Why should you build your Website Portfolio?

Why should you build your Website Portfolio?

Give your work that extra edge online with this illustrated guide to creating a portfolio website that stands out from the crowd.

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A portfolio is an essential tool to ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ and ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€. Your Portfolio explains ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, and ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€.

๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ผ ๐Ÿ“?

๐Ÿ‘‰ To present yourself ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜†. ๐Ÿ‘‰ To build ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ. ๐Ÿ‘‰ To showcase your ๐›๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค. ๐Ÿ‘‰ To highlight the ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ that you are best in.

I hope these are enough reasons for you to build a Portfolio Website to digitally present yourself.

So, what exactly is a Portfolio ๐Ÿ”—?

A portfolio website is the quickest and easiest way of showcasing your work as a designer. Even if you have a physical portfolio, a website is still an expected extra โ€“ and it's vital that it makes your work sing.

Not everyone has the web design skills to be comfortable creating a website with a stunning, easy-to-use layout. So, we are here to rescue you from the complexity of designing portfolios. We design and build portfolios at a minimum cost.

I had ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐˜ ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ผ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ that I was planning for a long time. It took me just two days to make a portfolio for myself. Below is a glimpse of my Portfolio

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Essential Elements for Your Portfolio Website

Every project needs a formula โ€“ a purpose. Without it, itโ€™s going to be very hard to impress.

When creating a portfolio website, first ask yourself, what is the purpose? ๐Ÿค”

The basic formula of a portfolio website would include a logo, tagline, your best work, and contact information. Sometimes this works but in many cases, itโ€™s poor implementation. To highlight your portfolio in another light, consider including other key elements that will boost your portfolioโ€™s user experience: case studies, testimonials, blog, and even a project youโ€™re currently working on at the moment. These are vital elements.

When working on your portfolio site design, think about the elements your future clients should be able to find. Ask yourself โ€“ what is the purpose of your portfolio? Do you want to sell your services, are you looking for a job and want to be hired, or is it a website about you? The main focus of your portfolio site should be catching visitorโ€™s attention.

Summary

Take your portfolio as an opportunity to surprise and impress your potential clients. A portfolio website lets you show off all of your work in one place. This not only looks good to a client, but it can also help inspire you on your next projects.

Tell others about your skills and personality. Express your uniqueness through case studies. Be searchable and keep pace with your competitors. There are no rules and everything goes as long as you are able to make the visitor smile and remember you.

We build portfolio websites to help clients achieve their targets at very low costs. You can check our service at UpWork by clicking on the Link below upwork.com/services/product/a-personal-webs..

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