Your Own Site Beats a Profile on Someone Else's
Behance has its uses, and LinkedIn is helpful. Still, nothing looks as professional as a portfolio website in Kenya on an address you own, such as yourname.co.ke. It is a lasting home online that no platform's algorithm or policy change can take away.
Sections Your Portfolio Should Include
- An opening banner: your name, your role and one line on what you offer ("Web Designer based in Nairobi")
- Your work: a gallery of your strongest projects, each with a short description
- About you: your background, your skills and what sets you apart
- Services and rates: what you do and what it costs
- Client feedback: testimonials from people you have worked with
- WhatsApp and a contact form: make hiring you easy
- A downloadable CV: not essential, but handy
Themes That Suit Kenyan Creatives
- Twenty Twenty-Four: the default WordPress theme, fast and elegant
- Astra with Elementor: free and the most flexible combination
- Neve: quick and tidy, with starter templates ready for portfolios
- Divi (paid): attractive drag-and-drop design
Picking Your Portfolio Domain
Your own name works best: firstnamelastname.com or firstnamelastname.co.ke. Already taken? Consider yourname.dev, yourname.design or yournamedesigns.co.ke.
Next step: read about our hosting built for freelancers and what a portfolio site really needs.