portfolio design question : linking to sites

bmecler@hotmail.com · 01-23-2005, 11:32 AM

While thinking about the design of my portfolio, I started to ponder the question of:

linking directly to your clients sites/
setting up clones of your clients sites within your own site/
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/web-design-discussion/66444-portfolio-design-question-linking-to-sites.html
or simply displaying screen shots of your work

What do you guys prefer? What do you think looks best? What is most professional?

Personally I do not like the idea of linking to the clients sites, incase they do updates the selves and trash the theme to it or something.

Im sort of leaning toward screen shots, Since there will be no question about how its going to look for someone whos veiwing your portfolio. But then you do not get the feel of any interactive-ness on the site, unless you took multiple screen shots highlighting diffrent areas of the design?

thanks!

{insert name here} · 01-23-2005, 04:11 PM

I think the best way is to take sceen shots, multiple, and link them to the site. That way they can see what it looks like, and if they want to navigate it, they can go there aswell.

Just my .02

leadegroot · 01-28-2005, 05:14 AM

Cloning of sites can lead to search engine problems too - if they decide your portfolio is a duplicate of your client's actual site then one of those two wont appear. and if your site has better ranking than your clients (probable, if yours is older) then you may make your client not appear in the SERPs. Bad thing!
i have heard of this producing legal problems too.

AdoptableDomains · 01-28-2005, 08:05 PM

Definitely start with the screen shot. Once they've seen that, then link to the actual site. copying can only bring potential trouble. If you need to show some fancy interactive features without eating the client's bandwidth an skewing their stats, take the client site and "genericize" it by taking their names and content of the working site into a demo site.

PE-Steve · 01-29-2005, 02:17 PM

I recommend taking screen shots as image views, and having it link directly to the client domain.

Eric · 03-26-2005, 09:50 PM

I would recommend using screenshots as well. Linking to the sites produce bad results in the search engines and the serp. Just take multiple screen shots, and a link for a larger view.

01-23-2005, 11:32 AM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
bmecler@hotmail.com New Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 5	portfolio design question : linking to sites While thinking about the design of my portfolio, I started to ponder the question of: linking directly to your clients sites/ setting up clones of your clients sites within your own site/ ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/web-design-discussion/66444-portfolio-design-question-linking-to-sites.html or simply displaying screen shots of your work What do you guys prefer? What do you think looks best? What is most professional? Personally I do not like the idea of linking to the clients sites, incase they do updates the selves and trash the theme to it or something. Im sort of leaning toward screen shots, Since there will be no question about how its going to look for someone whos veiwing your portfolio. But then you do not get the feel of any interactive-ness on the site, unless you took multiple screen shots highlighting diffrent areas of the design? thanks!

01-23-2005, 04:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
{insert name here} Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,304	I think the best way is to take sceen shots, multiple, and link them to the site. That way they can see what it looks like, and if they want to navigate it, they can go there aswell. Just my .02 __________________ You got no time for the messenger, got no regard for the thing that you don't understand, you got no fear of the underdog, that's why you will not survive!

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AdoptableDomains Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 4,027	Definitely start with the screen shot. Once they've seen that, then link to the actual site. copying can only bring potential trouble. If you need to show some fancy interactive features without eating the client's bandwidth an skewing their stats, take the client site and "genericize" it by taking their names and content of the working site into a demo site. __________________ AdoptableDomains.com ~~~~~Finding Good Homes for Good Names~~~~~ FuelPrices.mobi - Fish.us - ManhattanNewYork.net - Salesmen.info - SoundSystems.org Dickering.com - JobPlacement.biz - LotteryTickets.ws - Deleted.cc - Names.im - MP3.hn

01-28-2005, 05:14 AM	#3 (permalink)
leadegroot First Time Poster! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1	Cloning of sites can lead to search engine problems too - if they decide your portfolio is a duplicate of your client's actual site then one of those two wont appear. and if your site has better ranking than your clients (probable, if yours is older) then you may make your client not appear in the SERPs. Bad thing! i have heard of this producing legal problems too.

01-29-2005, 02:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
PE-Steve NamePros Regular Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 622 Follow @BuffaloMG	I recommend taking screen shots as image views, and having it link directly to the client domain.

03-26-2005, 09:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
Eric Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 4,948	I would recommend using screenshots as well. Linking to the sites produce bad results in the search engines and the serp. Just take multiple screen shots, and a link for a larger view.

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