How to Build your Personal Portfolio Website

Victoria Lo
verclaire nine
Published in
3 min readMay 27, 2020

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Why do I need a Personal Portfolio Website?

Whether you are a software engineer, photographer, illustrator or writer, having your own portfolio website is a good way to showcase your skills and build your credibility. It can also make you stand out from the crowd when applying to jobs. Another benefit is having your own personal brand. Once you start building your portfolio and gaining some positive reputation, people will want to connect with you for your skills or services. And having a personal website will make it easier for people to find you.

How do I start?

Coding HTML from scratch can be a daunting task. If you are up for it, then go for it. But if you are like me and don’t mind using templates to save time, this is the tutorial for you. Let’s begin.

Step 1: Find a Template you like

There are many sources of HTML templates out there. Here are just a few of my favourites:

Step 2: Download the HTML .zip file

Once you found a template you like, you can purchase and download it as a .zip file.

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Victoria Lo
verclaire nine

A nerd in books, tea and programming. I publish weekly on my personal blog: https://lo-victoria.com/