โA good system shortens the road to the goal.โ
โ What You’ll Learn
- How to build micro-templates?
- How to get early customers?
- How to make $100,000 in 1 month with Notion templates?
- Who made $144,000 last year selling Notion templates?
- How to find a template idea?
- How to lower customer acquisition costs?
- How to build an email list?
- How to get others to market your Notion templates?
- How to lower buyer fatigue?
- How to build custom templates?
- How to sell high-ticket, custom workspaces?
- Who builds custom Notion workspaces for $9,995?
- How to add value with micro-consulting?
- How to personalize Notion?
- What SaaS products were inspired by Notion?
- How to build all-in-one templates?
- How to differentiate?
๐ Problem
You need to organize your life and work.
๐ก Solution
Notion templates help you manage notes, tasks and projects. All in one place.
๐ Players
Notion Templates
- Lifestyle Tracker โข Focus on things that matter by Rosie Sherry
- Property Listing โข Property portfolio for real estate agencies by Santosh
- Freelance OS โข Track your projects and clients by Easlo
- Task Architect โข Task management system by Pascio
- Notion Agency Kit โข Launch and scale your agency business by Matt Bio
- Knowledge Hub Template โข Collect and save important resources by Marie Poulin
- Ultimate Brain โข Organize your notes, tasks and projects by Thomas Frank
- Airbnb Super Pack โข Property manager for Airbnb hosts by Alejandra Cienfuegos
๐ How to Build Notion Templates
- Offer micro-templates. These are simple templates that focus on 1 job-to-be-done.
- Psclla made Food Diary to track eating habits.
- Ithakka made Risk Register to log project risks.
- Hamza made Fiverr Quick Responses and Project Questionnaire.
- Red Gregory made a Pomodoro Planner, Podcast Calendar and more.
- Build in public to earn trust and early customers.
- Victor Bigfield is building Buildearn OS in public.
- Pascio shares how he made $144,000 with Notion templates.
- Thomas Frank shares strategies to make $100,000 in a month with Notion templates.
- Find inspiration in othersโ work. Take the guesswork out of what to build.
- Smoul based Grow with Naval Ravikant on Navalโs mental models.
- Wesley Anna based Ultimate Notion Dashboard on templates by other creators.
- Fernando Cordeiro based User Research Playbook on The Mom Test and Deploy Empathy.
๐ฑ How to Grow Notion Templates
- Offer freemium templates to lower customer acquisition costs.
- Ismail offers free and paid versions of GTD Dashboard.
- Julian Paul offers 2 free templates as part of Bootstrap OS.
- Rosidssoy offers free and paid versions of Finance Tracker.
- Offer free templates as lead magnets to build an email list.
- Ben Issen offers his Invoice Template for free.
- Matt Bio offers Weekly Habit Tracker and Project Proposal for free.
- Sarthak Sharma offers Basic Employee Management System for free.
- Use affiliate marketing to get others to share your templates.
- Matt Bio lets you become an affiliate for his Notion templates.
- Jess Lozano offers a 20% commission for selling Ultimate Agent Hub.
- Pascio says his best affiliates made $12,000 for sharing his templates.
๐ฐ How to Monetize Notion Templates
- Offer one-time pricing to lower buyer fatigue.
- Bootstrap OS costs $53.
- Finance Tracker costs $19.
- Obsidian Life OS costs $45.
- Build custom templates for a fixed fee.
- William Nutt builds smart workspaces.
- iNotion offers custom workspaces for up to $1,289.
- Miha makes cinematic videos for Notion templates.
- Sev Estil helps businesses build custom workspaces.
- Rames Quinerie builds custom templates for up to $9,995.
- Tem Nugmanov helps to optimize Notion workspaces with Optemization.
- Upsell a 1:1 version with personalized help. Done-with-you is more valuable than do-it-yourself.
- Davis W. Frank charges $69 for a call on using 1-1 Tracker.
- Triz charges $69 for a 45-minute call on using ProjectOS Pro.
- Ben Taylor upsells a custom Notion CRM setup with 1:1 consulting.
๐ฎ Predictions
- Weโll see more custom widgets for personalizing Notion templates.
- Blocs offers Pomodoro, water and habit trackers.
- Notion Plus offers dozens of widgets for custom templates.
- Widgets.so helps to boost productivity with custom widgets.
- Kairo Notion Blocks offers colorful time, habit and goal tracking widgets.
- SaaS products will be inspired by Notion. They will try to be as simple and elegant.
- eFounders built folk, a CRM inspired by Notion. They officially compare the two.
- Marie Martens and Filip Minev built Tally. They wanted to build โNotion of form buildersโ.
- Christophe Pasquier is building Slite. He wanted to build a knowledge management tool that is easier than Notion.
- Weโll see more all-in-one templates. These are operating systems for your work, business and life.
- HiveMind is a template for early-stage startups.
- UX Chunks is a manual for designing great products.
- Student OS has everything you need for your academic career.
- Web Designer Hub helps to manage web design projects in one place.
- Small Business OS helps to build, grow and operate small businesses.
- Newsletter Operating System helps to curate, write, grow and monetize newsletters.
๐ Haters
โTemplates have limitations. Itโs better to find a SaaS for your needs.โ
Most SaaS are closed-source businesses. They too have limitations. But you canโt tailor their interface to your needs.
โItโs hard to differentiate.โ
While the core is the same. You can add a โserviceโ to stand out. Itโs harder to copy a 1:1 call, cohort-based course or community.
โThese templates are easy to clone.โ
Second Brain is a popular template type. Easlo sold 4,640 copies. Thomas Frank made $760,000 with Ultimate Brain. Simon sold 1,902 copies of the Life OS bundle. Do not fear the competition. Distribution is what matters.
๐ Links
- โโMaking $500,000 with Notion Templates โข The thread behind this report.
- Building a Report on Notion Templates โข The tweet behind this report.
- Selling Notion Templates โข Beginnerโs guide on making and marketing Notion templates.
- $100,000 MRR Selling Notion Templates โข Thomas Frank talking about building and marketing Notion templates.
๐ Related Reports
- โโโโAudience-First Products โข Validate products, build distribution and stay accountable.
- Micro-Education Businesses โข Micro-education helps you learn new skills fast.
- Personal Brands โข It is what people say about you when you are not in the room.
- Build in Public โข Make a habit of sharing struggles, wins, milestones, questions and lessons.
- Digital Products โข Share your knowledge in a scalable way.
๐ Thanks
Thanks to Bernhard Friedrichs, Avy Leghziel, Thomas Demesmaeker, Santosh Kumar Srinivas, Kimon Skarlatos, Sebastian, Sagar Shah, Julien Collet and Trilok Hebbur. We had a great time jamming on this report.
โ๏ธ Emin researched and wrote this report. Dru researched and edited this report.
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