THEA 4790 - PORTfolio and RÉsumÉ Preparation (Guthrie)

Creating a Free Web Portfolio

Free Website Creation Services

• Wordpress.com
  • Free Version Features
  • Getting Started
  • Wordpress.tv How-To Videos
• Webs
• Weebly
• SnapPages
• Google Sites
  • Overview
  • Google Sites Help
  • Google Sites Blog
• Wix
  • Wix lets you create your own Flash-based website. While these do look great, be aware that they may be inaccessible through iOS devices (iPhone, iPad) at this time.

Post Your Videos

• YouTube
• Vimeo
• Blip
• Internet Archive Community Video

Editing Videos for Free

• Lightworks
• iMovie (free with a Mac)
  

Post Your Pictures

• Comparison of photo sharing websites
  • Flickr (owned by Yahoo!)
  • Picasa Web Albums (also links to Picasa 3 Software)
  • Internet Archive (Creative Commons only)
  • Photobucket

Editing Pictures for Free

• Picnik
• GIMP

Market Yourself through Social Networking

• Be where your audiences/employers are:
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Google+
  • ActorsConnect
  • ActorsAndCrew
  • DancePlug
  • Glogster (beta)
    • This is a newer social networking application that lets you create interactive scrapbooks with embedded videos.  With some work, this could prove useful for making your own interactive promotional poster.

Creating a Unique and Professional Web Portfolio

Sample Portfolios from VSU Alumni

• meetmeganwheeler.com
  • This site was created with Intuit Small Business website design tools.
• heresmatthew.com
  • This site was designed by Ronald E Hornsby.
• davidrossetti.com
  • DR Designs is cited as the web page creator, but there are a few companies with that name - this page may be authored by David Rosetti.
• thebailee.com
  • Bailee Desrocher's website does not cite a designer, and it appears to be built from scratch.
• mikefunt.com
  • Mike Funt's website does not cite a designer, and it also appears to be built from scratch.

Learning HTML and CSS

• Head First HTML with XHTML and CSS (VSU E-book)
• VSU Interlibrary Loan and Odum Express
  • If you are looking for a book on HTML/CSS and it isn't in Odum Library, use Interlibrary Loan to have the book ordered from another library.
• W3Schools Online Tutorials (contains some ads)
• CSS Zen Garden
  • CSS Zen Garden provides a sample HTML and CSS file that you can download, with both linked to each other.  The objective is to change your website's design by only changing the CSS file. 
• A List Apart
  • A List Apart is an online magazine dedicated to Web design and development. 

Web Hosting Options

• Webhosting.info
  • Webhosting.info provides statistics on different web hosting companies. 
• Tophosts:  Top 9 Things to Look for in a Web Host
• ICANN Homepage
  • The International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers oversees all rules related to domain names, including creating new top-level domains (such as .com and .edu).
• Network Solutions
  • Network Solutions is a large registration company of domain names.

Ownership and Copyright Information

Note:  If you have a tough copyright question, please consult a lawyer.  Odum Library cannot offer legal advice on copyright issues.

• U.S. Copyright Office
• Stanford University Copyright and Fair Use Center
• Creative Commons