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Web Development 5 lessons
Beginner Web Development

How the Web Actually Works

What really happens between typing a URL and seeing a page. Requests, responses, status codes, cooki...

5 lessons 164 students
HTML 10 lessons
Beginner Web Development

HTML & CSS Fundamentals

Learn the building blocks of every website. Start from zero and build real beautiful pages....

10 lessons 63 students
Web Development 5 lessons
Beginner Web Development

Forms That People Can Actually Fill In

Forms are where your site makes money and where most of it leaks away. Learn the markup that works o...

5 lessons 113 students
Marketing 5 lessons
Beginner Web Development

SEO for Developers: Getting Found on Google

The technical half of SEO, which is the half developers control. Titles and meta, crawlability, site...

5 lessons 89 students
Design 5 lessons
Intermediate Web Development

Accessibility: Building Sites Everyone Can Use

Semantic HTML, keyboard navigation, real alt text, colour contrast and ARIA used correctly. Accessib...

5 lessons 85 students
Web Development 5 lessons
Intermediate Web Development

Making Pages Fast on a Slow Connection

Performance for real conditions, not a fibre connection in a lab. Image weight, render blocking, laz...

5 lessons 35 students
Design 16 lessons
Beginner Web Development

Build a Portfolio Website

Project-based course. Design and build a professional portfolio website from scratch, HTML, CSS, and...

16 lessons 152 students
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Learn by Actually Building

Every lesson has a live code playground, read, code, see results instantly. No switching tabs, no setup.

Live Playground

Every lesson has HTML/CSS/JS editors with instant preview. Learn by doing, not just watching.

Pay Once, Own Forever

No monthly subscriptions. Pay once via Paystack, M-Pesa or Crypto. Yours forever.

Real Certificate

Complete a course and get a verifiable PDF certificate with a unique code anyone can check online.

Truly Global

Pay in your currency. Paystack handles conversions. M-Pesa for Kenya. Crypto for everyone.

Academy Questions

Yes! Git & GitHub and Build a Portfolio Website are 100% free. Every paid course also has free preview lessons so you can try before buying.
Paystack (cards, mobile money, bank transfer, NGN, GHS, KES, ZAR, USD and more), M-Pesa for Kenya, and cryptocurrency via NOWPayments (BTC, ETH, USDT and 60+ coins). All prices auto-convert to your local currency.
Every lesson has an embedded live code editor with HTML, CSS, and JS tabs. Write code on one side, see the result instantly on the other. No setup, no installation, just open the lesson and start coding.
Yes! Complete all lessons in a course and a unique verifiable certificate is auto-generated. It has a code anyone can verify at merikagency.com/verify_certificate. Print or share it on LinkedIn.
Absolutely. Lessons have a 5-tab mobile layout, Theory, HTML, CSS, JS, and Preview. The full experience works on any smartphone, no app needed.
Every lesson has a hint button. You can also post in the Community feed where other learners and the Merik team can help. Pro members get priority support.
Early adopters lock in today's price. As more lessons and features are added, prices may rise, especially the Lifetime plan.
Not currently, lessons require an internet connection for the live playground and progress tracking.

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