Comments on: 7 Ways to Build Trust on a Portfolio Site

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:45:11 +0000

I was told that another way to build trust was to offer some kind of guarantee with your work. ie, your money back if the design doesn’t fit your exact requirements. Maybe controversial for some, but it can be a good technique to pull a lot more interested clients because you are taking the risk of investing in you off them.

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By: paul

paul — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:51:05 +0000

very good post! nice common sense directions, although makes more sense when you read your points list… nice read, thanks for sharing.

By: Matt Powers

Matt Powers — Sun, 24 May 2009 17:43:45 +0000

Definitely a useful list. I’ve been trying to balance “corporate” with personal on my site, and I think a more elaborate “about us” page would probably help a great deal. I like the idea of a page explaining the process as well, so that when the client receives the quote, they know what is expected within that.

By: John

John — Sat, 23 May 2009 21:26:35 +0000

another great post, I love this site…lol

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Web Design - Northampton — Wed, 13 May 2009 14:05:50 +0000

Great Post! Just set-up my own company and feel as i’m freelancing and therefore don’t have an office address there’s a lack of trust. It’s a really difficult situation to combat!

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By: Joe Landlord

Joe Landlord — Sun, 03 May 2009 05:14:29 +0000

Excellent advice, thanks for sharing.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 02 May 2009 08:17:31 +0000

Nice list. I work with my portfolio.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:06:33 +0000

#2 cannot be stressed enough, and a lot of websites don’t pay enough attention to this. my belief is that your contact info should be on every page of your website, and in multiple places on the page. headers and footers are great places, along with the sidebar. while your at it, put it in the main content area as well.

in addition to the standard office, fax, email, form, physical address, i think it’s important to include links to your social networking sites as well.

great list.

By: Glenn Addicott

Glenn Addicott — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:22:31 +0000

Thanks for this. I’m just redesigning my portfolio and these tips will be extremely helpful.

By: Mark Denton

Mark Denton — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:51:00 +0000

A physical address is really important, especially if you want to be taken seriously by business clients (as opposed to agencies hiring you as a subcontractor). In most people’s minds, real businesses have offices, and aren’t afraid to publish the address.

If you work out of your home, and are leery about putting your home address on your site, get a P.O. Box. They’re cheap, and they show potential clients that at least you’re not a total nomad, likely to disappear at any moment.