I started selling Notion templates in April 2025. I'm a student, I built this alongside university, and I've been tracking every number. Here's the honest picture, since most posts about this only show the highs.

The numbers (Apr 2025 to Sep 2026)

- Revenue: $1,016.38

- Gumroad sales: 310 (124 paid, 186 free)

- Free downloads on Notion Marketplace: 4,593

- Products: 15+ templates across 3 product lines

- Best month: $221 (January 2026)

- Last 3 months combined: $33

It's not life-changing money. But the data taught me more than the revenue did.

1. Two products did most of the work

HealthOS (including its Pro version) earned $562, which is 55% of everything. PolymathOS earned $255. All the other templates combined earned about $199.

I kept launching new templates because it felt productive. Going deeper on the two that already sold would have paid better.

2. Price was never the real problem

I raised prices and got no sales. I dropped prices and got no sales. One template went from $29.98 to $12.98 and back to $29.98, and the only thing that changed was how I felt about it.

If a template doesn't sell at any price, the issue is usually trust, positioning, or whether it's built for someone specific. A discount doesn't fix any of those.

3. A free template only works with a specific audience

My free medication tracker has a clear audience and got 245 downloads. It naturally leads people toward my paid health template.

I also made a free "business OS" with no specific target audience. It was basically a weaker copy of my paid template, given away. It cannibalized the product it was meant to promote, so I deleted it.

A free template should solve one small problem completely. It shouldn't be a stripped-down version of your paid one.

4. Don't depend on any single platform

- My main marketing channel got banned in October 2025.

- My X account was banned in August (it came back after a week).

- In July, a bank issue blocked all my paid payments for the whole month. Revenue: $0.

The one thing that survived all of it was my email list (247 people). If you're building on Notion, build somewhere you own too.

5. Burnout will cost you more than a bad algorithm

My two lowest months (Aug and Sep, $14 and $20) were a mix of a health problems and exams. Almost no output. I'm in therapy now and rebuilding slowly.

I'm sharing this because the "just post daily" advice ignores that you're one person with a life. Consistency matters, but you can't pour from an empty cup.

What I'm changing

- Fewer new launches, more improvement of what already sells

- Every free template gets one clear audience and one clear upgrade path

- Email over social for conversions

- Sharing what I learn instead of pitching constantly

If you're selling templates too, I'd love to hear what's working for you. What's your biggest stuck point right now: traffic, conversions, or knowing what to build next?

Happy to share more detail on any of this (funnel numbers, how I use free templates on the Marketplace, what I'd skip) if it's useful.

I just know when I first learned GitHub, it was a confusing place, so I set up a whole free intro course you can run through with your AI to make sure everything's set up properly and the info sits correctly in your knowledge base.

https://thatvibecoders-newsletter.beehiiv.com/products/github-introduction-course

Most creators I see have ideas in a notes app, brand deals lost in their inbox and income in a spreadsheet they rarely open. that;s why i just released a Notion template called Content OS that puts all of it in one workspace and helps creators focus on their content creation.

What's inside:

• Content pipeline. Every post moves from idea to published, so you can see what's stuck.
• Platform cards for YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook.
• Brand deal tracker, so nothing gets lost in your inbox.
• Income tracker in NPR, USD, EUR and GBP (other currencies are customizable).
• Growth log and goals, to see if you're actually growing.
• Task list that shows what's late.
• Template vault and brand kit pages.
• Sample data included, so you can see how it works before replacing it with your own.

Setup is one click to duplicate it into your Notion, and all future updates are free.

Content OS Notion Templates

Use code PROMO30 to get an instant 30% discount. (Applies to all other templates as well)

I'd love honest feedback from anyone who creates content, such as what's missing or what you'd change.

Browse other useful productivity templates:
Reading Tracker (FREE)
Subscription Tracker (FREE)
Fitness Blueprint (Premium)
All Notion Productivity Templates

This is the initial version. The layout and overall design will keep improving in upcoming free updates, so early buyers get every improvement at no extra cost.

Disclosure: I made this template. Job Search Command Center is a paid Notion template, currently $5 USD as a one-time purchase.

Each opportunity keeps its company, stage, next action, action date and application documents together.

Today and overdue shows dated active work and excludes accepted, rejected and withdrawn opportunities. Separate views show interviews and offers. Offer comparison records annual base pay, currency, working arrangement and benefits/tradeoffs; it does not convert currencies.

It includes a fictional example, setup instructions, interview-preparation prompts, a follow-up draft and a weekly reset checklist. A Notion account is required; no paid AI subscription is needed. You submit applications and send messages yourself.

