How to create an online portfolio: Steps to curating your own corner of the web

A desktop with a colourful portfolio on screen
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Whether you’re an artist or architect, the days of dragging around a physical portfolio from interview to interview are largely behind us. It's all about digital portfolios now, and if you don't yet have an online presence then we strongly suggest you get to it! We've got some tips for you below on how to get started with using some of the best portfolio website builders out there.

There was a time when you either needed to know how to code or pay a web designer to build a professional portfolio site for you, but now there are plenty of affordable web hosting sites making the job easier for creatives. If you need more than just an online portfolio to display your work, then one of the best website builders for small businesses is the better choice for managing online stores and e-commerce.

Wix: The best portfolio-building platform overall
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Wix: The best portfolio-building platform overall

We found that Wix is the best website-building and hosting platform for creative professionals that ticks a lot of boxes. It's very budget-friendly, as you can use it for free to get started, it's easy to use, and you can do everything with simple templates (no coding needed).

If you decide to introduce e-commerce to your site at a later time, this is available with Wix at an additional cost, with helpful analytics and tools provided to better understand your customers. You can also remove ads, and get a personalised URL from as low-cost as £9/$17 a month.

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Beth Nicholls
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Beth is Creative Bloq’s Ecommerce Writer and has the fun job of finding you the very best prices and deals on creative tech. Beth kicked off her journalistic career writing for Digital Camera World, and has since earned bylines on TechRadar too. With a Masters degree in Photography, Beth loves getting to tinker with new cameras, especially camera phones, as the resident Samsung fan on the team. Her background working as a tester for CeX let her play around with all kinds of weird and wonderful products, including robots, and she’s recently gotten into 3D printing too. Outside of CB, you’ll find her gaming on her PS5, photographing local shows under the alias Bethshootsbands, and making TikToks of her dog, Tilly. 

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