Good questions.
Sounds like you are thinking of some of the right questions.
1. I would use a regular host (they can be quite reasonable for a simple site), not a free one. You are looking to present yourself as a professional. Free hosts typically offer you a free place to be so they have a place to advertise—your site. You would look more professional without the kind of ads you would likely have placed by them. Also your domain name would be theirs with an extension. Having your own name as a domain name, ie JohnDoe.com or something like that would be more impressive.
2. You should not be thinking about adsense or any kind of advertising at this point. If you decide to start adding content to the site and drawing traffic that way you might want to monetize it, but for a personal portfolio only you would be better to keep your content focused on your portfolio. If you are offering the right kind of services for it you might advertise elsewhere to bring prospective customers to your site of course.
3. Any reputable basic host provider is fine. Viewers won't know who you are using unless you tell them. Check on prices and recommendations. Personally I use Dreamhost because they have a lot of options, at least the ones I wanted when I started, but others may be less expensive.
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