Cheapest/Simplest way to create a professionally presentable portfolio website?
polycounter lvl 9
I have no web design experience, but I could probably make my way through learning a bit of Dreamweaver if I needed to. Still, at this point I'm just looking for a fast simple way to display my portfolio and projects. Nothing overly flashy or fancy.
Are blog websites (blogspot, ect) respectable enough to be options, or am I 100% expected to pay for a dedicated domain and hosting?
Are blog websites (blogspot, ect) respectable enough to be options, or am I 100% expected to pay for a dedicated domain and hosting?
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Also all you really need to show is images, you don't really need to learn much html, look at http://www.adambromell.com/ and http://www.peperaart.com/
It's a drag and drop website creator, with templates & useful features such as Gallery/slideshows/etc
They're what i use.
You can also grab a domain name and assign it to your site... if the name weebly doesn't cut the mustard.
http://wiki.polycount.net/CategoryPortfolio#Methods
It allows you to use different templates (just click a button), and keeps track of your visitor statistics.
Good luck
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I have also used Carbon Made and thought it was okay, as well as cargo collective which I liked. There really are a ton of options out there.
Yea I really like Weebly as well. It took me like an 8 hour day to make my portfolio in my sig. Its nothing spectacular, but I think it looks alright. Once I am done with school I will clean it up and make it nicer.
speaking of this:
the average duration that visitors have remained on my portfolio, is 28 seconds.
i guess there really is an "impress within 30 seconds" rule!
After adding more pieces I jumped to 1:30. After adding a tutorial, it jumped to 2:20. It's a hard stat to make use of I suppose, but it doesn't necessarily seem like longer is better.