Personal Portfolio Website

LiveWeb Development

Overview

Personal portfolio and technical showcase presenting work, services, and approach. Built with Next.js, includes AI chatbot and bilingual support.

Context & Goal

Need a professional online presence that demonstrates technical capability through its own implementation, presents work honestly, and works as a lead generation tool.

My Role

Solo project. Full design, development, deployment, maintenance.

Timeline

Phase	Duration	Activities
Planning	3 days	Architecture, content strategy
Development	1 week	Pages, components, responsive
Content	3 days	Copy, project descriptions
Bot Integration	2 days	Gemini API, conversation design
Deployment	1 day	VPS, domain, SSL

Technologies

Next.jsTypeScriptTailwind CSSGemini AIPostgreSQL

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Challenges & Decisions

Honest self-presentation

Focus on demonstrated capability, offer pilots instead of references.

Dual deployment

Feature flags, modular bot architecture.

Bilingual content

i18n routing with JSON translations, lazy loading.

Current Status

Live. You're viewing it.

What I Learned

Writing honest copy is harder than fake testimonials, but sustainable
A portfolio should demonstrate skill through its own quality
Modular architecture pays off when requirements change

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