I recently wrote an article on how to compose a tech writing portfolio. The next logical step is actually making it available for future employers. Several things need to be considered: Ease of set up Ease of updating existing samples Can portfolio content be structured? Is it easy to share it? Let's study popular ways of storing tech writing portfolios and test them against these criteria we have chosen. Social Media The ‘light’ version of a portfolio storage. If you have a broad network of connections on your social media, you can try uploading some samples on your LinkedIn (here’s an instruction how to add samples on LinkedIn ) or Facebook page, for example. In case of Facebook and other social media that are less fitting for storing samples, you also can mention that you are willing to send out more materials to those interested. Ease of set up⭐⭐ Ease of updating existing samples⭐⭐ Can portfolio content be structured?⭐⭐ Is it easy to share it?⭐ Help Authoring Tools You might wonder how a help authoring tool can assist with a tech writing portfolio. Actually, it is a great way to store it online. In online technical writing tools like ClickHelp, all documents are stored in online documentation portals, and this is how you can keep your portfolio always updated and available for possible employers. Also, you don’t need to worry about formats since you can import existing samples to your portal or just use the tool itself to produce materials for the portfolio project. Ease of set up⭐⭐⭐ Ease of updating existing samples⭐⭐⭐ Can portfolio content be structured?⭐⭐⭐ Is it easy to share it?⭐⭐⭐ Personal Website If you already have a personal customized place where you advertise, this would be perfect for the job. Creating a personal brand works for technical writers pretty well. This approach might require more time, but the potential clients/employers will be impressed for sure. Luckily, you don’t need to actually build a website for hosting your portfolio from scratch. Instead, you can use WordPress or similar platforms to do that. Ease of set up⭐ Ease of updating existing samples⭐⭐ Can portfolio content be structured?⭐⭐ Is it easy to share it?⭐⭐⭐ GitHub GitHub is not a portfolio-oriented platform. This is actually a platform providing hosting for software development and version control. But, you can definitely set up a GitHub account and keep your sample technical documents there. A lot of software development companies are present on GitHub, so if you are aiming at creating software documentation and IT as a potential field of employment, this would be a great way not only to showcase your work, but also to emphasize that you know how GitHub works. Ease of set up⭐ Ease of updating existing samples⭐⭐ Can portfolio content be structured?⭐⭐ Is it easy to share it?⭐⭐ Offline There's nothing wrong with having an offline backup of your portfolio. However, nowadays it is better to use it merely as data backup. Simply because online portfolios are so much more convenient to create and to share! The times when we printed things out or sent them via email are long gone. Conclusion Where do you store your tech writing portfolio? A short answer is - online. As for a longer answer, I hope you received it after reading this post. The thing about a technical writing portfolio is that it has certain specifics. You would need a place where you can quickly organize your content that often is rather diverse format-wise, and also be able to update and share it effortlessly. As you can see from the ratings I gave above, hosting a technical writing portfolio by the means of a help authoring tool looks like the best option since HATs are created with the idea of storing technical documentation and swiftly updating it in mind. Good luck with your technical writing! ClickHelp Team Author, host and deliver documentation across platforms and devices