πŸ“‚ Creating a portfolio site

Building the right portfolio for the job

A personal website allows you to showcase your projects and skills in a personal and attractive way. It is also a fun project that keeps you practicing your skills and demonstrating your creativity.

When making a personal website approach it like a final project - make a plan and then do sprints to deliver updates. Remember - you can continue to add features and iterate once it’s live so it will continue to improve as you do!

πŸ’‘ Remember

Check the portfolio coursework to get started
  • Don’t use stock websites or templates - this is a demonstration of your skills, not someone else’s!
  • Remember that you should be demonstrating the skills you’ll be using in your job. Focus on adding the most in-demand features and stacks first.

References πŸ“š

Here are some links that give examples:

If you’re looking for some hints on how to get started there’s help on FreeCodeCamp but remember to make it your project and don’t just do a version of theirs!

https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-build-a-developer-portfolio-website/

Portfolio criteria

  • My portfolio introduces me and my work
  • The design and code is my own, not a template or tutorial
  • Each project is linked to my code on GitHub and the deployed project
  • I have published my professional contact information on my portfolio
  • My Accessibility and SEO scores are 100 on Lighthouse
  • My portfolio is deployed
  • I have replaced this README with one that describes my own portfolio