In the context of the full package, the idea of a home page, or landing page (or launching pad, perhaps) still has value. If I come in from an entry point that is not the launching pad, and I feel a strong interest in the content, I might want to find that starting place.

First, is the launching pad (or anchor page) easy to find?

Second, when I go there, does that place provide appealing entry points for me — or is it a crowded mismash, everything and the kitchen sink? (Or worse, is it a useless splash page?)

I feel really unhappy with packages that are just big collections of videos, because I’m not ready to commit to watching a video, most of the time, until I have decided the package is worth my time.

I’ve worked in journalism for over a decade and no one has ever asked me about marks – good job because my A Level results spelled DEAD but without the A! And I don’t have a degree at all. (Rectifying that last bit with an MA though, and just because I can, not because I have to).

Oh wait, that last sentence didn’t happen.

In fact, that has never happened to anyone.

Because, marks, ultimately, are trivial and slightly puerile things. People hire journalists based on their clips, their work ethic, their skills.

And there are dozens, if not hundreds, of people who have these things in spades. My beat – science journalism – is awash with folks who are producing all sorts of awesome writing and reporting in their spare time for no reward.

If you aren’t doing that… if you had to be press-ganged into writing a couple of posts with a few paltry interviews and then complain that your incredible widget-adding skills or RSS-reading skills were not fully recognised… that’s going to hurt you a lot more than any low mark will do.

In short: marks are marks. Suck it up. Then do stuff.