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click and drag with your mouse and have something very professional-looking on the internet in minutes.The wealth of website builders means
you've got a great selection of tools to choose from, but it can be difficult to pick out the best from a crowd of so many
To help you narrow down your choice, we've picked five website makers that are particularly well-suited to portfolio work and offer a good
balance of price points and features.All of these site builders offer simple ways of customizing your pages once they're online, so you can
regularly change the look of your work, and make sure your talents are always being well promoted on the web.1
WeeblyCreated with portfolios in mindElegant, user-friendly interfaceAdvanced site analytics in paid plansRelatively small choice of
themesWeebly was first set up with the intention of making it easy to set up a portfolio of work online, and those origins stand it in good
stead today, even as it has broadened its horizons to become more of a general website builder
If you don't mind a Weebly subdomain, some ads on your site, and a limit of 500MB storage, you can actually use it for free.While the choice
of themes is relatively small, they're all fully customizable, and they all work on any size of screen, automatically reformatting to suit
Weebly has one of the most elegant and user-friendly website editor interfaces we've seen, so you can tweak your portfolio in exactly the
way you want.One of the many areas where Weebly excels is in the way it calmly handles a lot of technical stuff quietly in the background:
it gives you enhanced SSL security by default, and (on the paid options) advanced analytics for your website, plus the option to transfer
need something that's going to be reliable and comprehensive, Weebly fits the bill
The fact that you can get started for free to see if you like it is an added bonus.2
CargoPortfolio building with an edgeGet up and running in minutesGreat choice of image effects and fontsWill be too unconventional for
someThere's a lot that appeals to us about the website builder Cargo: the unconventional and varied choice of templates, the intuitive
page tweaking interface you can edit them with, and the way that you can build up an entire site without paying a penny (you won't be
charged until the site goes live).It's certainly got more of an edge than other comparable website builders, which might be good or bad
depending on what you're looking for
The templates available are all eye-catching and bold, and will work best for people wanting to stand out from the crowd, whether that's
with photography or writing.Every template is responsive and works on a variety of screens, while Cargo also offers some cool animated image
effects you can play around with too
On top of that, the site builder is to be commended for its wide choice of fonts as well, plus, even more fonts are being added from time to
to, and a ton of help and support (including tutorial videos).3
IM CreatorStrong selection of templatesDoesn't take long to get startedWill be too advanced for someBuilt on the latest HTML5 technology and
with useful extras like e-commerce and domain name support included, IM Creator is going to be too advanced and in-depth for some, but will
suit other portfolio builders perfectly
plenty of different themes and looks to choose from, and we like the way the themes are already pre-populated with content
That means you can just edit the sample material that's already there rather than starting from scratch, which can be more daunting.If you
want to go deeper into your website building and customizations, then IM Creator makes this possible
The site editor includes a variety of gallery and slideshow options, plus image effects to drop over your uploaded pictures, and the option
a wide choice of templates and some detailed editing options too
On the other hand, it does need a bit more of a time and effort investment than other site builders.4
KropFind a job at the same timeUseful third-party integrationsLacks more advanced customizationsKrop is a creative jobs site and a portfolio
builder rolled into one, so you know that its services are trusted by people in the same industry as you (or the same industry that you're
What's more, its template options are some of the most well-designed that we've seen.The website builder ticks all of the boxes that you
Setting a site up is quick and easy, you can register a custom domain if you want to, and making tweaks to the design and layout of your
pages is very straightforward too
On top of that, you get neat extras like Dropbox and Instagram syncing, and Google Analytics integration.If you do know some CSS, then you
can take more control over the way your site is designed
are looking to get a gig at the same time as building your website can of course switch straight over to the job section of the Krop site to
You can try out the service with a free 14-day trial.5
Adobe PortfolioA superb option for CC subscribersSimple and straightforward setupOnline interface is very polishedRequires a Creative Cloud
subscriptionConsidering Adobe makes some of the best creative software in the business, you would hope it knows what it's doing in terms
we've mentioned here, because it's a free add-on to the Creative Cloud suite developed by Adobe
If you don't already pay for the programs then Portfolio is unlikely to tempt you to part with your cash, but if you are a CC subscriber,
it's worth looking at this before venturing anywhere else.While it doesn't offer as many customization and layout options as some of the
other site builders we've mentioned here (although, the popular feature request - video backgrounds, has been added), Adobe Portfolio does
make the process of getting your work online simple and fun
Of course there's also the tight integration with Adobe's apps, so you can easily share your work straight from Lightroom to the web
You can also purchase and connect a domain if you wish.Pages are optimized for any device and certain ones can be password-protected if
needed, and there's also the option to bring over a domain name you already own
For a simple portfolio maker that plugs right into the apps you already use (assuming that's the case), it's
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