Notion

Your whole creator business, in one place.

ESTIMATED TIME SAVED≈ 2 h / week

GETTING STARTEDQuick (~15 min)Beginner-friendly

PRICEFree plan: yesPaid plan: from $10 (≈ €9) per month per member

What is Notion?

Notion is an all-in-one workspace: you write notes, build tables, plan a calendar and track projects, all in the same app. It works on computer, phone and in the browser, and your pages sync everywhere.

For a creator, it mostly does three things: it keeps all your content ideas, plans your publications and tracks your collaborations with brands (status, deadline, payment). You can start from a ready-made template or build your own structure in a few minutes.

You stop juggling ten apps and get your peace of mind back, because you always know what to publish and when. You can start for free and move to a paid plan only if you need it later.

What it looks like

What it changes over time

Move the sliders with your real numbers. The result updates by itself.

How many pieces of content do you publish per month?12 pieces of content per month

How many hours per week do you spend getting organised?6 hours per week

PER MONTH

OVER 1 YEAR

OVER 5 YEARS

How to set up Notion

Pick the assistant you already use. You connect it to Notion, copy the prompt, and it builds your workspace with you.

Steps to follow

1Click “+” at the bottom left of the message box, go to “Connectors”, then “Manage connectors” and “Browse connectors”.

2Pick Notion in the list, click “Connect” and allow access to your Notion workspace.

3In your conversation, click “+” again, go to “Connectors” and turn Notion on.

4Paste the prompt below, answer its questions one by one and approve the plan before Claude creates the pages.

5Open Notion to check the result, then do the 5-minute checklist every week.

The prompt to copy and paste

I want to set up Notion for my content creator business. Use the Notion connector to create the pages directly in my workspace.

Before creating anything, ask me one question at a time: what type of content I create, on which platforms, how many pieces of content per month, and whether I work alone or with clients or brands.

Then show me the plan and wait for my approval before creating. The structure:
1) a “Content ideas” database,
2) a publishing calendar,
3) a tracker for ongoing projects (status, deadline, amount if there is one),
4) a home page that brings everything together.

Keep the structure as simple as possible, with no unnecessary options. Once it's created, tell me where to find each page in Notion and give me a 5-minute checklist to do every week.

What it changes in your daily life

Notion gives you one place to think, plan and track your business. You open a page and you know where you stand: what's ready, what's in progress and what comes next.

Less to keep in your head, more room to create.

The bigger the red area, the more the tool helps you.

Secure your incomeYou know where your money comes from and what's coming. You see the slower months ahead instead of just enduring them.

Your career growthYou work in a more structured way, and it shows: clear projects, deadlines met, content ready on time. You step up a level without feeling overwhelmed.

Your independenceYour ideas and your content live with you, in a space you control. You no longer depend on a single network or a single algorithm.

Your organisationIdeas, calendar and projects are all in the same place. You stop juggling ten apps and you know what to do the moment you open your page.

Your long-term visionA simple system you run every week without wearing yourself out. You can keep creating in two or five years, without risking burnout.

MY TAKE

Notion is a very good starting point. When I was starting out, it's what I used to centralise everything, with ready-made templates for my tasks, my clients and my content. I ran my digital agency, ads and videos, entirely that way. I didn't need more to see clearly. My advice: start simple with a template, then adapt it to the way you work.