Get really good at the basics first, HTML, CSS and Javascript, those are a must. Then choose a back end language, php, python, ruby, etc, and learn them very we

Get really good at the basics first, HTML, CSS and Javascript, those are a must. Then choose a back end language, php, python, ruby, etc, and learn them very well. Identify what your best area of development is, back end, front end. Focus on one area and try to delegate the other part. It also really depends on the type of person that you are (creative, technical..etc), what kind of programming do you like to do the most?. What is your ideal situation as a programmer, what would you like to be doing the most. Master a couple of languages and get jobs on that area. If you're gonna go for WordPress get really good at it, don't just customize themes, get to build plugins, filters, hooks, etc.