Adding Projects to Your Portfolio
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Adding one project
- In your dashboard, click Addons → click Manage on the Portfolio card
- Click Add Project
- Fill in:
- Click Publish (live now) or Save as draft (for later)
Writing a great description
This is the part most people get wrong. Good portfolio descriptions tell a story, not a list. Your customer is reading these to imagine themselves as your next happy client — give them what they need.
A good description has four parts:
- The problem — what was the customer dealing with?
- What you did — how you solved it (and any surprises along the way)
- The result — how it turned out (with numbers or quotes if you can)
- A quote from the customer if you have one (with their permission)
Example: a kitchen renovation
The Martinez family had a dated 1990s kitchen — closed off from the dining room, dim, with cabinets that didn't match the rest of their home. They wanted an open, bright, modern kitchen they'd actually love cooking in.>
We removed the wall between the kitchen and dining room (with proper structural support), installed custom white oak cabinets, quartz countertops, and built a 6-foot island with seating for four. We finished the project in 8 weeks, on budget.>
*"We can't believe it's the same kitchen. The light, the space, the feel — it's our favorite room now." — Maria Martinez
That's 100 words. Reads in 30 seconds. Convinces.
Example: a logo design
Vegabrew, a new craft soda brand, came to us with three words: "fizzy, fun, unstoppable." They needed an identity that would stand out on a shelf surrounded by major brands and feel approachable to families.>
We designed a custom wordmark with energetic curves and a saturated color palette (lime, magenta, sky blue). We delivered the logo, packaging mockups, and a brand guideline document over 3 weeks of iteration.>
Vegabrew launched two months later and landed on shelves in 40 stores across the Pacific Northwest in their first quarter.
Notice both examples avoid technical jargon. No "leveraged synergies." Just what happened, in plain language.
Bulk importing from an old website
If you already have a portfolio section on an old website, you can pull it over instead of recreating from scratch:
- In your dashboard, click Addons → Manage on the Portfolio card
- Click Import from old site
- Tell us the URL of your old portfolio page(s) — we'll scan and list every project we find
- Tick which ones to import → click Import
Cost: Your 5 free AI credits cover the first few. After that, $0.25 per project.
Reordering projects
By default, newest projects show first. If you want a specific project to be first (your best work, say), it's currently a Site Change request:
"On the portfolio page, move the Martinez kitchen renovation to the top of the grid"
We'll add proper drag-to-reorder controls when enough people ask for them.
Common questions
"Can I have video instead of photos?"
Not directly built in — every project's cover is an image. You can paste a YouTube link into the description and the video will embed. Or upload a video thumbnail as your cover photo and link the description to a separate video page.
"How many photos per project?"
Up to 10. After that the page gets long and people stop scrolling.
"Should I include the price/cost?"
Personal call. Pros: it filters out tire-kickers. Cons: it pre-anchors the conversation. Most service businesses leave it off and use the portfolio to demonstrate value, then quote in person.
"Can I delete a project later?"
Yes — go to the project, click Delete. No charge.
"My old site has hundreds of projects, this is going to take forever"
Use bulk import. Filter ruthlessly when reviewing — only publish your 10-15 best. Quality always beats quantity here.