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Posted by Desiree Lauterbach
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Desiree Lauterbach
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 1,053 Points

In TechDegree and need to know about building portfolio...

I just began the techdegree for Front End Development. I know we will be building 12 projects to display in a portfolio of our work to prospective employers, but not sure what I will need to do that. I am considering buying a domain name and hosting so I can post them as I learn how to make them, but are there any places that are recommended for this? I have used GoDaddy in the past but their hosting comes with a drag & drop (template) no-coding required website builder feature as standard. Recommendations?

4 Answers

Joy Roxas
Joy Roxas
4,842 Points
Joy Roxas
Joy Roxas
4,842 Points

Squarespace or Wordpress are great platforms for setting up a portfolio. Both have great templates to kick off with, and both have easy ways to purchase/subscribe a domain. So you don't have to go to an external service like GoDaddy.

Desiree Lauterbach
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Desiree Lauterbach
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 1,053 Points
Desiree Lauterbach
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Desiree Lauterbach
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 1,053 Points

I want to develop a website, aren't those blogs?

Joy Roxas
Joy Roxas
4,842 Points
Joy Roxas
Joy Roxas
4,842 Points

You can customise the platforms even if you are building it from scratch, but if you just need a good host, perhaps try Bluehost https://www.bluehost.com/ - just avoid the site builder, 1-click install. GoDaddy can do the same.

Jacob Mishkin
Jacob Mishkin
23,118 Points
Jacob Mishkin
Jacob Mishkin
23,118 Points

bluehost is a solid choice, I would also look into siteground. I think the best thing would be to figure what you are trying to do, and kind a host that you think works well for your needs. DO NOT USE GO DADDY. There is a lot of stuff that is not suitable for devs.