| If you are someone who enjoys working with clients | | | | Making the "wow" impression on your portfolio site is |
| and creating designs then a online web design portfolio | | | | important, to do that you will first need to look at what |
| site would be essential for you. By design portfolios I | | | | others have done but never ever try to copy them. |
| mean a website with your best past design work. It's | | | | After you get the feel of what's already out there you |
| extremely difficult to get clients if you don't have any | | | | then need to come up with something that's unique, |
| work to show, unless you willing to work for free. | | | | and stand out. It's important to remember that your |
| Before you start designing your portfolio site on paper | | | | portfolio site should communicate the right message. |
| or in Photoshop you should try to get some feedbacks | | | | Always ask yourself how would I like to be perceived? |
| on your existing work. You can do this in a number of | | | | What is my design style? Should I show 20 or 30 |
| ways - the friend option would be a good starting | | | | pieces of my work? |
| point. After you get feedbacks from them you can | | | | If you have worked in a design agency or have done |
| then do the same on public places like a forum or | | | | work for people privately in the past then try them ask |
| contact someone who is already in the web design | | | | for a testimonial. Tell them that you will provide a link |
| field. Things like the site layout, colour scheme, | | | | back to their site. Testimonials show that you have |
| navigation, fonts etc. are some really essential parts of | | | | successfully worked with different people and they're |
| a website that are viewed the most. You don't have | | | | happy with your service. If possible ask people to give |
| to follow exactly what people say, but if five people | | | | specific information on their testimonials. For example, |
| tell you the same thing then chances are they're | | | | "after the new website has been online my sales has |
| properly right. | | | | gone up by 20% in the last month. |