30 Jun TWT Mentorship: Build Your Personal Website with GitHub Pages
Registration is open for Session 2 that covers all mentioned below.
- Date: August 23 (Saturday)
- Duration: 10.45 AM-12.15 PM IST
- Register using the details at the bottom of the page
Want to stand out online and showcase your skills professionally? In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to create and publish your own personal website using GitHub Pages.
- No prior web development experience needed!
- For all including a student, job seeker, freelancer, content creator, or technical writer,
- Walk away with a live website to display your résumé, portfolio, blog, or freelance work (entirely free and hosted by GitHub).
Join this 12th Mentorship Session by Tech Writer’s Tribe and get yourself online and career-ready in just a few hours!
Topic: Build Your Personal Website with GitHub Pages
💼 Résumé | 🎨 Portfolio | ✍️ Blog | 💻 Freelance Work
Presenter and Mentor: Punit Shrivastava
About the Session
- Type of Activity: TWT Mentoring for tech writers, Session 12
- Duration: 1 Session, 2.30 hours
- Date: August 2, 2025
- Time: 10.15-12.45 PM IST
- Fee: INR 300/350/USD 10 (Free for TWT Annual members)
- Session Medium: MS Teams
- Participation Certificate (Only if you attend)
Who should join?
- Technical Writers
- Freelancers
- Job Seekers
- Innovators who want to display projects
- Blog writers
- Our USP:
- Highly Interactive virtual sessions
- Practice-based sessions
- Completing activities during the session
- Recordings: Shared with those who register
Workshop Details
Section 1
- Getting Started with GitHub
- Creating the Repository
- Create a GitHub repository
- Understand folder and file structure
- Create index.html or index.md
- Introduction to Markdown vs HTML
Activities
- Demo: Creating the Repo
- Participants create their repository
Section 2
- Creating a Simple Website
- Using HTML
- Adding style.css for custom styling
- Publishing
- Create a GitHub repository
- Folder and file structure
- Markdown vs HTML
Activities
- Demo: Creating a website
- Demo: Publishing
- Participants choose a layout, add at least 2 sections, and publish.
Section 3
- Design Your Site
- Organize multiple pages (For example, About the Website, Projects, Sample files)
- Adding images and styles
- Add Sections: Resume, Portfolio Projects
- Using Free or paid themes (Overview)
Activities
- Demo: Adding Navigation and Styling
- Participants Add navigation and style
Section 4
- Review website structure and plan further
- Navigation & Styling
- Add a navigation bar manually (HTML or Markdown)
- Embedding GitHub projects and images
Activities
- Demo: Adding Navigation and Styling
- Participants Add navigation and style and Finalize website
Deliverables by End of Workshop
Each participant should have:
- A live personal website
- At least two sections (For example, About, Projects, Resume, Blog)
- Working navigation bar
Meet the Mentor
Punit Shrivastava
Current Role: Director, Tech Writer’s Tribe
About the mentor…
Having trained more than 1000+ professionals in the field of technical documentation, he helps others develop practical skills so that all can earn jobs and respect on their own.
He has been mentoring and helping the technical writing community for a long time. He prefers sharing knowledge and learning with a focus on building a skilled community. He has 23+ years of experience in writing that spreads across writing for English daily, The Asian Age, and 20+ years of experience in technical documentation.
He has led multiple technical documentation teams as Manager and Director. He has been instrumental in setting up new documentation websites, implementing new processes, setting up documentation teams, and getting Technical Documentation teams an EQUAL value in the Company environment.
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Those who registered for the conference do not need to pay separately.
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- Send the following details to support@techwriterstribe.com:
- Subject: Recording required for Mentorship on GitHub Pages
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- Your Mobile Number
- Your city
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