Portfolio site help
Does anyone keep a website or blog for their portfolio, and could recommend a company/host to go with?
I'm trying to set one up at the minute but wanted to check with you guys what the best option is - I'm not great with html coding so looking for something pretty straightforward. Wordpress seems popular, but also looking at something like 1and1 http://website.1and1.com/free-website-builder (link included for ref) as it seems so simple. Anyone got any experience of either?
Cheers!
I'm trying to set one up at the minute but wanted to check with you guys what the best option is - I'm not great with html coding so looking for something pretty straightforward. Wordpress seems popular, but also looking at something like 1and1 http://website.1and1.com/free-website-builder (link included for ref) as it seems so simple. Anyone got any experience of either?
Cheers!
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Get yourself a domain name from anywhere, godaddy is popular, i use freeola. Link the DNS to the server.
Install wordpress onto server and download a template from interwebs.
Easily update and post your work for next to nothing year. If you need a hand setting anything up, feel free to pm me.
Got things mostly set up now and it's easier than I thought it would be. Thanks for the heads up.
Why is that the preferred server?
Also I did this write up on hosts artists use http://www.polycount.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1919745&postcount=2
Aye Zac has a nice breakdown of the popular hosts, a few new ones for me aswell. I occasionally get stick from using referral links even though it benefits the person just as much so i stick the vanilla in nowadays ;'). I've been using holeinthewall for the last 3 years now, managed to get my previous inhouse web studio to switch over. Saved them about £120 a month.
An from the UK i get 1-4 sec load time for my site which is decent considering the servers location. //Though the front page is only 1.9mb//
ThemeForest is a good paid for template site, if you want some pre-mades to get you started. I also recommend workatility Lite as the freebie option since it's very easy to setup and get going.