How to Make a Personal Website
A step-by-step guide from a web design aficionado.
Over the years I’ve gotten many compliments on my personal website.
The benefits of having one have been numerous—ranging from online friendships with interesting people to promotional offers to occasional contract gigs. It’s also nice to have a tiny corner of the internet that’s entirely my own, a place where I can showcase my work and connect instantly with kindred spirits.
If you’re looking to create a site of your own and wondering where to start, today I’m going to walk you through my thinking and decision-making process, end to end. There are five main steps to making a personal website:
- Securing Internet Real Estate
- Creating Content
- Choosing an Aesthetic
- Adding Visuals
- Launching Your Site
I’ll explain each of these steps in detail below.
1. Securing Internet Real Estate
The first step to building any website is to purchase a domain name. This is relatively easy for personal websites, as your classic options would be the standard firstnamelastname.com.
Check out Godaddy, Namecheap, or any of the other top domain hosting sites to see if…
