Use AI to build a developer portfolio site fast

Status: Outline — full guide coming soon. Get notified when it ships →

What this covers

• The content-first approach: write the copy in plain text first, then let AI scaffold
• Tool comparison: v0, Cursor, Claude Code, Lovable for a Next.js portfolio
• Why most AI-generated portfolios look identical and how to differentiate
• Deployment in 10 minutes: Vercel, custom domain, the analytics + email-capture setup

Why this matters for Indian devs going remote

A portfolio site is a recruiter-conversion tool — but most Indian devs either skip it (citing time) or copy the same Next.js + Tailwind template everyone uses. AI lets you ship a real, content-rich site in a weekend that's actually differentiated, not another "Hi, I'm X" page. The trade-off is the discipline to write your own copy first.

Outline

Content-first, scaffold-second

TODO — write positioning, 3 projects, and contact in a plain markdown file before opening any tool; why this is the differentiator.

Tool comparison

TODO — v0 (visual UI prototyping), Cursor (full IDE), Claude Code (terminal agent), Lovable (full-app); which to use when.

Differentiating from the template

TODO — custom font, custom color, custom microcopy, a real demo/loom embed; the 4-edit "non-template" pass.

Deploy in 10 minutes

TODO — Vercel deploy, custom domain (.in or .dev), analytics (Plausible), email capture (ConvertKit/Loops).

Common mistakes to avoid

• Generating the site before writing the content
• Using the literal v0 default theme without edits — it's recognizable
• Skipping deployment to a real custom domain (.vercel.app reads as unfinished)

Templates / examples

TODO — a content-first markdown template, a tool-decision matrix, a 4-edit differentiation checklist, and a 10-minute deploy guide.

Related guides

• Portfolio projects: building one strong proof-point repo
• Use AI to generate a GitHub profile README that converts

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