1. Create folders for different topics or genres
The first thing I do is decide how I want it arranged. An outline, of sorts. I create folders for my poetry, my longer stories, my shorter stories, and then for items that aren't creative writing at all. Inside those folders, I separate into more folders, if need be. For example, it is handy to have everything from one group in a folder, so they are easy to find for you and for others who may drop by your portfolio.

When creating folders and other items in our portfolios, there are so many settings, sometimes it is hard to decide which ones to truly change, and which to leave as the default.

2. Create a Table of Contents
I used to actually put these in the folder descriptions themselves, but as the looks of the site have changed drastically since then, I will likely create this on a separate document and make sure it is at the top of each folder. Within it, you can place what you want to highlight in that folder, for anyone who might visit, and of course put the links so they can jump there. This is especially useful in very large portfolios. Your bio offers the ability to link a few featured items, but this gives you the opportunity to highlight a few in each folder, or even make a comprehensive list, and then highlight that in your bio.

3. Put Items in the Order YOU Want Them In
You have the ability to order things in your folder and portfolio the way you want them to be. I'm picky, so I actually use this option often. In the "Manage Your Portfolio" box, you have the option to "Change Order". The larger numbers go on top, so start with some large number , and skip some between so you can add things in between items without having to renumber everything. (For example, I go by thousands - 5000, 4000, 3000, etc. If I want to add something between, I just select a number between.) Any new item will come in as "0", so if you want a new item at the top, you would need to give it a larger number.

4. Don't Delete, Change Access Instead
You know those unfinished items I mentioned WAY back at the beginning? Well, what I do with those is make a folder for them, and I make the folder and set the access on everything in it 'PRIVATE! For My Eyes Only!" This way, if I stumble across it later, I might have a renewed interest in it, or I may have more ideas when looking at it at a later time. However, it also means that no one has to worry about stumbling across my woefully unfinished item if I don't want them to. I don't delete it, though. I don't want it gone, just out of the way for a while.