Product details: https://teaton8.gumroad.com/l/wwjohf

Feedback on the workflow is welcome, especially whether the next-action queue is clear.

Hey 👋

I want to share something I’ve been working on for a while — a full dark-mode life planner built entirely in Notion.

No light backgrounds. No boring layouts. Just pure dark aesthetic with bronze/gold accents across every single page.

What’s inside:

- Daily Planner + Time Blocking

- Habit Tracker

- Finance Dashboard

- Wellness Hub (Fitness, Journal, Dream Log, Meditation)

- Lifestyle Manager (Travel, Books, Cleaning)

- Goal Tracker + Vision Board

- Event Calendar

Everything connected. Everything dark. Everything beautiful.

If you’re interested in getting it, or if you’re a content creator who wants to earn 50% commission promoting it to your audience — send me a DM.

🖤 riadh.studio on Whop

I got into this because I wanted better widgets for my own Notion setup. I love tweaking my workspace, but I couldn’t find enough options that looked good and were actually useful.

So I started building my own. One thing led to another, and six months later I’ve got iLovewidgets.

It’s at 90+ widgets now: clocks in all kinds of styles, calendars, Pomodoro timers, habit and health trackers, creator stats, and even little pixel pets (cats, frogs) that follow your cursor around.

I also made 14+ chart styles for Notion databases, like treemaps, radar charts, heatmaps, progress rings, and bullet charts. Notion’s native charts are great, but I wanted more ways to make dashboards look the way I pictured them.

You can try the free widgets without making an account, and there’s an early-bird membership if you want the premium ones.

Site’s here: https://ilovewidgets.com/

I’d really love feedback from other Notion users, so try a few and tell me what you think. And since I’m still building, what widget do you wish Notion had? I’m all ears.

After years of regular planners failing me, I built a Notion dashboard around how my brain actually works: every task gets an energy level, a dopamine tag, and a friction rating. Low battery? It only shows me light tasks.

What's inside: brain-dump inbox, "today's top 3" view, dopamine menu of quick wins for stuck days, habit tracker with week scores, and auto project progress bars.

It's a paid template ($39) — link in comments. Happy to answer questions about the setup or formulas.

Hi r/notioncreations,

The problem

I have a few prompts I run regularly — drafting a plan for my day each morning, a weekly review. They're already Notion skills, but they only run when I open Notion and click them. Custom Agents can schedule AI, but they need Notion credits, and credits are an extra bill on top of the plan.

For "run this one prompt every morning", paying extra for that felt wrong.

What I built

I make a Chrome extension called Notion Stressless (currently in Free Preview), and I added Scheduled Skills to it: pick a skill you already have, choose daily / weekly / monthly and a time, and it runs on schedule. Task definitions and results are stored in databases in your own Notion workspace, and your data only goes between your browser and Notion.

Tasks run in a Notion AI chat, so they use your normal Notion AI allowance. You don't need to buy credits, but you still need Notion AI.

For setup, please see the guide below.

Limits

• Chrome has to be open when a task is due (it's a browser extension, not a server).
• Scheduled runs count toward your Notion AI usage, so many runs will use your allowance faster.
• It's not a replacement for Custom Agents: no event triggers (comments, database changes, Slack), no cloud execution.
• It uses Notion's unofficial internal API.

Links

• Chrome Web Store: Notion Stressless
• Quick start guide: Notion Stressless — User Guide

I'd love your feedback! There are a few other features too, like Notion AI on any website and version control for pages — have a look if you're curious.

I got tired of productivity apps that just give you empty databases with no structure. So I built LifeOS — it tracks your Tasks, Habits, Goals, Finance and Journal, and combines them into one Life Score out of 100 so you can actually SEE your progress instead of just making endless lists.

It also has a Setup Wizard that lets you pick Student / Freelancer / Professional mode so it adapts to your life.

It's a manual-entry system (you update your score weekly) — kept it simple and mobile-friendly on purpose.

Sharing in case it helps anyone else who wants their productivity system to feel less like a spreadsheet and more like something you actually want to open every day.

[https://grestore.gumroad.com/l/ddzlh\]

I have a text block on my daily task / project tracker page where I jot down notes, thoughts, items that may become tasks or projects in the future. Usually, I run through this each morning and tidy it up, add anything I might need to think about today etc.

But, as this is just a block, there’s no history of thoughts likely you would have with a notebook. I tried creating a database and having just today’s entry on the task page, but you have to open it in peek or full page to actually write notes. Adds a few extra steps.

