I used to have a company with two of my friends and we did a lot of hiring back in the days. And what 1
most, a lot of candidates would do is they would undersell themselves. 2
They would come and they would say you, know what. 3
"Oh I'm just a beginner, I don't have much experience." 4
Ya da da. "But, you know, I'm a quick learner." But my conclusion, as your potential employer, is that you suck. 5
How do I know that? You just told me so. 6
Getting Started in any new profession is tough. Because people do want to hire pros. 7
They don't want beginners. 8
They want pros. 9
That's the truth. 10
But here is a big mistake a lot of people make. 11
They think being a pro is someone with years of experience. 12
Not at all. A pro a someone who takes their work seriously. 13
A someone who looks like they can get shit done. And someone who wants to deliver a great service to 14
their clients or employers. 15
So how do you make yourself look like a pro? 16
For starters, you have to show what you can do. And in the web design, that's done with a portfolio. You've 17
already designed and built 2 projects in this course and that's already something to show for. 18
But my recommendation would be to do one more project from design to building outside of this course. 19
That's going to give you 3 portfolio pieces. And that's enough for you to go out there and start 20
applying for jobs. And more importantly, doing another independent project is going to give you practice 21
and experience outside of this guided course. But portfolio pieces are not enough to look like a true 22
pro. 23
We need a portfolio website. Because what do you think? Wouldn't a pro a web designer have their own 24
personal website? 25
But you'd be surprised, a big chunk of web designers they actually don't. They have their portfolio on 26
platforms like Behance or Dribbble. 27
And that's what they share with their potential clients, sending the link to their profile with all the 28
portfolio work uploaded on there. 29
But I never do that. First, that doesn't make me look like a pro. As a freelance web designer, 30
you're essentially a business, who provides a service to your clients, right? And no good business would 31
ever do something like that. 32
It's like being a professional photographer with a portfolio only on Instagram. 33
I wanna be a pro photographer, who has his own photo studio, not just Instagram profile. 34
And second, I'm sending them to a place with other good designers. 35
That's just a bad idea. 36
I'm helping them to find someone else. 37
I'm showcasing my work next to world's best design work. And even if I was the best candidate available 38
for them. I don't look so good anymore. 39
My work doesn't look as impressive. 40
Next to the world's best work. 41
And third, I'm losing an opportunity to make a persuasive pitch to them with my website, right? 42
I can showcase them my design process. 43
I can write a very persuasive and convincing content and a copy, right? To convince them that they should 44
hire me. 45
I could impress them with my website itself and I can prompt them to take action. So they can get in 46
touch or, you know, submit a form or whatever. 47
Now, I'm not saying that you shouldn't have profiles on those platforms. 48
Sometimes you can even find work through there. But it's not a place to direct your potential clients 49
to. 50
Plus, you're a web designer. 51
You never thought of making a website for yourself? 52
That just doesn't look serious. 53
It's like being a car mechanic who never owned a car. Portfolio website can do a lot of selling and pitching 54
for you. 55
And I had clients hire me, just because they liked my website. 56
Not even thinking or looking at the portfolio, 57
my portfolio pieces. They just really like the website itself. 58
So, knowing from the personal experience, how much a good portfolio website can help, 59
I have designed and built an awesome portfolio website for you. I've put a lot of thought into this design. 60
My goal was to give you something that would look very stylish, serious, but with a hint of fun. I've sprinkled 61
some subtle interactions to show that you're capable of doing such things. 62
And I've already added 2 portfolio pieces that you have done in this course. 63
So, you don't even have to worry about putting them up. 64
And wrote a persuasive copy that will do a lot of pitching for you. All that, to show you that you are 65
a strong solid professional who can get things done. 66
In the next video, I'm gonna show you how to install this website for yourself. How to add content, your 67
own content. And how to make some customizations, so it, so you can make it a bit more personal.