•Dial up Tripod’s main site at www.tripod.com

•Choose the sign up option for new users

Web Portfolio: Sign Up at Tripod

•You will have to sign up for Tripod’s free service and select a password

•What does free really mean? Watch for attempts to slip in more advertising!

Web Portfolio: Select Password

•Once you are registered, you can begin constructing your 240 Homepage

•Use “quickpage” for beginners unless you know HTML

Web Portfolio: Quick Page

•Use Tripod’s Homepage Studio (quickpage)

•Keep It Simple!

•Provide background information about the nature of this project and appropriate links

Web Portfolio: Templates

•Select a name for homepage (this will appear on your URL)

•Pick a name that is appropriate to this project (portfolio, 240 portfolio, etc.)

Web Portfolio: Select Name

•Now you simply need to follow Tripod’s suggestions for completing your homepage

•Select a background for your web page

•Fill in text

•Provide weather updates

•Include links and NedStat Counter

Web Portfolio: Build Homepage

•Look through the various options and select items you like

•Keep the audience in mind (employers)

Web Portfolio: Template Options

•Use the Tripod Stats option at the bottom of the template to activate your NedStat Counter

Web Portfolio: Tripod Stats

•View your web page (note URL)

•Write down your password!

Web Portfolio: Password

•Use Tripod’s Homepage Studio to edit your site

•It is as easy as Word!

Web Portfolio: Editing