Day 1: Planning and Design
- Introduction
- Course overview
- Importance of an online portfolio
- Course objectives and goals
- Identifying Your Purpose and Target Audience
- Defining your career goals
- Understanding your target audience
- Tailoring your portfolio to specific industries or job roles
- Gathering Content
- Collecting work samples
- Writing a compelling bio
- Preparing your resume/CV
- Compiling a list of skills, achievements, and testimonials
- Design Principles and Aesthetics
- Importance of good design
- Basic design principles (contrast, alignment, repetition, proximity)
- Choosing a color scheme
- Typography best practices
- Selecting a Platform
- Overview of popular website builders (e.g., Canva, Wix, Adobe Portfolio, Squarespace, WordPress)
- Pros and cons of each platform
- Choosing a domain name
- Considering hosting options
Day 2: Building and Launching Your Portfolio
- Setting Up Your Website
- Signing up for a website builder
- Choosing a template
- Customizing your template to match your brand
- Creating Essential Pages
- Home/Welcome page
- Portfolio/Work samples page
- Resume/CV page
- Contact page
- Optional pages (e.g., Blog, Services, Testimonials)
- Adding Content
- Uploading work samples
- Embedding multimedia (images, videos, audio)
- Writing engaging copy for each page
- Basic SEO for Your Online Portfolio
- Importance of SEO
- Incorporating keywords
- Optimizing titles, headings, and meta descriptions
- Creating SEO-friendly URLs
- Reviewing and Testing Your Portfolio
- Content Review
- Usability Testing
- Browser Compatiblity
- SEO Review
- Final Checks and Launching
- Promoting and Maintaining Your Portfolio
- Promoting Your Portfolio
- Regular Updates and Maintenance
- Engaging With Your Audience
- Continuously Improving Your Portfolio
- Conclusion
By the end of the course, you will have successfully designed, built, and launched an online portfolio that showcases your skills, experience, and work samples to potential employers or clients.