I set about to create this website to use as a virtual portfolio of my professional skills, and to provide more material to potential employers interested in my past experience. To create this website, I set about the following process:
- I found an online template online that I liked, sourced from HTML5's free templates.
- I bought a custom domain for myself from google domains for $12 a year (what a steal by the way)
- I created the website to my liking, editing the background, about sections, icons, etc. until I was satisfied
- I created accounts with both Formspree and Zoho Mail to add functionality to the contact page, using Formspree to send the emails and Zoho to receive them in a business inbox
- I added DNS records through zoho to create a business email: [email protected]
- I added my work experience in the work page, creating small seperate pages to explain each project, and created a small biography in my about page to flesh out my resume with personal information helpful to recruiters looking to get to know me.
- I added highlighted code sections to my work pages, along with custom CSS classes for individual components
I hope someone else trying to create their own professional portfolio site finds this page. For the low price of $12 a year, you too can create an impressive online repository for employers and increase your chances of getting hired.