The Home page is the page that visitors will see when they first come to your website. It is your opportunity to create a good impression so that they will want to continue to explore your website.
Try to strike a balance between informative and attractive.
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Here are some examples for inspiration
1. Click here to view what some folks did using Adobe Portfolio
2. These were not created with Adobe Portfolio
Alex Noriega Jared Platt David Noton Chip Phillips Erin Babnik Joesph Rossbach
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Two options
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The Page option is pretty free form. The Welcome page option is a bit more structured and as a downside doesn't display your site menu structure.
Select your desired option
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Option 1: Welcome page
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Option 2: Entirely from scratch
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