Day 1
Define it, then choose what to show
One sentence that says who you are, what you do and what a visitor should understand in ten seconds. Then keep only the work and proof that deserve to be public now.
Done when
0 of 3Step 1 done.
Challenge · 5 days
Launch a personal website in 5 days
About two hours a day for five days, from one clear sentence to a site on your own domain that you can still edit next month.
Start step 1
5 steps · about 31 min of reading
Day 2
Structure the smallest useful site
Home, work, writing, about, contact. Write the words of each page before any design. Add a page only when it earns its place.
Done when
0 of 3Step 2 done.
Day 3
Build it plainly
One typeface, one spacing system, one accent colour, and a layout you can maintain. Make the phone work before polishing anything else.
Done when
0 of 3Step 3 done.
Day 4
Publish it on your domain
Connect the domain, deploy, then check the title and description of each page, the favicon, the 404 page, every link, the speed and the basics of accessibility.
Done when
0 of 4Step 4 done.
Day 5
Cut, then share
Remove anything that makes the site slower to understand, then send it to the people who should know about your work.
Done when
0 of 3Step 5 done.