Contents
Guide to Developing Your Site Content
Creating Your PDF Portfolio
How to Talk About Your Work
What platforms to use when creating an online portfolio:
You can use behance.com or Adobe Portfolio This is a fast approach
Behance.com or Adobe Portfolio
https://www.behance.net/galleries/graphic-design
Portfolio Site Build Info
Adobe Portfolio https://portfolio.adobe.com/examples/graphic_design
Domain Name Registration
https://www.domain.com/domains
https://www.bluehost.com/domains
https://www.networksolutions.com/domain-name-registration/index.jsp
https://www.squarespace.com/domain-name-search
Guide to Developing you Site Content
Hosting providers, you can use any hosting provider you would like
https://www.bluehost.com/ (Links to an external site.)
https://www.dreamhost.com/ (Links to an external site.)
https://www.siteground.com/ (Links to an external site.)
https://www.hostgator.com/ (Links to an external site.)
Host and build
https://www.bluehost.com/website-builder/
https://themeforest.net/
https://htmlburger.com/
Using a custom domain with Adobe Portfolio
While every site comes with a built-in myportfolio.com domain, we also give you the option of setting up a custom domain. Custom domains can:
- Give you improved exposure on search engines
- Are easier to promote (username.com is generally going to be easier to remember)
- Custom domains are a personal touch that separate your Portfolio from the rest of the pack
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Connecting a custom domain
With your custom domain, there are different ways to connect your domain:
Connect your custom domain with Domain Connect
Learn more here.
Connect your custom domain with Namecheap
Learn more here.
Connect your custom domain by manually changing your DNS settings.
Learn more here.
Manually configuring a custom domain
https://help.myportfolio.com/hc/en-us/articles/216489627
Whether you just purchased a new domain name or wish to use an existing domain name with your Portfolio site, connecting the domain will require that you re-map your domain name so that your DNS Records point to Adobe Portfolio.
Note: you do not need to change nameservers. Please keep those pointing to your default nameservers. You only need access to your DNS settings.
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Steps for setting up custom domain
1. You will need to locate the IP addresses you need to remap your domain name:
- Go to Settings in the left-hand panel
- Click Domain Name
- Click Connect your Domain Name
- Copy your two IP addresses from the table provided
2. Change your DNS Settings
- Log into your domain provider’s portal
- Go to DNS settings
- Using the two IP addresses, create four (4) A Records
It should look like this:
| Record Type | Host/Name | Value |
| A | @ | IP address 1 |
| A | www | IP address 1 |
| A | @ | IP address 2 |
| A | www | IP address 2 |
3. Connect Domain Name by entering the domain name and hitting ‘Apply’
Note:
- Remove any A Records that are not pointing to the provided IP addresses
- If you are using CAA Records, please ensure they are set to issuewild and pointing to letsencrypt.org. More on that here.
- It usually takes about 24/48 hours for your DNS settings to update/propagate once the DNS settings are changed and the mapping is complete. You can check the status here.
- DO NOT remove & re-enter your custom domain name within Adobe Portfolio Settings more than five times. This will cause a delay in generating a SSL Certificate. You will also need to wait one week to re-enter your custom domain.
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Below are links to DNS-related articles for a few popular domain host services. Should you encounter issues regarding how to adjust A Records and other DNS settings, these will be a great first step to getting them solved!
FAQ Links to Common Hosts:
-Namecheap
