diff --git a/portal/apps/main/templates/main/about.html b/portal/apps/main/templates/main/about.html
index 6a3be02..e9f9c29 100644
--- a/portal/apps/main/templates/main/about.html
+++ b/portal/apps/main/templates/main/about.html
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 {% block title %}HackTJ Portal: About{% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}
-  <h1>About</h1>
-  <p>HackTJ Portal</p>
+  <h1>About the HackTJ Portal</h1>
+  <p>The HackTJ Portal is a web application that allows particpates of HackTJ to upload their projects, and for judges to evaluate project more effectively. It is built using Django, a high-level Python web framework, and Bootstrap, a popular front-end framework.</p>
+  <h2>Features</h2>
+  <p>Currently Portal has two main features: project submission and judging. Students can submit their projects to Portal and judges can easily access and evaluate them.</p>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/portal/apps/main/templates/main/index.html b/portal/apps/main/templates/main/index.html
index aa37354..7e26675 100644
--- a/portal/apps/main/templates/main/index.html
+++ b/portal/apps/main/templates/main/index.html
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
 {% extends "base.html" %}
 
 {% block title %}HackTJ Portal{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+    {% if request.user.is_authenticated %}
+        <div class="d-flex flex-column align-items-center">
+            <h3>Welcome to the HackTJ Portal {{ request.user.username }}!</h3>
+        </div>
+    {% else %}
+        <div class="d-flex flex-column align-items-center">
+            <p class="text-center">In order to use the HackTJ Portal, you must be logged in first.</p>
+            <a class="btn btn-success" href="{% url 'social:begin' 'google-oauth2' %}">
+                <i class="bi bi-google"></i>
+                Log In With Google
+            </a>
+        </div>
+    {% endif %}
+{% endblock %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/portal/templates/base.html b/portal/templates/base.html
index 9f3e91e..6630351 100644
--- a/portal/templates/base.html
+++ b/portal/templates/base.html
@@ -24,4 +24,9 @@
   </div>
   {% block script %}{% endblock %}
 </body>
+<footer class="w-full text-center border-t border-grey pin-b">
+  <div class="container mx-auto py-2">
+    <p>Made with ❤️ by the HackTJ Team and contributors — 2024</p>
+  </div>
+</footer>
 </html>
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6f4e5f6..d7c17bf 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "portal"
 version = "0.1.0"
 description = ""
-authors = ["Krishnan Shankar <krishnans2006@gmail.com>"]
+authors = ["Krishnan Shankar <krishnans2006@gmail.com>", "Sami Elsayed <elsayedsamise@gmail.com>"]
 readme = "README.md"
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]