Question 1

What is Velu?

Accepted Answer

Velu is a professional portfolio platform. You build your complete career story across structured sections in a private workspace, then publish it at velu.pro/username - a clean, permanent link you put on your resume, in your email signature, and anywhere you want people to find the full picture. Not a resume builder. Not a social network. The place where your professional story lives, uncompressed.

Question 2

How is this different from LinkedIn?

Accepted Answer

LinkedIn is a social network built around engagement - feeds, followers, endorsements, and an algorithm that decides what gets seen. Velu is a portfolio. A permanent, professional page that belongs entirely to you. No feed to compete in. No algorithm. Just your career, presented exactly as you've shaped it.

Question 3

Is Velu a resume replacement?

Accepted Answer

No. A resume is a targeted, tailored document - something you adjust per application and send directly to a hiring process. Velu is the expanded record that lives alongside it. Think of your folio as the full picture your resume points to, not a substitute for it.

Question 4

Is Velu free to use?

Accepted Answer

Yes, and the full pipeline - building, publishing, and sharing your folio - will stay free. We're exploring optional paid features for professionals who want more: custom domain support, and AI-assisted folio coaching to help you sharpen how your career story reads. Nothing that exists today will move behind a paywall.

Question 5

Can I control who sees what?

Accepted Answer

Yes, in detail. Every section and most individual fields carry a visibility setting - Public, Restricted, or Hidden. Public content is visible to anyone who visits your folio. Restricted content is only visible to people you share a restricted access link with. Hidden content never leaves the builder - not visible to anyone, even when you view your own published folio.

Question 6

Is Velu just for job seekers?

Accepted Answer

Not exclusively. Job seekers can use Velu as a strong accompaniment to their resume - expanding on what a two-page document can't hold. But Velu is just as useful for freelancers, consultants, and anyone who wants a permanent, comprehensive record of their professional story - whether you're actively looking or not.

Question 7

Can I use Velu alongside other tools?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely - that's the intention. Use a resume builder to keep your resume sharp and well-formatted. Use LinkedIn for professional networking. Use Velu as the permanent, comprehensive record that both of those can point to. They serve different purposes and work better together.

Question 8

Is Velu useful if I'm already established in my career?

Accepted Answer

Especially then. The more career history you have, the harder it is to fit it into a resume or keep it organised. A folio gives established professionals a place to document the full scope of their work - projects, publications, awards, board roles, speaking engagements - without the compression that every other format forces.

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Your Folio

Privacy & Visibility

Features

Context

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Getting Started

What is Velu?

Who is Velu for?

How does onboarding work?

Do I need a resume to get started?

How long does it take to set up a folio?

Is Velu free to use?

What happens if I want to delete my account?

Your Folio

What sections can I include?

What URL do I get?

How does publishing work?

Will my changes go live automatically when I save?

Can I see what my folio looks like before publishing?

Can I add a profile photo?

Can I have more than one folio?

Can I change my username after signing up?

Does Velu work on mobile?

Privacy & Visibility

Can I control who sees what?

How does restricted access work?

Can I keep my folio private or off search engines?

Who can see my hidden data?

Can a recruiter find me on Velu?

Is my data safe?

Features

How does the AI resume import work?

What file types does the AI import accept?

What if the AI import gets something wrong?

Is my folio SEO optimised?

Can I export my data?

Does Velu support rich text?

What if I don't fill in all the sections?