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Same question, different slant:
I'm developing a business Web site for myself as an independent contractor.
The site will include my experience, education, computer skills, and work
history. It's looking pretty good but I need to decide whether to attempt
to include any portfolio pieces online.
Obviously, I have the same proprietary constraints that many of you do so
most of what I could put up is either older or from my MS Tech Com program.
Unfortunately, I can't even post much my school work because it relates to
work I was doing at the time. This includes, regretably, my Web and online
help projects. The school work includes research papers (short), a process
description, a brief Info Map, etc. It's good but not as indicative of my
range as I'd like.
Am I better off not posting portfolio items and then picking and choosing
based on the job? Or is posting something that demonstrates my thinking and
writing skills better than nothing?
