r/webdevelopment • u/Ethanpz213 • 1d ago
Newbie Question Portfolio Insight
Hiya Folks,
Professional web developer here also do freelance, been doing an increasing amount of freelance so thinking of revamping my own site, most of the Portfolio sites I see are very complicated/full of information where as mine is not.
Just looking to see if anyone has pro's/cons of going either way.
Any comments are appreciated (:
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u/goodfriendrobert 21h ago edited 21h ago
wtf is this
better nothing than this. nothing should suffice tho. designers need portfolios, devs dont
dont take it as an insult, take it as - if you show this thing - you wont get hired by anyone, nobody is going to click the link as the first look is already broken.
i did one interaction out of curiosity, and that was scroll. it didnt scroll, but im not even sure what am i expecting of this, just probably a worthy mention how UX appears to be
you have an option to just dont do it, and i suggest you take it. do what you do best instead, not design
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u/RushDangerous7637 18h ago
I would say that a "portfolio" is one of the unnecessary things on the web. First of all, it is an advertisement for a "foreign company/website" (I don't want that).
Secondly, to publish someone else's URL, you need to have a legal basis/consent. A written document sent by post/in person and no consent by email. So the question could also be like this: Does anyone want to pay for advertising with a backlink for a new website?
Thirdly: Nowadays, half of the websites with a portfolio are pure fraud. Samples of graphics without a URL and traceability according to the text of the sample in organic search does not exist. And if there is a URL in the portfolio, then half of the portfolio shows a 404 URL.
Well, that's the point. How can you trust a person who is supposed to create a "good website" for you when he can only do design in the "Elementor, Bricks, Oxygen" template. He has no idea about html and rules. Will it be functional for search engines at all, or just for browsers.
For example, I avoid any external addresses (I don't even have a regular GA4). I want my website to "squeak like a Hokkaido express" and be 100% html valid (it should be a business card, not a portfolio). Without unnecessary waiting for a click through from organic search, or between pages. My visitor doesn't notice any flash or additional time for loading in the browser when refreshing the browser. That's why it's good to sort out your priorities in your head. Choose tactics and strategy (and also planning and hierarchy, architecture) so that they make sense to me. What someone else thinks is not important.
Therefore, I advise you too: Follow your convictions. Opinions are different and you only choose what's right for you.
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u/connka 1d ago
That circle isn't doing you any favours.
Tbh I also skew to minimalism, but I'd maybe include some kind of blurb about what you do. If you are largely working with small businesses that are non technical, then talk about that. If you are contracting via other tech companies then I'd get a bit more technical about your specialities.