How to make a website for a freelancer

When someone is about to hire a freelance designer, writer, editor or developer, they want to see your own samples, understand what you charge and know whether you are free next month. A small portfolio website with a link you can paste into every proposal and Instagram bio does that better than a folder of PDFs.

Updated 2026-11-09

What people look for on a freelancer website

What you do, in one sentence, and the kind of projects you take
Samples of your own work, with the client's name removed unless they agreed
How you charge: per project, per word, per hour or a monthly retainer, with starting rates
The software you work in and the languages you write or edit in, such as Hindi and English
How a project runs: brief, first draft, rounds of changes, final files
When you are available and how quickly you usually reply
A WhatsApp button and an email address for briefs

The pages your website needs

Home: Your name, what you do in one line, three of your strongest samples and a WhatsApp button
Work: Samples grouped by type, such as logos, packaging, explainer videos or articles, each with a line on the brief and your role
Services and rates: Each service with what is included, the number of revisions and a starting rate
About and process: Your background, tools, languages, how a project runs from brief to delivery, and how payment is split
Contact: City, working hours, phone, WhatsApp, email and what to include in a brief

Sample words for your home page

Video editing for YouTube channels and small brands, by Aarav Nair

Long videos, shorts and reels edited in Hindi and English, from Thiruvananthapuram. Send your brief on WhatsApp.

I am Aarav Nair, a freelance video editor since 2020. I edit talking-head videos, product shorts and event highlights, with captions and simple motion graphics. Every project includes two rounds of changes, and I share a draft within the time we agree.

Use these as a starting point and write them in your own words: AppCub can rewrite them for you in the chat.

How to make it with AppCub, step by step

Decide the pages. Most freelancer websites need these pages: Home, Work, Services and rates, About and process, Contact.
Describe it to AppCub. Paste the request below, with your own name, address, prices and timings.
Check the plan. AppCub lists the pages and what goes on each. Ask for changes until it is right; seeing the plan is free.
Add your details and photos. Replace every sample with your real details, attach your own photos, and check each page on the phone and computer preview.
Publish and share. Choose your address (your-name.sites.appcub.ai), put the website live and share the link on WhatsApp.

Copy this request, change the details to match your freelancer, and paste it into AppCub:

Make a portfolio website for me, Aarav Nair, a freelance video editor in Thiruvananthapuram. Pages: home, work, services and rates, about and process, and contact. Services: YouTube video editing from ₹2,500 per video up to 15 minutes, shorts and reels from ₹800 each, captions in Hindi and English. Two rounds of changes included. 50% advance, rest on delivery. I also do simple motion graphics. Show my sample thumbnails and stills without client names. Working hours 11 AM to 8 PM. WhatsApp 98XXXXXXXX. Black and yellow colours.

Tips for a freelancer website

Show only work you made yourself, and say what your part was if others worked on it too.
Remove client names, logos and private details from samples unless the client has said yes in writing.
Don't publish numbers such as views, sales or growth from client projects; describe the brief and what you delivered.
Put starting rates and the number of revisions on the page; it saves you from long chats that end at the price.
Keep six to ten strong samples rather than everything you have made.
Paste the website link in your proposals, email signature and social media bio.

What it costs

Describing your website and seeing AppCub’s plan for it is free.
Making it and changing it in chat uses credits for the work done: start with the 2-day trial for ₹99 (150 credits) or the one-time App Pack for ₹499 (200 credits, no autopay). Starter is ₹1,599 a month for 700 credits.
Publishing is free for an account that has paid AppCub once, at your-name.sites.appcub.ai.
Work that fails or is rolled back costs no credits.

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Good to know

Clients can't upload briefs, sign a contract or pay an advance on the website; they reach you on WhatsApp, phone or email. To track projects, deadlines and payments from several clients, a freelancer's app is the better fit.
The pages are written in English. You can talk to AppCub in English, Hindi or Hinglish.
A website has no forms, bookings, payments or logins: visitors reach you on WhatsApp, by phone or on Google Maps.
Every page carries a small “Made with AppCub” badge and a “Report this site” link.

Questions

What should a freelancer's portfolio website include?

What you do, six to ten of your own samples, services with starting rates, how a project runs and how to contact you. Keep it short so a client sees your work first.

Can I show work I did for clients in my portfolio?

Yes, if your agreement allows it. Remove names and logos unless the client agrees, and never show work done under a confidentiality agreement.

Can I put videos in my portfolio website?

You can add stills and thumbnails from your videos as photos. The pages are kept light for phones, so long video files are not placed on them.

Should a freelancer show rates on the website?

Starting rates with what is included help serious clients decide. Say that bigger or urgent projects are quoted after the brief.

Can clients pay my advance on the website?

No, the website has no payments. Share your payment details in the chat after you agree on the project.

Will clients find my portfolio on Google?

The pages are made so Google can read them. Where they appear is Google's decision; most freelancers get the most use from sharing the link directly.

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