How to Build Your Web Design Portfolio From Scratch (With No Clients Or Experience!)

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So you want to show off your web design skills, but you don’t have any clients yet. Or maybe you’re a seasoned pro, but you want to attract a new kind of client. How do you prove your design knowledge with an empty portfolio?

Here’s how to build your web design portfolio from scratch, even with zero clients or experience.

Read the full blog post here: https://localcreative.co/blog/web-design-portfolio-from-scratch/

Learn how to create scrolling website mockups here: https://youtu.be/tOBqCZAg0ik

// TOOLS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO
Canva: http://partner.canva.com/KRMWx
Figma: https://www.figma.com/
Adobe XD: https://www.adobe.com/products/xd/
Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/
Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/
Google Fonts: https://fonts.google.com/
Fontjoy: http://Fontjoy.com

// CHAPTERS
00:00 Attract you dream client
02:05 Create Your Dream Client
03:47 Design Process Tools

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Podia for Selling Digital Products & Courses: [https://localcreative.co/podia](https://localcreative.co/podia)
Canva for Graphic Design: [https://localcreative.co/canva](https://localcreative.co/canva)
Planoly for Scheduling Social Posts: [https://localcreative.co/planoly](https://localcreative.co/planoly)
Loom for Screen Recording: [https://localcreative.co/loom](https://localcreative.co/loom)

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