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# Title  Topics Covered
1 Introduction
  1. Why put your portfolio online
  2. Determining your need
  3. Who is your target audience

 
2 Getting Started
  1. The Internet, what is it and how do I use it
  2. Getting connected
  3. What's out there

 
3 Preparation
  1. Collect work
  2. Digitize it
  3. Preparing images
  4. Collect information
4 Designing the Look of Your Site
  1. What do you want to say (conservative, wild, technical, artsy-fartsy)
  2. Reflect your style
  3. Chroma Scheme
  4. Continuity
  5. Fonts

 
5 Layout & Navigation
  1. How do you want to organize your site?
  2. Loose & free or tight and structured?
  3. Static or Dynamic?  Post & forget, or continually update -- leave ways to expand
  4. Sketch out some designs
  5. Try different approaches
  6. What's good and what's bad
6 Putting it All Together
  1. Build a template page
  2. Build the layout
  3. Add navigation (absolute & relative hyperlinks)
  4. Test structure
  5. Add content (text and images)
     

 
7 File Management
  1. Ways to organize files
  2. Keep a copy on your computer locally so you always have a backup

 
8 Things to Consider
  1. Download time / file sizes
  2. Testing your site in various browsers and platforms
  3. Remembering your target audience
  4. Feedback
  5. There's no place like your home (page that is), but this shouldn't be it
  6. Assume they no nothing about you, will they get to know you through your work
9 Do's and Don'ts
  1. Don't overload it with fancy graphics that detract from the purpose - displaying your art
  2. Don't overload it with animations, sound, garish colors - the art is what matters
  3. Don't confuse visitors with complicated navigation
  4. Sound can be okay - if you can turn it off
  5. Do focus on portraying your skills and talents to the viewer, let them see the art and help them learn about the process it took to create it or the meaning behind it so they can appreciate it better
10 Preparing an Effective Resume
  1. What Is A Resume?
  2. Where to Begin - Self Assessment
  3. Résumé Formats
  4. Résumé Sections
  5. Contact Section
  6. Objective Section
  7. Summary Section
  8. Profile Section
  9. Experience Section
  10. Education Section 
  11. Supplemental / Additional Information
  12. References
  13. Résumé Design Guidelines
  14. Résumé Checklist
  15. Tips
  16. Sample Résumé
  17. The Cover Letter
  18. Cover Letter Tips
  19. The Testimonial Cover Letter
  20. Cover Letter Checklist
  21. Sample Cover Letter
  22. Packing a Positive Punch with a Portfolio
  23. Online Résumé Resources
11 Lastly, in the last place Your online presence says volumes about you, so be careful what you say

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Putting Your Portfolio Online
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