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Practical advice on showing your work, whatever your work is: writing, case studies, design and getting online.
Portfolio strategy · 28 September 2026 · 2 min read
Nurses, accountants, salespeople and engineers can have a portfolio too. Here is what goes on one when you don’t make pictures for a living.
Read the articleThe first two lines of your portfolio decide whether anyone reads the rest. A simple formula for writing them.
Problem, approach, result: a four-part structure that makes any project easy to follow, with examples from different jobs.
Pick a design for the people who will read it, not for yourself. Four questions that make the choice quick.
yourname.com looks more professional, is easier to remember and stays yours if you change platforms. How to get one and what it costs.
You don’t need experience in the new field to show you can do the job. How to use transferable work and small projects as evidence.
A fifteen-minute routine every quarter keeps a portfolio current. What to add, what to remove, and what to automate.
Readable text, real alt text, enough contrast and links that make sense: small changes that help every visitor.