How to build your portfolio website as a designer 2 HN points • 01 Jul 24 🕹 Technology Web Development Design HTML Start with simple goals for your website like an About page, email info, and a link to your work. You can always expand it later. To build a website, you need to write code using HTML. It's like giving instructions to a computer in a specific language. When coding HTML, use tags like head, title, body, h1, p, and a. These tags define how different elements on your website will appear.