I think both tools are very useful in creating a professional portfolio. The pros of LinkedIn are being able to connect with all types of people from all over the world and communicate back and forth with them. The personal website does not make this as easy as LinkedIn does but the beauty of the personal website is having a simple button to press for viewers to get to your LinkedIn page. The personal website can give a more information than LinkedIn. I think the most important part of having a professional portfolio is to connect all of these tools that are available. One possible con of a personal website is that there can be too much information on it and makes it harder for the boss, employer, or who ever may be viewing the page to find what information they need.