Why Every Creator Needs Notion (And How It Changed My Business)
Running an online business means juggling about a million things at once. Content calendars, course ideas, client notes, income tracking, project timelines, random 3 am ideas that you scribble down and then lose forever.
For the longest time, I was that person with seventeen different apps, four notebooks, and sticky notes absolutely everywhere. My desk looked like a Pinterest board exploded on it, and don’t even get me started on how many times I’ve had a brilliant idea, written it down somewhere, and then spent twenty minutes trying to remember where that “somewhere” was…
I’d heard about Notion for years, and I thought it was just another productivity tool that would end up cluttering my workflow like all the others, but when I actually gave it a real shot, everything clicked.
Notion isn’t just another app; it has become my entire business hub. My content ideas link to my calendar. My income and expenses talk to each other, and I get a clear outlook on how my business is performing. Everything connects, everything flows, and nothing gets lost in the shuffle.
What Makes Notion Different
Here’s what I love about Notion compared to everything else I’ve tried. It’s not just a note-taking app or just a project manager. It’s whatever I need it to be.
I have a content calendar, an income and expense tracker, a space for each of my courses, and an idea section that I can view all from the same app.
When I’m planning my YouTube content, I can see what I’ve already covered in my course. When I’m writing emails, I can pull from my idea bank. When I’m tracking what’s working, everything’s in one dashboard instead of scattered across five different platforms, and Notion has a great mobile app as well, so I have everything I need when I need it.
How I Use Notion Every Day
My Notion workspace is the first thing I open in the morning. Before I even check my email or Instagram, I’m in Notion looking at what needs to happen today.
I’ve got my content pipeline where I can see every video, every email, every social post at a glance. I have databases for my course content, my PLR products, and every freebie I’ve ever created. There’s a section for student wins (because celebrating those keeps me motivated), another for business metrics, and even one for those random ideas that pop up at weird hours. The quick note widget on my phone has been amazing.
The best part is being able to template everything. When I launch a new product, I don’t start from scratch. I’ve got a template that walks me through every step. Same with creating content, planning launches, or onboarding new students. Everything I’ve figured out through trial and error is documented and ready to use again.
I’m not going to lie, Notion is not instantly intuitive. When I first opened it, I stared at that blank page for a solid ten minutes, wondering what to do with it. It felt overwhelming.
You don’t need to understand every feature to make Notion work for you. Start simple by creating a page for your content ideas, add a task list for this week, and then build from there.
If you want to skip the trial-and-error phase completely, that’s exactly why I created my Notion for Creators mini-course. I spent months figuring out what actually works for running a digital product business, and I’ve packaged all of that into templates and systems you can use right away.
Inside Notion for Creators, I walk you through setting up Notion specifically for running an online business. Not generic productivity stuff, but actual systems for creators who are building courses, creating content, and growing their audience.
You’ll learn how to set up your content pipeline so you always know what you’re creating next. How to track your products and launches so nothing falls through the cracks. How to organize your ideas so that 3 am inspiration actually turns into something real, and how to create a dashboard that gives you a bird’s eye view of everything happening in your business.
Plus, you get my template. The same one I use to run my business. You can edit it, use it as an example to build your own, or use it as is.
Why This Matters For Your Business
When your business lives in one organized space, everything gets easier. You stop forgetting about great ideas and missing deadlines because you lost track of what was due when. You stop feeling like you’re drowning in your own to-do list.
You get to focus on the parts of your business you actually love. Creating, connecting, teaching, growing. All the administrative chaos that used to eat up your time gets streamlined into simple systems that just work.
That’s what Notion has done for me. My business runs smoothly, and I’m more creative because I’m not wasting mental energy trying to remember where I put things, and I actually enjoy the behind-the-scenes work now instead of dreading it.
Ready To Get Your Business Organized?
If you’re tired of feeling scattered and you’re ready to get everything in one place, Notion for Creators is for you. If you’re just starting or you’ve been in business for years, having your systems dialed in changes everything.
