Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Creating A Professional Online Portfolio

By Donna Olson


If you are working in a creative field, then you may be interested in sharing your work with a larger audience. A professional online portfolio is a simple way to achieve this. To follow are some top pointers to help you to create the ideal online presence to publicize your work.

Many people think that building a great website is very expensive but this is not the case. In fact there are many free and low cost website builders available. They allow you to put together an online portfolio in no time. Before you invest time and money into a provider make sure that you vet it carefully first to ensure that it is reputable, high quality and safe.

The good news is that there are thankfully a great number of low cost consumer guides on offer to help with finding website services. These may include a variety of suggestions and tips for how to vet companies, how to set your budget and how to deliver a comprehensive and well designed site. There are many examples of these guides available on the internet and in libraries or book sellers. Knowing everything you can about this subject before making a purchase can protect you in the long run.

There are some important things to remember when creating an online portfolio of your work no matter whether you are an artist, architect or designer. Read on for some pointers to help you along the way. Taking care to invest time and money into your site will help it to look more polished and inviting.

One very important rule is making sure to label your images in a clear way. That means taking the time to include essential details on media, titles and dimensions. That makes the important information easy to access and keeps visitors from becoming frustrated.

Another important aspect is making sure that your images are as good of quality as possible. Blurry or dark images can make your whole website look less than professional. That is why it is worth investing in the appropriate camera or hiring a photographer to help you to get the best images possible. Many people use a flat bed scanner to create photos of watercolors and other graphic artwork. This can be a cost effective means of attaining high quality professional images.

One other key pointer is to organize your images well. For example if you work in many different styles and formats, it may make sense to create categories for your work. This helps readers to find the information they want quickly and easily.

Last of all you should carefully insure that your files for images are of the optimal size and quality for viewing via your website. Overly large images may slow down the loading time. Conversely, images that are too small may look pixelated or blurry.




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