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Why a build a personal website?

  • stake out your personal space/name on the web
  • a stable location you control to point your social media accounts to

What to use to build a site?

Audio portfolio examples:


Create a WordPress Site at Evergreen

As an Evergreen student, you have access to create a site at http://blogs.evergreen.edu and get support. This is a great opportunity to explore the waters of creating your own website in preparation for managing your own after graduation.

To get started check out the WordPress Tutorial

Suggested themes for portfolio sites:

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Tips for building your web site

  • Design it with your intended audience always in mind.
  • Look at how other's in your field are organizing their sites, are there elements you like/dislike. Are there patterns you see being used across many sites in your field?
  • Is it easy to view your work? Find your relevant experience.

How will people contact/connect with you?

  • Consider connecting with social media tools like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or Instagram.
  • Make sure you present a professional image; create social media accounts or pages for your professional persona separate from your personal accounts.
  • Have you included a resume? make sure it be viewed in full on the site and then optionally downloaded as a PDF.
  • Protect your privacy. Use contact forms whenever possible so you don't have to reveal your email address or phone number.

Register your site with the major search engines


What about after graduation?

Getting your own website

Securing your own custom domain name

Every website has a unique web address. Best practices for choosing a custom domain name:

  • short, descriptive, easily communicated, not easily confused with other websites
  • first and last name .com
  • domain registration happens via a domain registrar. Often times web hosts will also offer domain registration. Coupling domain registration and web hosting is the easiest way to manage as each will have to be renewed annually.

Web Hosting and Editing Platforms

Web hosts are the folks who host your website on their internet connected web servers. They can host simple html files but now, more often they additionally host web editing platforms such as WordPress, Wix or Squarespace. Before you commit to a web host:

  • Create a trial account and make sure it feels easy to use and meets all of your site's requirements.
  • Add up all of the recurring costs (domain + web hosting)
  • some platforms are Open Source such as WordPress which means if you don't like your web host you can always move your code to another server
  • some platforms are proprietary such as Squarespace - web sites built here will have limited export functionality


Need More Help?



Still have questions or problems with WordPress, send Academic Computing a message or call the Computer Center at 360-867-6227.