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Old 28th April 2010, 03:21 PM   #1
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Hello i need to make myself a portfolio for some work i have done, i have only just started with Css. So i only know the basics.

I have got 2 sites so far, and i wanted to make myself a portfolio to put them on.

Anyone got any Ideas as to what sort of portfolio layout i need. I'm training to become a web designer and i also work in a web design company, doing seo.

What could i put on my portfoilo??

any layout ideas anyone? thanks
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Do you have statistics for your SEO projects? With our clients they require dgreat SEO with their designs. Play your strengths when building a portfolio. You might only have a few designs to showcase but if you have a lot of SEO statistics to showcase, people will be more incline to try you out.
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The SEO is definitely a plus - and you should mention it - but that's it. There is no need to show a lots of projects. Just show your best work; and right now, that's these two sites you've done.

I don't have a big portfolio either, it's old, and I never update it.
I get projects anyway.

Most portfolio's are built as galleries.
Show them what you did in screenshots, but also explain what makes the project special.
You can show how you work. If you make a lot of sketches before you start coding, show them. You can incorporate things like colour palettes or fonts.

Instead of a gallery, you could blog. Create a blog-template (just tweak one that exists), and post your projects on them as you created them.
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Get some training from tutorial site about creating portfoilo.
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