What a story website is, and why it beats a PDF résumé

A résumé tells someone what you did. A story website shows them who you are, how you got here and why it matters. It's one page that scrolls through your life in chapters, with your photos, your words and the years that shaped you.

What is a story website?

A story website is a personal website told as a story. Instead of a list of jobs, it moves through chapters: where you started, the turns you took, what you learned, and what you do now. Each chapter has a year, a short title, a few paragraphs in your own voice and a photo.

Mine scrolls sideways, like turning the pages of a book.

A résumé is read in six seconds. A story is remembered.

Why it works better than a PDF

• People remember stories. A hiring manager forgets your bullet points by lunch. They remember the chapter where you started over.
• It shows what a résumé can't. Your values, your voice, the people you're grateful for, the work you're proud of that no title captures.
• It's yours. No template, no job board, no algorithm. One link that works on any phone, in any email signature, on any profile.
• It works beyond job hunting. Pitch a client, introduce your business, tell your family's story or show a homeschool year.

What goes on a story website

1. 01An opening line that invites someone in, not your job title.
2. 02Five to seven chapters, each with a year, a short name and two or three paragraphs.
3. 03Real photos for every chapter, or a clearly labeled AI image where you have none.
4. 04Your proof: results you can back up, kind words from people you've worked with.
5. 05A close that turns to the reader, with one clear way to reach you.

Should it replace your résumé?

Not quite. Many job applications still ask for a PDF. Think of your story website as the thing you link everywhere: on your résumé, in your email signature, on LinkedIn. The résumé gets you through the filter. The story gets you remembered. Here's how to build one with Claude, even if you've never coded.