# Your hackathon projects, after demo day

> Keep your hackathon projects alive after demo day: one page with screenshots, your role on the team, the stack, the video and what you won. Free.

Forty-eight hours of work deserves more than a submission page nobody revisits. Keep every hackathon project with its video, your part on the team and what it won.

## Hackathon projects make great portfolio pieces

A hackathon project shows things a tutorial cannot: you picked an idea under pressure, worked in a team, shipped something that runs and explained it in three minutes. The trouble is that the demo server goes down a week later and the submission page gets buried.

On makerhandle each project gets a card and a [project page](https://makerhandle.com/features/project-pages) that does not depend on the demo staying up: screenshots with captions, a YouTube or Loom video of the demo, the stack as tags, and links to the source and the original submission.

## Say what you did on the team

Hackathons are team efforts, and reviewers want to know which part was yours. Use the **role** field ("backend and the ML model", "design and pitch") and a short paragraph on your part. Add the event and date in the **timeline**, and wins or placements as **highlights**, such as "2nd place, sustainability track".

Being specific about your share is more convincing than claiming the whole thing, and it gives an interviewer something to ask about.

## Keep the good ones going

Some hackathon projects deserve a second weekend. Mark them **Building** and update the page as they grow; mark the rest **On hold** or **Discontinued** with a [status](https://makerhandle.com/features/project-status), so nobody hits a dead demo. If one turns into a product, [launching it properly](https://makerhandle.com/blog/where-to-launch-your-side-project) is the next step.

## Free for students and everyone else

Free covers five projects, three templates and seven days of analytics, with an [Open to work](https://makerhandle.com/features/open-to-work) badge and a PDF resume. Pro is **$20 a year** for unlimited projects and a custom domain. Students should also see [a first portfolio for CS and bootcamp students](https://makerhandle.com/for/students).

## Questions

### Should I put hackathon projects in my portfolio?

Yes, especially ones that run, won something or show a skill you want hired for. Say clearly what your part on the team was.

### How do I show a hackathon project if the demo is offline?

Use screenshots, a short recorded video and a link to the source. A project page keeps them together even when the server is gone.

### How do I credit teammates?

Mention them in the write-up and use the role field for your own part.

### Is it free?

Yes, for up to five projects. Pro is $20 a year.

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Source: https://makerhandle.com/for/hackathon-builders
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