Planning Your Portfolio

A portfolio is your most important career asset as a developer. Done right, it gets you hired. Done wrong, it gets you skipped.

What every great portfolio includes

• Hero section — name, title, 1-line pitch, CTA button
• About — brief bio, skills list, photo (optional)
• Projects — 3–5 real projects with screenshots, links, and tech stack
• Skills — visual skill bars or tags
• Contact — email, GitHub, LinkedIn

What to avoid

• Too many pages — keep it to one scrollable page
• Auto-playing music or videos
• Generic templates that look like everyone else
• Listing every technology you've ever heard of

File structure

portfolio/
├── index.html
├── style.css
├── main.js
└── assets/
    ├── profile.jpg
    └── project1.png