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I used to have a company with two of my friends and we did a lot of hiring back in the days. And what
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most, a lot of candidates would do is they would undersell themselves.
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They would come and they would say you, know what.
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"Oh I'm just a beginner, I don't have much experience."
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Ya da da. "But, you know, I'm a quick learner." But my conclusion, as your potential employer, is that you suck.
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How do I know that? You just told me so.
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Getting Started in any new profession is tough. Because people do want to hire pros.
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They don't want beginners.
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They want pros.
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That's the truth.
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But here is a big mistake a lot of people make.
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They think being a pro is someone with years of experience.
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Not at all. A pro a someone who takes their work seriously.
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A someone who looks like they can get shit done. And someone who wants to deliver a great service to
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their clients or employers.
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So how do you make yourself look like a pro?
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For starters, you have to show what you can do. And in the web design, that's done with a portfolio. You've
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already designed and built 2 projects in this course and that's already something to show for.
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But my recommendation would be to do one more project from design to building outside of this course.
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That's going to give you 3 portfolio pieces. And that's enough for you to go out there and start
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applying for jobs. And more importantly, doing another independent project is going to give you practice
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and experience outside of this guided course. But portfolio pieces are not enough to look like a true
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pro.
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We need a portfolio website. Because what do you think? Wouldn't a pro a web designer have their own
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personal website?
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But you'd be surprised, a big chunk of web designers they actually don't. They have their portfolio on
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platforms like Behance or Dribbble.
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And that's what they share with their potential clients, sending the link to their profile with all the
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portfolio work uploaded on there.
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But I never do that. First, that doesn't make me look like a pro. As a freelance web designer,
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you're essentially a business, who provides a service to your clients, right? And no good business would
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ever do something like that.
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It's like being a professional photographer with a portfolio only on Instagram.
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I wanna be a pro photographer, who has his own photo studio, not just Instagram profile.
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And second, I'm sending them to a place with other good designers.
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That's just a bad idea.
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I'm helping them to find someone else.
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I'm showcasing my work next to world's best design work. And even if I was the best candidate available
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for them. I don't look so good anymore.
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My work doesn't look as impressive.
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Next to the world's best work.
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And third, I'm losing an opportunity to make a persuasive pitch to them with my website, right?
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I can showcase them my design process.
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I can write a very persuasive and convincing content and a copy, right? To convince them that they should
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hire me.
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I could impress them with my website itself and I can prompt them to take action. So they can get in
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touch or, you know, submit a form or whatever.
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Now, I'm not saying that you shouldn't have profiles on those platforms.
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Sometimes you can even find work through there. But it's not a place to direct your potential clients
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to.
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Plus, you're a web designer.
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You never thought of making a website for yourself?
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That just doesn't look serious.
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It's like being a car mechanic who never owned a car. Portfolio website can do a lot of selling and pitching
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for you.
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And I had clients hire me, just because they liked my website.
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Not even thinking or looking at the portfolio,
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my portfolio pieces. They just really like the website itself.
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So, knowing from the personal experience, how much a good portfolio website can help,
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I have designed and built an awesome portfolio website for you. I've put a lot of thought into this design.
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My goal was to give you something that would look very stylish, serious, but with a hint of fun. I've sprinkled
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some subtle interactions to show that you're capable of doing such things.
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And I've already added 2 portfolio pieces that you have done in this course.
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So, you don't even have to worry about putting them up.
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And wrote a persuasive copy that will do a lot of pitching for you. All that, to show you that you are
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a strong solid professional who can get things done.
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In the next video, I'm gonna show you how to install this website for yourself. How to add content, your
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own content. And how to make some customizations, so it, so you can make it a bit more personal.