Is it possible to add an automation to copy the text block to a database entry each day? Either through a button or automatically at the end of the day. The only automations I’ve tried are creating daily actions from templates so I’m not sure what the best approach is. Any advice would be appreciated.

I kept saving articles to a Notion reading list and never filling in the source, author or date. After a few weeks the list was useless.

So I set this one up to work with a small Chrome extension I made (Clipwise, free, no account). When you save an article, the title, URL, source, author, publish date, a short summary and any sentences you highlighted go into the right columns. You only pick the status.

What's in it:

- To read: a board with To read / Reading / Done

- All: everything as a table

- Highlights: only the articles where you marked something, so you can skim what was actually worth keeping

It's a normal database, so it works without the extension too. The columns are just named so the extension recognizes them.

Duplicate link is in the comments. What would you add to a reading list? I'm still deciding on the views.

I’m an AI and Data Science student, and I kept losing track of projects, courses, and ideas across different apps. So I built a single Notion workspace to organize it.

This screenshot shows the home dashboard:

• Today’s priority: One line to focus on each day
• Projects: Filtered to show what I’m currently building
• Learning Tracker: Filtered to show courses in progress

The rest of the workspace includes a build log, an idea vault, an income tracker, and weekly review templates.

I’d value honest feedback on the layout. Is there anything you’d add to a home page like this, or anything that looks cluttered?

If you want to try it, the template is here: https://kynatrstudio.gumroad.com/l/vxdgj

Hey everyone! I’ve spent the last few months building and refining a comprehensive Notion template designed to help people streamline their daily productivity and workflows.

I’m opening up an affiliate program for it and looking to collaborate with creators, productivity enthusiasts, bloggers, or anyone with an audience that loves Notion.

Do you study for IELTS randomly, whatever skill you feel like that day?

Then you probably can't tell which one is dragging your band score down.

Try this: 4 skills, 30 minutes each, every day, and tick them off so you can see the gaps.

A free Notion Template Is built for this, with study resources, a writing log, a vocab bank, and an exam-day checklist.

-> Free IELTS Prep Hub: [IELTS Prep Hub]. Click Duplicate and start with Day 1.

Free Template: [Notion Marketplace link]

(I'm the creator, it's free, no email needed.)

Also on YouTube: [YouTube link]

What do you overspend on the most? Coffee, clothes, or "just one more thing" at checkout?

Hey guys I have made this notion template.... Although as a beginner an notion was hard to learn. But I somehow made my first template and now I'm looking to sell it, although I know that Reddit is not a place For aesthetic things, but I'm still putting it here. If someone likes it, please DM me.

I run Prestige Digitals, and I put together a bundle of three existing Notion templates for different parts of a weekly routine:

• Daily Log Journal: priorities, habits and daily reflection.
• Fitness Tracker: workouts and weight planning.
• Personal Content Calendar: planning social posts.

These are three separate templates, not one connected dashboard. You can use the part that fits your routine without treating the bundle as a single system.

It is a paid bundle for personal use, and you need a Notion account to duplicate the templates. The product page shows what is included:

https://prestigedigitals.shop/l/notion-everyday-planning-bundle?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=community&utm_campaign=prestige_organic&utm_content=r_notioncreations_v1

Which of the three would be most useful in your routine?

The digital Journal Template

A thoughtfully designed space to explore more than just your everyday thoughts.

Choose from 11 different journal entries, each designed for a different part of your life, each entry comes with its own built-in sections and guiding questions to help you go deeper.

And when you’re not sure what to write, the built-in prompt gives you 190+ prompts to help you get started, explore new thoughts, or simply see things from a different perspective.

Template Features:

• 11 Journal Entry Layouts
with customizable sections and prompts for structured writing

• 9 Journal Categories
including Personal, Reflections, Goals, Gratitude, Travel, Work, Letters, Therapy, and Dreams

• 190+ Journaling Prompts
to spark creativity and encourage self-reflection

• Daily Gratitude Log
to build a consistent gratitude practice

• Mood Tracker
to understand your emotional patterns

• Smart Summary Reports
with entry counts by month, year, and all time

• Yearly Archive
for easy access to past entries

• Mindful Practices & Resources
like breathing exercises, calming playlists, and grounding techniques

🔗👉 Get the template here:

https://www.notion.com/templates/my-digital-journal

As Notion grows more powerful, it also takes longer to master its automation features. I made this video to help explain the relationships and differences between:

• Native automations
  
• External automation platforms
• Personal Agent
• Custom Agent
• Skills
• Workers
• MCP Connection

https://youtu.be/amlWM5-OCvU