Random thoughts and data on hiring from recent experience by Chris Coyier
I recently put the call out for freelance front-end devs on Twitter, and my experience mirrors Chris’s.
Not having a personal website was a turn-off. I don’t know if it matters industry-wide or not, but I’m one person with my own opinions and I’m the one making the call so it mattered here. A personal website is the clearest place I can get a sense of your taste, design ability, and writing ability.