Designers, developers, writers, photographers and consultants all win work through trust. A portfolio site on your own domain shows you take your work seriously, and it stays yours whatever happens to the platforms.
What to include
- Your best five to ten projects, each with the problem, your approach and the result.
- Services and how you work: process, typical timelines and how to start.
- About you, with a real photo.
- Testimonials from clients, with permission.
- A clear call to action: contact form, email and WhatsApp.
Step 1: your name as a domain
yourname.com or yourstudio.com is memorable and professional. Register your domain at IDX.
Step 2: affordable hosting
A portfolio is light. IDX shared hosting is enough, with free SSL and a one-click WordPress installer.
Step 3: email that matches
hello@yourname.com on proposals and invoices looks far more established than a free address. Create it in cPanel or with a business email mailbox.
Step 4: build it simply
Choose a clean portfolio theme, optimise your images so pages stay fast, and make the contact button visible on every page.
Step 5: keep it alive
Add new projects regularly and write short case studies; they help search engines and clients understand what you do.
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