Create a Mini-Site: Where to Start
A mini-site can be built in just a few minutes. Here's what you need to prepare before starting, and what can wait.
What is a Mini-Site
A mini-site is a single-page website that gathers the essentials of your professional presence: who you are, what you do, a few highlights, your links, and a way to contact you. It does not replace a twenty-page site — in most cases, it makes the latter unnecessary.
What to Prepare
Three elements are enough for an initial online version:
- A name and a sentence that states what you do. Just one sentence, not a paragraph.
- Between three and ten visuals of your work, products, or achievements.
- An email address to be contacted.
Everything else — the long biography, the shop, the social networks, the rates — can be added later, without having to start over.
Choosing Your Address
Your mini-site lives at an address formatted like tesli.fr/@yourname. This is what you'll include in your email signature, on your business cards, in your social media bio. Choose it short and easy to spell over the phone: it'll stay with you for a long time.
Publish First, Refine Later
The most common mistake is waiting for everything to be perfect. An online mini-site with three images is better than a complete site project that never gets published. The publication is free and has no time limit: there's nothing stopping you from publishing an initial version today and reworking it next week.
How Long It Takes
An initial version is automatically generated from a few pieces of information, then modified block by block, without writing a line of code. Expect about ten minutes to be online, and an hour if you polish the texts.
