{"id":107,"date":"2016-04-11T12:39:27","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T12:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/everestonlinemarketing.com\/blog\/?p=107"},"modified":"2019-11-25T21:49:00","modified_gmt":"2019-11-25T13:49:00","slug":"web-designer-own-portfolio-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everestonlinemarketing.com\/blog\/web-designer-own-portfolio-website\/","title":{"rendered":"Reasons Why Every Web Designer Should Have Their Own Portfolio Website"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #7ab700;color:#7ab700\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #7ab700;color:#7ab700\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/everestonlinemarketing.com\/blog\/web-designer-own-portfolio-website\/#Stand_out\" >Stand out.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/everestonlinemarketing.com\/blog\/web-designer-own-portfolio-website\/#Be_accessible\" >Be accessible.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/everestonlinemarketing.com\/blog\/web-designer-own-portfolio-website\/#Proof_of_work_done\" >Proof of work done.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/everestonlinemarketing.com\/blog\/web-designer-own-portfolio-website\/#To_keep_you_organized\" >To keep you organized.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a web designer, you should have your own <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">portfolio website<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The technology keeps on updating and everything can be found on the Internet. Whether you treat your work as a hobby or a business, you must have a website wherein people can see everything about you and whatever services that you can offer. Aside from getting potential customers, it can be your online diary where you can put and remember all your hard work. If you don\u2019t know which niche to take yet and you just keep on designing, you better create a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">portfolio website<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> so that people will know your potential skills and talents which may benefit their businesses and personal choices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you don\u2019t know the reasons why you need to have your own <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">portfolio website<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, here are some information to help you decide whether it is for you or not.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Stand_out\"><\/span><b>Stand out.<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019re not the only best designer in this world. There are also many designers with different niche so the first thing that you should consider to get potential clients is to stand out from them. You are your brand so you have to make sure that your brand is standing among the sea of web designers targeting your potential clients while having your <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">best web design portfolio<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You should establish a better identity online wherein you can be called easily to sign a new project from the clients. If you\u2019re looking for a job, it is more convenient for the employers to find everything about you online. It can also make a positive impression about you. Having a<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> web design portfolio<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can make them expect that you\u2019re truly proud and dedicated to every project that you\u2019ve done.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Be_accessible\"><\/span><b>Be accessible.<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We already said that today is a modern world wherein technology is the main helper of humans. In just one single click, a client can see all your hard work and consider you to get hired. Make sure to put all your contact details such as email address, contact numbers and wherever you want to be contacted for a business deal. Your <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">portfolio website<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is always online and can be accessed by different people across other countries. Make sure to enjoy the life as a web designer and create your website portfolio professionally.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Proof_of_work_done\"><\/span><b>Proof of work done.<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most of the clients and companies nowadays ask for proof that you\u2019ve made a certain thing. If they can see all your past designs, then before they contact you it is possible that they already decided to hire you for a certain project regarding websites. Everything is different from web designers who\u2019ll just say that he did this and that without giving an <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">art design portfolio<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of his finished projects. If an employer is to choose between a web designer with and without <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">portfolio website<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who do you think they will choose?<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"To_keep_you_organized\"><\/span><b>To keep you organized.<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Projects done, which were only stored in emails and USB flash drives can be lost and stolen. Creating a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">portfolio website<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is necessary because it keeps your projects organized and visible to other people which can be your next client.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With these reasons we have listed, you should start thinking about when you must create your own <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">portfolio website<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The answer is now! Keep getting more clients and enhance your creativity and skills.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source:<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.levo.com\/articles\/career-advice\/4-reasons-you-need-an-online-portfolio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/www.levo.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Image Credit | <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/portfolio-briefcase-brown-blue-385530\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pixabay<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a web designer, you should have your own portfolio website. The technology keeps on updating and everything can be found on the Internet. 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