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How to make a personal website

A personal website is one address that tells people who you are, what you do and how to reach you. You don’t need to code or pay for hosting to make one. This guide walks through what to put on it, how to write it and how to publish it in an afternoon.

By Perlink · Updated

What a personal website is for

Social profiles come and go, and each one shows only part of you. A personal website is the page you own: it collects your work, your story and your contact details in one place, and it stays the same when platforms change their rules.

People use one to find a job, win clients, sell a few products, share a portfolio or simply have a link that looks better than a list of social handles.

What to put on it

Keep it short. Most visitors decide in a few seconds whether they’re in the right place, so lead with the essentials:

  • Your name, a photo and one sentence on what you do.
  • A short about section: who you help, what you’re good at, and something human.
  • Your best work: three to six projects, photos or results, each with a line of context.
  • Proof: a few testimonials, logos of clients or numbers you can stand behind.
  • One clear way to contact you: an email, a form or a booking link.
  • Links to the two or three profiles that matter (not all of them).

How to write your about section

Write the way you’d introduce yourself to someone at an event. Start with what you do and for whom, add one detail that shows experience (a number, a client, a place), and end with what you’d like the reader to do next.

For example: “I’m a product designer in Ho Chi Minh City. For six years I’ve helped startups turn rough ideas into apps people enjoy using. Have a project? Write to me below.”

Getting found on Google

A personal website helps people who search your name find the right you. To help search engines understand the page:

  • Use your real name in the page title and the first heading.
  • Write a sentence or two of plain text about what you do; images alone say nothing to a search engine.
  • Link to your website from your social profiles, email signature and CV.
  • Keep it up to date: a page that changes now and then looks alive.

Make one in six steps

  1. 01

    Pick your address

    Choose a short name people can say out loud, like perlink.to/yourname. On a paid plan you can connect your own domain later and keep the same address.

  2. 02

    Start from a template

    Pick a personal or portfolio template so the layout, fonts and colours already work together. Every template comes with sample content you replace.

  3. 03

    Write the top of the page

    Add your photo, your name and one line on what you do. This is what most visitors read, so spend the most time here.

  4. 04

    Add your work and proof

    Add a gallery, a few projects or a CV block, then two or three testimonials. Fewer, better pieces beat a long list.

  5. 05

    Add a way to reach you

    Add a contact form, your email or a booking link, plus the social profiles that matter.

  6. 06

    Publish and share

    Publish, open the page on your phone to check it, then put the link in your bios, email signature and CV.

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Questions

Can I make a personal website for free?

Yes. On Perlink’s free plan you can publish one site at perlink.to/yourname with no time limit. Paid plans add more sites, Pro themes and your own domain.

Do I need to know how to code?

No. You build the page from blocks (text, photos, links, a contact form) in a drag-and-drop editor.

How long does it take?

Starting from a template, most people publish a first version in under an hour. The writing takes longer than the building.

Should I use my own domain?

It looks more professional, but it isn’t needed to start. You can begin at perlink.to/yourname and connect a domain later on Plus or Max.

Start your personal website

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