A resume site,
not just a clip archive.
Journo Portfolio is purpose-built for journalists and writers: it imports your published articles, backs them up, and gathers your clips in one place. If you are a working journalist who wants clip archiving, it is excellent and you should keep it. Move to Folio if you are job-hunting rather than only archiving bylines, because it builds a resume-driven multi-page site with a matched designer resume and live ATS scoring from your resume in about a minute. The comparison below is fair.
Journo Portfolio at a glance.
A fair snapshot of what Journo Portfolio does well. It is built for journalists first, and that focus is exactly why writers like it.
Writers and reporters who need their published work gathered in one professional place.
Imports published articles and backs them up, so a dead link does not lose a clip.
A portfolio of articles and bylines, organized for editors and commissioning readers.
Custom domains are available, with the site centered on your body of published work.
If your career is measured in published bylines you want archived and safe, Journo Portfolio is built for exactly that. Folio is built around your resume instead.
Journo Portfolio and Folio, judged fairly.
These tools center on different things. Journo Portfolio centers on your clips. Folio centers on your resume. The right pick depends on whether you are archiving work or applying for it.
| What you get | Journo Portfolio | Folio |
|---|---|---|
| Built around | Your published clips | Your resume |
| Automatic clip backup | Yes, for articles you import | No, this is not its job |
| Built from | Article links you import | A resume, pasted once |
| Matched resume | No | Yes, 48 resume layouts |
| Live ATS scoring | No | Yes, scored as you edit |
| Site designs | Templates for clip pages | 74 site designs |
| Own domain with TLS | Supported | On paid plans, TLS handled for you |
| Best for a working journalist | Yes, this is its home | Less so, use Journo Portfolio |
| Best for a job hunt | Not its focus | Yes, this is the point |
For archiving published articles as a working journalist, Journo Portfolio is the better tool and we will say so. For a resume-driven site while you are job-hunting, that is what Folio is for.
When to keep Journo Portfolio.
Folio is a resume-to-website tool, not a clip archive. If your main need is safe backup of your published articles, Journo Portfolio is the better choice and you should keep it.
Move to Folio if you
- +Are job-hunting and want a resume-driven multi-page site, not only a clip archive.
- +Want a matched designer resume with live ATS scoring alongside the site.
- +Have a resume to draft from and want the whole site built in about a minute.
- +Work in a field measured by roles and skills more than by published bylines.
Keep Journo Portfolio if you
- −Are a working journalist who wants clip archiving. Journo Portfolio is the better choice for that, plainly.
- −Need published articles backed up so a dead link never loses a clip.
- −Present yourself to editors mainly through a body of published work.
- −Do not need a resume or ATS scoring as part of your site.
Questions writers ask.
Straight answers about clip archives, resumes, and which fits your situation.
Is Folio a Journo Portfolio replacement?
Only if your goal is a resume-driven site rather than a clip archive. Journo Portfolio is built for journalists and backs up the published articles you import, which Folio does not do. If clip archiving is your main need, keep Journo Portfolio. If you are job-hunting, Folio fits better.
Does Folio back up my published articles?
No. Article import and clip backup is Journo Portfolio's signature feature, and it is genuinely good at it. Folio builds a site from your resume, so if preserving published clips is the point, Journo Portfolio is the right tool.
Which is better if I am applying for jobs?
Folio, in most cases. It builds a resume-driven multi-page site, adds a matched designer resume, and scores that resume against applicant tracking systems as you edit. A pure clip archive does not do the resume and ATS side of a job hunt.
Can a journalist still use Folio?
Yes. A journalist moving into a staff role or a communications job may want a resume-driven site with ATS scoring rather than only a clip page. Some writers keep Journo Portfolio for clips and use a Folio site for the resume side. The two can coexist.
What does Folio build from?
You paste your resume and Folio drafts a multi-page website from it, with 74 site designs and 48 resume layouts, plus a matched designer resume and a live ATS score. Journo Portfolio builds around article links you import instead.
How do I check my resume before I build a site?
Use our free ATS score checker. It runs in your browser, stores nothing, and shows what an applicant tracking system reads in your resume before you turn it into a website with resume to portfolio.
Keep reading.
The product, the free tool, and how a resume becomes a full site.
Built from your
resume.
Keep Journo Portfolio for your clips if that is your need. When you are job-hunting, paste your resume into Folio and get a complete multi-page site, a scored resume, and a matched cover letter in about a minute. On your own domain, with TLS handled for you.