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1. Re: JonJone's Info Dump on Portfolios & Resumes!

   

   Reply by Overlord · Jun 2013 · Home› Stickies

   The reasons may be technical, but the implementation is not. HTML/CSS is not that hard, especially for people that are smart enough to edit a Maxscript. It just takes a little extra preparation and possibly a short tutorial, but it will pay off when your portfolio goes up in page ranks. Your portfolio is supposed to show…

2. Re: JonJone's Info Dump on Portfolios & Resumes!

   

   Reply by Overlord · Jul 2013 · Home› Stickies

   I would think putting tutorials as an additional page on your site would go a long way in getting you noticed by the industry. If you put up good tutorials that people link to often, you're going to show up higher in search results. People in the industry might even link to you and pass your portfolio on to others. It's a…

3. Re: JonJone's Info Dump on Portfolios & Resumes!

   

   Reply by Eric Chadwick · Jun 2013 · Home› Stickies

   Yep, but only as much as it allows potential employers/clients to see your artwork. All the rest is just window-dressing. If you're going for a web dev job, sure, make it clean and neat. But for a game dev job, no need. Also, no one I know has ever gotten work from a Google search. It's all word-of-mouth, or via forum…

4. Re: JonJone's Info Dump on Portfolios & Resumes!

   

   Reply by Farfarer · Jul 2013 · Home› Stickies

   I agree, I'm not sure SEO really works for portfolios. No one goes "we need an environment artist, quick, google 'environment art portfolio' and lets hire the first result". That said, I built it with good searchability in mind - just once - and haven't had to change it since. However, my site's not been updated in a good…