Personal Websites

Building your personal brand is made much easier with a personal website. Ideally, your website should be the first search result for your name. The earlier you start, the better your SEO will be (i.e. appear at the top of Google search).



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Tl;dr

  • Keep your website fluff-free, only interesting things get added!
  • A personal website should be a casual space that expresses yourself
  • Showcase links and past/current projects with their logos and description text

Some examples of great personal websites:

Best Practices

  • Your best picture of yourself should be featured at the top
  • This is a space to be casual and yourself
  • Add logos and text of past projects and companies you’ve worked at
  • Showcase and link what you’ve done in a portfolio section
  • Keep your website fluff-free with only the most interesting things

Resources:

  • Register your domain with Cloudflare to protect it and get free SSL