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Alex Falconer-Athanassakos
Alex Falconer-Athanassakos
2,635 Points
Posted by Alex Falconer-Athanassakos
Alex Falconer-Athanassakos
2,635 Points

Is using Treehouse projects in your portfolio taboo?

I'm a new freelance web developer and designer and I'm building up my portfolio. I'm doing free work for people, but I think some of the projects I've done in the Treehouse courses would nicely complement the other work I'm doing. I technically "did" the projects and have a full understanding of their workings, but they certainly didn't come from my creative ingenuity.

Given that it's ok to use templates with a few new colours and fonts in your portfolio, would it be alright to add the projects done in the Treehouse courses (with maybe a couple of CSS changes)?

5 Answers

Aj Villalobos
Aj Villalobos
1,864 Points
Aj Villalobos
Aj Villalobos
1,864 Points

Maybe change the content? Like the sample website, change the theme, pages, etc.

Masamune Altamirano
Masamune Altamirano
10,720 Points
Masamune Altamirano
Masamune Altamirano
10,720 Points

I would come up with concepts and ideas for sites. Then use the languages to execute them.

Richard Duffy
Richard Duffy
16,488 Points
Richard Duffy
Richard Duffy
16,488 Points

I would contact Treehouse support or ask the original author of the tutorial! Just to make sure it is okay to use them! Happy Coding!

Alex Falconer-Athanassakos
Alex Falconer-Athanassakos
2,635 Points
Alex Falconer-Athanassakos
Alex Falconer-Athanassakos
2,635 Points

Ya I was going to make some minor changes but I'd for the most part be using a recycled version of the completed project, which would demonstrate my understanding level but not my creativity. Maybe I should ask Treehouse, I'm wondering equally if it's against the ethos of freelancing.

Richard Duffy
Richard Duffy
16,488 Points
Richard Duffy
Richard Duffy
16,488 Points

Well technically speaking you did not design it, but you did code it, it is a bit of a grey area, just check with treehouse so you don't get in any trouble with them :).