Portfolio hosting

Task 1 
I think we've talked about all the main players in the social media game. So what else does the internet have to offer in ways to promote  yourself ?

Portfolio hosting

An online portfolio is a great tool for all kinds creative professional,There are a lot of websites that offer this service to advertise yourself for free. I will talk briefly about a couple, but there are too many to list them separately. So I will go on to talk about portfolio hosting more generally.

CarbonMade,  has over 500,000 portfolios on-line now,  and is the right choice for creative people looking for a host that requires very little web-design knowledge.

Carbon made is free to use but has a limit of images you are allowed to post however you can pay a monthly fee to increase this

The down fall to Carbon Made is that the options to customize your portfolio are quite limited and they all tend to look similar. So if you are looking for something very unique this is not the service for you.

Behance is a free portfolio host with a mix of social networking. It focuses on networking and building relationships and allows you to distribute work to other artists, potential clients and online galleries. It is also fully integrated with Facebook, Twitter, and other social networks.

As with carbon made the customization options are highly limited resulting in a portfolio that is not very sleek and resembles a Facebook profile

There are also a few more specific site to be used by models/ photographers and makeup artists such as:

Portfora,  Model Mayhem, Purple Port 

The benefits of having an online portfolio,

• it is easier to maintain and change than a physical portfolio
• you can give multiple employer a link rather than have to duplicate a physical portfolio
• It easier to share and distribute than a physical portfolio
• Gives your portfolio a wider audience

The disadvantages of a Digital portfolio

• Some employees will still require a physical portfolio. 
• A digital portfolio can also be difficult to use in an interview if you do not have access to a computer.
• If your work is physical (ie not on the computer) it will need to be scanned to add to your portfolio.