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Having your own website to showcase your professional portfolio has become almost an industry standard, particularly for professionals working in the creative services sector.
Photographers, designers, illustrators and writers are now posting their entire collections of work on the Internet as it allows them to beautifully showcase their work in a slick and user-friendly fashion. It’s also a great advertising tool; now, potential clients can see the type of work the creator does in advance of meeting the applicant, which saves both parties time.
If you are considering creating your own website, here are a few tips on how to get started:
- Purchase a domain name. The domain name is the name of your website, so make sure you choose something that’s professional. Domain names are purchased via a registrar who will sell you the rights to your website name for a nominal annual fee.
- Find a web host and sign up for an account. A web host ensures that your site is connected to the Internet. In order to make this happen, you need to connect your domain name to the web host so that your site can be found on the Internet.
- Begin creating web pages. Many web hosts have intuitive design programs in place to help you design your pages. For those without these types of programs, consider hiring a web designer or acquainting yourself with web design software.
- Test your site to make sure the pages load correctly in all the popular browsers.
