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Jason C. McDonald • Edited

Since you are a developer, you will definitely want to do the work yourself. A personal website is considered an extension of your resume or portfolio, so having someone else build it is pretty widely frowned upon. (You can, of course, use frameworks or website builders, but you still do the work of building the site yourself.)

I definitely agree with the other comments to look at other sites and gain inspiration. Figure out what you want, and then research how to accomplish it.

However, you shouldn't think you need to go and build a super-polished, flashy site, especially on the first go. Simplicity is a major component of good design. My own website is built with pure HTML5 and CSS, and the simple "retro" look was a deliberate choice on my part, to reflect my love of old technology. You can see the code on the GitHub repository for my site.

...and then there's the website of our own beloved @ben which...you're just going to have to see it for yourself. It's a creation ahead of its time.