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Discussion on: Don't waste your time on a portfolio website

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Ethan O'Sullivan

I'm a web developer so I bypass this. Many time I've seen some very skilled software developers make their portfolio website from scratch and share it around on LinkedIn.

When I look at it, they remind me back when I took my first HTML course in high school (see attached) which I still keep for my records. It was plain and purely informational.

My recommendation, as a web developer, is to look for a free static template and work with it. Why reinvent the wheel when you can build upon and improve what already exists? Here's a great resource website I always use:

allthefreestock.com/