5 Steps to Take Note When Creating the Perfect Portfolio

A great portfolio helps your clients see why they should work with you

Being a web designer, you know that your portfolio has the power to make It or break It; and, by It, I mean your web design career.

“A perfect portfolio serves as a feasible medium to tell your potential customers about your skills and how creatively you use them to the clients’ advantage.”

In other words, it provides your clients a basis for deciding on whether they should work with you or not.

Convincing your clients is not an easy process: Because when it comes to hiring, every entrepreneur is likely to be highly skeptical. And, in order to pass through their skepticism, you have to clearly demonstrate the following messages:

You understand what you do

You can deliver the outputs they’re looking for, and

You are reliable enough to work with.  

In order to do that, you have to be careful about various aspects. Below are given the major do’s and don’ts that you have to take note when aiming to design a killer and exhaustive design portfolio.

 

Explain Your Projects So Far

DO: Present Only Your Best Works

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Creating your own portfolio website can be overwhelming at first. It’s because you know the story behind each project you accomplished and how much emotional value they hold for you. So, you might end up listing all of your works in your portfolio.

But, your potential client can’t see them that way. Their eyes are objective and highly critical. So, no matter how many great projects you display on your portfolio, it’s only the worst of the projects that will decide your worth.

This is why it is often said, “You are only as good as your worst project.”   

Thus, it is important to curate your projects and select the best ones that can convince the clients about your designing capabilities.

 

DON’T: Hesitate to Show Your Independent Works