# Can I put Code Pen PORTFOLIO LINK on my RESUME? **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [October 5, 2017, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/can-i-put-code-pen-portfolio-link-on-my-resume/151533 "2017-10-05T13:47:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![suryaiduri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/suryaiduri/32/63550_2.png) [@suryaiduri](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/suryaiduri)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2017, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/can-i-put-code-pen-portfolio-link-on-my-resume/151533/1 "2017-10-05T13:47:28Z")
Hello Everyone, I was just wondering that , can I put code pen portfolio link on my resume. Does it cause any negative impact in considering me for that position? Thanks !! ---
**Author:** ![IsaacAbrahamson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/isaacabrahamson/32/30882_2.png) [@IsaacAbrahamson](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/IsaacAbrahamson)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2017, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/can-i-put-code-pen-portfolio-link-on-my-resume/151533/2 "2017-10-05T15:06:08Z")
I thought you just asked in a previous thread about posting your portfolio online… Are you asking now about your personal portfolio web page that you were trying to host, or your [codepen.io](http://codepen.io) portfolio itself? If you are talking about a link to your codepen profile/portfolio, I don’t see why it would cause a negative effect. Linking to a GitHub repo for each project would be the norm, but I don’t see why showing projects on codepen could be considered negative. Just my thoughts. ---
**Author:** ![DarrenfJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/darrenfj/32/83089_2.png) [@DarrenfJ](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/DarrenfJ)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2017, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/can-i-put-code-pen-portfolio-link-on-my-resume/151533/4 "2017-10-05T18:57:29Z")
You could always download the CodePen code, and upload it to GitHub and host it there… I mean if you are _worried_ about what it looks like to have a CodePen as a link or something… > **[Exporting Pens - CodePen Blog](https://blog.codepen.io/documentation/features/exporting-pens/)** > > There are two ways to export your Pens from CodePen. You can download a .zip archive of the Pen, or export it to GitHub as a Gist. You'll find both of these options in the "Export" menu at the bottom of the editor. Export .zip Click "Export .zip" on... and a bit of an[explanation for using GitHub to host pages](http://blog.teamtreehouse.com/using-github-pages-to-host-your-website) But you do it here: > **[GitHub Pages](https://pages.github.com/)** > > Websites for you and your projects, hosted directly from your GitHub repository. Just edit, push, and your changes are live. ---
**Author:** ![suryaiduri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/suryaiduri/32/63550_2.png) [@suryaiduri](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/suryaiduri)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2017, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/can-i-put-code-pen-portfolio-link-on-my-resume/151533/5 "2017-10-05T19:24:52Z")
Hey ! Isaac thanks for your response I tried to host my portfolio on github, but I ended up like , created a repository with JS,CSS,HTML files but it’s not acting as a actual portfolio site ☹ . So I thought I should move on with CODEPEN link , but wasn’t sure if I can put that on a Resume. So I just asked here to see if someone has already did that 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![codefu-chivy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/codefu-chivy/32/67050_2.png) [@codefu-chivy](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/codefu-chivy)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2017, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/can-i-put-code-pen-portfolio-link-on-my-resume/151533/6 "2017-10-05T19:33:16Z")
I think this might be what you’re looking for: [https://pages.github.com](https://pages.github.com) It sounded like before you only just pushed files to a repository, but with github pages, you can host it on an actual site. Or you can use surge. That’s a great place to host front end projects. ---
**Author:** ![suryaiduri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/suryaiduri/32/63550_2.png) [@suryaiduri](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/suryaiduri)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2017, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/can-i-put-code-pen-portfolio-link-on-my-resume/151533/7 "2017-10-05T19:38:38Z")
yup I tried that before and I followed all the commands but somehow it didn’t work for me ☹ , I heard about surge but I thought recruiters will have a positive eye on my resume if I show them using github pages(assuming this candidate knows how to use github 😛 ) ---
**Author:** ![codefu-chivy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/codefu-chivy/32/67050_2.png) [@codefu-chivy](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/codefu-chivy)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2017, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/can-i-put-code-pen-portfolio-link-on-my-resume/151533/8 "2017-10-05T19:44:47Z")
Well not necessarily github pages. You can use anything to host your portfolio, and include links to a github repo for each project. The portfolio itself doesn’t need to be hosted on github. ---
**Author:** ![IsaacAbrahamson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/isaacabrahamson/32/30882_2.png) [@IsaacAbrahamson](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/IsaacAbrahamson)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2017, 8:46pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/can-i-put-code-pen-portfolio-link-on-my-resume/151533/9 "2017-10-05T20:46:14Z")
I’m confused about your GitHub account, it looks like you have two of them: [https://github.com/idurisurya](https://github.com/idurisurya) > **[SURYAIDURI - Overview](https://github.com/suryaiduri)** > > Turning ideas into elegant code 💻 > Let's build the web together! 🌐" - SURYAIDURI * * * * * * * * * > [@suryaiduri](#): > > I heard about surge but I thought recruiters will have a positive eye on my resume if I show them using github pages You can use surge and GitHub together. Put your code on GitHub (not Pages), and host with Surge not GitHub. A recruiter can view your site live on Surge, and they can view your code on GitHub. I did this. My simon says game is hosted on surge, but I have the code on GitHub. If you want to do this, first get the code on GitHub, and then run surge in your directory. `git add -A` `git commit -m "for GitHub"` `git push` `surge iduri.surge.sh` With that, you would have your code on GitHub and running live on surge. You can then link to the surge website on your repo. ---
**Author:** ![DarrenfJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/darrenfj/32/83089_2.png) [@DarrenfJ](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/DarrenfJ)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2017, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/can-i-put-code-pen-portfolio-link-on-my-resume/151533/10 "2017-10-05T21:54:42Z")
> [@suryaiduri](#): > > So I just asked here to see if someone has already did that I’ve done it a few times following the pages links above (I linked to it, and so did @codefu-chivy ) this is a bit of a guide on it: > **[Using GitHub Pages To Host Your Website \[Article\] | Treehouse Blog](https://blog.teamtreehouse.com/using-github-pages-to-host-your-website)** > > Learn how to host your websites for free using GitHub pages. the key was creating the gh-pages branch and pushing the final version up to it. ---
**Author:** ![suryaiduri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/suryaiduri/32/63550_2.png) [@suryaiduri](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/suryaiduri)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2017, 10:26pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/can-i-put-code-pen-portfolio-link-on-my-resume/151533/11 "2017-10-05T22:26:55Z")
haha 😛 I created those accounts accidentally 😛 , but can’t delete one of them ☹ because they are linked with FCC and other coding groups and thank you so much !!! for taking time and helping me out here I appreciate all your help ! I will definitely try that Surge and GitHub. Thanks again !! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![fabiobraglin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/fabiobraglin/32/161003_2.png) [@fabiobraglin](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/fabiobraglin)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2017, 8:58am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/can-i-put-code-pen-portfolio-link-on-my-resume/151533/12 "2017-10-06T08:58:05Z")
I really recommend Netlify… Just Drag&Drop and your portfolio gonna be online! It’s also easy to work with contact forms without back-end scripts! ---
**Author:** ![ILM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/ilm/32/363239_2.png) [@ILM](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/ILM)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2021, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/can-i-put-code-pen-portfolio-link-on-my-resume/151533/13 "2021-01-16T17:54:20Z")
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