**URL:** https://www.singlegrain.com/episodes/marketing-school/do-you-need-to-be-able-to-code-to-be-a-successful-online-marketer-ep-85/  
**Published:** 2016-10-24  
**Updated:** 2017-12-06  
**Author:** Selena Templeton  
**Summary:** In Episode \#85 Neil and Eric ask whether or not you need to be able to code to be a successful marketer\. Coding will help you in a lot of\.\.\.  

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In Episode #85 Neil and Eric ask whether or not you need to be able to code to be a successful marketer. Coding will help you in a lot of ways but it’s not the only thing you should know about! Listen as Eric and Neil share what you should consider.

### Time Stamped Show Notes:

- 00:28 – Today’s topic: _Do you need to be able to code to be a successful online marketer?_
- 00:37 – NO, You don’t need to do coding 
    - 00:42 – HTML skills are helpful but it’s not necessary
    - 00:50 – Some tools to help you become successful are [ClickFunnels](https://www.clickfunnels.com/), [Lead Pages](https://www.leadpages.net/), [Unbounce](http://www.unbounce.com/), and [WordPress](https://wordpress.com/)
- 01:12 – In general, you don’t need to learn to code
- 01:31 – You can always hire a developer in [Upwork](https://www.upwork.com/)
- 01:59 – Eric joined [Treehouse](https://teamtreehouse.com/) to learn coding but ended up doing marketing more
- 03:03 – Stay in your lane, stay focused
- 03:13 – Be very creative and technical
- 03:44 – You also need to be able to understand math
- 05:17 – Use [Zapier](https://zapier.com/) so you can hook different web applications together
- 06:17 – If you want to learn data science, check [DataCamp](https://www.datacamp.com/)
- 06:34 – If you want to learn coding, check Treehouse and [Codecademy](https://www.codecademy.com)
- 06:44 – Check [ web analytics](http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/digital-marketing-and-measurement-model/) to learn more about analytics
- 07:10 – Read Kaushik’s [blog](http://www.kaushik.net)
- 07:42 – That’s it for today’s episode!

### 3 Key Points:

1. Coding is not a requirement but it’s helpful.
2. You can always hire people to code for you.
3. Remember to be creative, technical, and focused.

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