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Blake Imeson / January 29, 2009

Start a Personal Resume/Portfolio Site, Here’s how.

This is a follow-up post to the question of what kind of site is this where you name is the URL? Thanks for the great questions Brittany!

Question: How did you create your site / how can I start my own?

Answer:  There are two good routes.

1. Free – Use WordPress.com and register a site as yourname.wordpress.com

Downsides: you don’t have as much control over adding other features (Plugins) or changing the appearance (themes). Looks less professional due to being a  .wordpress.com  domain. (Also, can’t put ads on it)

Upsides: Free, quick and easy to start. Some exposure benefit to being in the WordPress system. You can export posts to self-hosted if need be.

Let's Fly! (by Hamed Saber)

2. Self-hosted – This is the best option. You have the software on hosting you rent. Downloaded from WordPress.org – domain can be yourname.com

Downsides: This will cost $10 a year to buy the domain. And for basic hosting $5-7/month. There are places that have WordPress specific hosting for $10/year! I wouldn’t use the $10 option if you plan on getting large amounts of traffic. (you can always switch hosts) It is also a bit of a learning curve to install. However most hosts offer “Fantastico” which allows pretty much 2 click install and configuring of WordPress.

My company, LimeCuda, provides enterprise-grade WordPress hosting and maintenance plans. If you have a high value site this could be a great fit.

Other options are: WPENGINE, HostGator, SiteGround, there are endless options these days.

 

 

Upsides: You have complete control over WordPress. Change the appearance and functionality to your heart’s content. Can be at yourname.com You can usually create email addresses @yourname.com  You can have ads if you like. Can rank more easily for your name.

My site is self-hosted and that is the route I would recommend. I have started many WordPress sites and would be glad to answer questions about the process or help someone start their own.

I started a few sites on WordPress.com and regret it now as one of them gets over 3000 visits a day and I cannot monetize that without moving it to self-hosted (thus losing some of the SEO value it has built up).

Resources:

  • WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org
  • Ultimate Guide To Using WordPress For A Portfolio
  • WordPress Tips + Things You Can Do After Installing WordPress
  • The 31 definite reasons why you should be self-hosting WordPress
  • Understanding WordPress (Self Hosted WordPress vs WordPress.com)
  • 10 Reasons to Self Host Your Own Blog
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  1. Cindy Logan says

    February 1, 2009 at 10:33 pm

    I found your site and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good articles. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you!

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  2. Mike says

    May 7, 2009 at 2:30 pm

    I’d add a third option, use Raveal. You get a resume, portfolio, and even a consolidated blog feed. For the ultimate personalization, point your own domain at it.

    http://raveal.com

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  3. buddz says

    June 2, 2009 at 1:38 pm

    Thanks for the post. I went with the self-hosting option, much more liberties and very afordable

    Reply
  4. vinay says

    June 21, 2009 at 10:29 pm

    I made my own website using blogger and registered domain directly through blogger.com for 10$. That is all I spent for my website
    http://www.vinaymanda.com/2008/06/creating-own-personal-website.html

    Reply
  5. Dwayne says

    November 30, 2009 at 6:55 am

    Super templates. I seriously love them a lot. Thanks.

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