# a home for your online self As a designer you need a home for your online identity to show off your work and allow interested clients to contact you. This home could be your full portfolio or a curated selection of work. Mostly, it is a place to publicly announce yourself. It can be difficult and time-consuming to build and maintain a fully-functional personal website. Many people, instead, opt for using an existing web platform to build a more limited online home. There are the typical well-known places like [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/) and [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com), as well as [Behance](https://www.behance.net) and [DeviantArt](https://www.deviantart.com). Here are a few other lesser-known but still pretty awesome places to establish your online footprint. ## landing pages These are the quick home landing pages that you can use to link out to your various online channels. Think of these as your online business card. You can use these as the link in your bio or email signature. Many have limited free options with the ability to pay for more features. - [carrd](https://carrd.co) - beautiful simple sites with plenty of options - [kytelink](https://kytelink.com) - open-source version with good options - [about.me](https://about.me) - simple and functional - [linktree](https://linktr.ee) - simple and stylish - [bento.me](https://bento.me/en/home) - simple one-page link site. _recently acquired by linktree so not if it will remain online_ - [taplink](https://taplink.at/en/) - simple one-page mobile sites - [beacons](https://beacons.ai/i/app-pages/link-in-bio) - simple one-page site with options to grow larger - [mmm.page](https://mmm.page) - drag and drop one-page site. this one can get pretty wild and funky ### full portfolios - [artstation](https://www.artstation.com) is for game and entertainment design, such as character designers and animators - [peerlist](https://peerlist.io) is for professionals in the tech world. you get a landing page to show off your projects and link to your various web identities