# Michael J. Thelen Personal Branding Website

This is a first-iteration static personal branding website built for clarity, credibility, and fast publishing.

## What to edit before publishing

Open `index.html` and confirm:

1. Email address: currently `michael@michael-thelen.com`.
2. Professional title in the hero section.
3. Role targets in the Career Focus section.
4. Any claims you want softened, expanded, or removed.
5. Add a résumé PDF later and link it from the hero section.

## Fast publishing path: Cloudflare Pages direct upload

1. Zip the contents of this folder, not the parent folder.
2. Go to Cloudflare Dashboard > Workers & Pages.
3. Create a Pages application.
4. Choose Direct Upload / Upload assets.
5. Upload the zip file or folder.
6. After the Pages URL works, open the Pages project > Custom domains.
7. Add `michael-thelen.com` and follow Cloudflare's DNS prompts.

## Better maintenance path: GitHub + Cloudflare Pages

1. Create a new GitHub repository, for example `michael-thelen-site`.
2. Upload these files to the repository.
3. In Cloudflare Pages, connect the GitHub repository.
4. Use production branch `main`.
5. Build command: `exit 0`.
6. Build output directory: `/`.
7. Add the custom domain in Cloudflare Pages.

## File structure

- `index.html` — page content and SEO metadata
- `style.css` — visual design
- `script.js` — small current-year script
- `assets/monogram.svg` — simple monogram/favicon
- `robots.txt` and `sitemap.xml` — search engine basics
- `CNAME` — useful for GitHub Pages custom-domain workflows