Everyone has a passion, but sometimes it can take a backseat to your day job. With so many hours of the day being dedicated to your 9-5, it can be tough to stay in touch with your out-of-work interests, and even harder to share them with others. Today, we’re urging you to prioritize your passions and commit to pursuing them for at least one hour each day. Not sure where to start? A great way to legitimize your hobbies is to showcase them on a website that both chronicles your skills, and inspires others to do the same. With passion prioritization in mind, we’ve teamed up with our friends at Squarespace to create a guide on how to turn three outside-of-work interests into a beautiful, creative website.

Cooking

Whether you can grill like Gordon Ramsay, or are just starting on your culinary journey, a fulfilling way to express your love of cooking is by sharing recipes, tips, and tricks on the web. Whipping up dinner for you and a roommate every weekday? Snap a photo and share your hacks on how to make a meal for two in under 30 minutes. Trying to get your kids (or yourself) to eat more greens? Chronicle your journey of swapping out potatoes with veggies. You’ll not only help others who can relate, but will also have a place to keep track of all of the meals you’ve made.
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You eat with your eyes, so choose a template like Farro that showcases your creations in the large-scale post format they deserve. Plus, the name seems pretty fitting.
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Traveling

If your wanderlust addiction has compelled you to create a bookmark for travel guides and has driven you to book a plane ticket every time you notice a long weekend on your work calendar, then it’s time to create a website to display your passion for jet-setting. Uploading photos and creating diary entries about your voyages across the globe (or even trips still on your wish list) are fantastic ways to share your travel stories and recommendations. Writing about your trips can even make them more meaningful. How did you feel as you were driving down a winding highway in the mountains with your closest friends? What words popped into your head when you looked down from the top of the Eiffel Tower? Cement those memories with your own personal travel e-diary.
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The colorful, fun photos of your travels should be the stars, so I recommend using a simple, clean template like Skye. Don't forget to invoke a sense of exploration with artsy post titles.
 
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Photography

Upgrade your Instagram skills to a full-on, legit website where you can share large, high-quality images and caption what inspired you to take them. Creating a website for your interest in photography is essential to getting exposure, and even if you don’t work in a creative field, linking to a collection of your photos on a resume can help you stand out (every company could use a great photographer!). Trying to take your photography passion to the next level? Offer to take photos for local websites and bloggers in exchange for promotion (with a link to your domain name) on their platforms. That way, if someone likes your stuff, they can use your site to see more images and even get into contact with you.
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It's all about the photos, so go for a template like Avenue that allows you to showcase multiple images on the homepage, without the distraction of lengthy post titles. Basically, an upgraded Instagram feed, with a lot more potential to wow readers or clients.
 
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Ready to transform your passion into a beautiful website? Squarespace is offering our readers 10% off their first purchase of a website or domain. Redeem the offer by using code NEWSETTE here. And after you create your own site, share your link with us so that we can all check it out!