# A Notion portfolio vs makerhandle

> A Notion page works as a portfolio, but custom domains cost extra each month and pages load heavy. makerhandle is a finished maker page for $20 a year.

Lots of makers publish a Notion page as their portfolio. It is free and familiar. Here is where a purpose-built page does better.

## Why people use Notion as a portfolio

It is right there. You already write in Notion, publishing a page takes one click, and you can structure it however you like with databases and toggles. For a quick list of projects to send someone, it is hard to beat.

Notion Sites also lets you put a page on your own domain. According to Notion's help center, that is a paid add-on: **$10 a month per domain**, or $8 a month with annual billing, on top of a paid Notion plan.

## Where it falls short

- **Weight.** A published Notion page loads Notion's app code, which is a lot for a page that lists a few projects. People have long complained about slow mobile load times.
- **Layout.** You design the page yourself, and what looks tidy on a laptop can look cramped on a phone.
- **No numbers.** There is no built-in way to show verified revenue or see which project people clicked.
- **Cost of a domain.** $8 to $10 a month just to use your own domain adds up to around $96 to $120 a year.

## What makerhandle gives you instead

makerhandle is a **finished maker page**. Add projects with a status, description, tags and screenshot, pick one of seven templates, and the layout is done on every screen size. Pages run on Cloudflare's edge network and stay light.

You also get **verified revenue** from Stripe, Paddle, Lemon Squeezy, Gumroad, RevenueCat or Shopify, a public [leaderboard](https://makerhandle.com/features/leaderboard), an email subscribe box, and analytics with sources, UTM campaigns, devices and project clicks, with no cookies.

## Your domain for $20 a year

makerhandle **Pro is $20 a year**, total, and includes a custom domain with SSL issued and renewed automatically, plus unlimited projects, every template, the theme builder, a year of analytics and no badge.

Keep Notion for your notes, docs or a public roadmap, and link to them as projects. See also [makerhandle vs Super](https://makerhandle.com/compare/super), which turns Notion pages into websites.

## Sources

- [Notion help center: Notion Sites availability and pricing](https://www.notion.com/help/notion-sites-availability-and-pricing)

## Questions

### How much does a custom domain cost on Notion?

Notion's help center lists the custom domain add-on at $10 a month per domain, or $8 a month billed annually, on a paid plan. Check Notion for current pricing.

### Can I link my Notion pages from makerhandle?

Yes. Add any Notion page as a project, such as a roadmap, changelog or docs.

### Is makerhandle faster than a Notion page?

makerhandle pages are server-rendered and served from Cloudflare's edge, with no editor code shipped to visitors, so they stay light.

### Is makerhandle affiliated with Notion?

No. makerhandle is an independent product.

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Source: https://makerhandle.com/compare/notion
makerhandle: makerhandle is a link in bio for makers and founders: every project with its status and revenue verified from Stripe, Paddle and more.