Creating a Website-based portfolio.

EmperorSeth

I noticed that many companies, Bioware being an obvious example, prefer using a website to review applicants, and in general I believe that such a portfolio would help my future job hunts. However, my html skills have never been fully developed, and to date the closest thing I have to a personal website is a rarely updated blog. What I'm looking for is a template or generator system that won't require particularly good web design skills to at least make an approachable site, a way to store crucial samples from my portfolio, and most importantly several means of security to ensure that samples are private and only can be seen/downloaded by myself and those I want to see it, like potential schools/employers. Ideally, it could have separate security levels, letting some portfolio samples available to the public and others only available to those who should see them. What about setting up a general wiki with the same security options? It beats constantly using 300+ page Word documents.

Qorzm

I highly recommend taking advantage of Squarespace's 14-Day Free Trial.

I know nothing about building websites, but Squarespace makes everything SO easy.

EmperorSeth

Hmm, sounds interesting. If it's a limited-time trial, though, I'll wait until I'm between tempt jobs and have the extra ten hours a day to spare.

LavaKnight

My girlfriend uses Squarespace for her resume and portfolio, too, and likes how it works. You do have to pay extra if you want full coding access, I think, which is a bummer if you know how to do that, but not really a loss if you just need basics.

Alternatives include making a free wordpress site, but along the lines of Squarespace, you get what you pay for.

Figgy

I use wordpress, as odd as that may sound. It's free and $15/year if you want a domain name.

Yes, it will look kind of like a "blog," but depending on what kind of portfolio you want, that could be a good thing. It's really easy to create/edit/update, and you can also upgrade and get rights to code it completely I believe.

Ponge

You could try Indexhibit http://www.indexhibit.org/

It's incredibly easy to use and to upload/update pages but how cool it looks depends on your graphic skillz.

It's opensource and free as well (you'll need hosting). I use GoDaddy.