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Goals for 2023: A heart soaked in love, A mind free of judgement, A spirit that sparks joy, And strength to make the right choices along the way.

🎉 MAJOR NEWS: SUPPORT MY NOTION JOURNAL ON PRODUCT HUNT TODAY

First thing’s first, clicking this link to show your support for me today on Product Hunt would be a huge help ❤️

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🎉 Happy New Year 🎉 ✨ @ProductHunt launch day ✨ for my 2023 @NotionHQ journal - would love your support 🥳 Can't believe it already has 9 5⭐️ ratings already this year 🥹 Thank you everyone who's upvoted it🥰 Link below (walkthrough included 😍) Go, go, go 👇🏾 #notiontwt

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I’ve launched the 2023 version of my cult journal (3.4k+ journalers) on Product Hunt, where you can also watch the YouTube walkthrough of what makes this journal so special - thank you everyone who’s supported so far and to everyone else in advance!

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✨ All you need is an email list ✨

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email list 🤝 cult product i've done minimal marketing for my 2023 @NotionHQ journal this year cos i'm so burned out (the walkthrough and PH launch going live tomorrow 💀) YET I woke up to the premium tier sold out of the early offer & 9 x 5⭐️ reviews 🥹 How? 👇🏾

Honestly still in shock how well my journal has done, despite not having much time to market it this year, as my energy was split with my Course launch and the journal launch.

How did I achieve these numbers? Consistent email reminders to the mailing list of the past two years and created urgency and scarcity with a limited early bird discount

Just goes to show - you don’t need to do a ton of marketing - you just need a solid email list and a good product that people WANT to come back to. If you’d like to see why it’s a ‘cult journal’, remember, the journal is live on Product Hunt today you can explore the walkthrough, and 👇🏾

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✨ Notion jams✨

Loving these Notion playlist freebies! I’m definitely a playlist girlie (I may have something in store for you below 👀)

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One last 🎁 for you this year — three new playlists for work, relaxation, and celebration! ntn.so/listen

✨ Notion for pastors??✨

One of my favourite things about the Notion community as it grows is all the ‘niche’ templates that are popping up, instead of your generic ‘habit trackers’.

Love this work from Jevon, which is solving pastor-specific problems!

Jevon Washington @JevonTerrill

As I released my first @NotionHQ template on @gumroad yesterday I want to publicly thank those who I have learned from as I’m still on this journey:@WilliamNutt @TomFrankly @thesaraloretta @RedGregory1 @theJoshRedd @BetterCreating1 @notiondad @aNotioneer and so many more! THANK U

And also, to his other tweet, yes, lol.

Jevon Washington @JevonTerrill

Does anyone else find data entry building @NotionHQ databases and templates therapeutic? Or is it just me? …whoops, Asking for a friend lol 😂 .

What industries would you like to see Notion templates for?

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✨ Notion, but make it fashun✨

I keep saying that Notion is a lifestyle, not a tool. Its simple aesthetic makes it instantly recognisable and transferrable onto lots of different apparel types.

Eloise Visser 🇳🇦 @ElosNotion

've just completed my first batch of @NotionHQ-inspired apparel. Thoughts? #notiontwt

As a Notion Ambassador, we get access to exclusive merch for being active members of the community. I TREASURE my gold pin badge, bum bag (fanny pak) and thermos. Should I do a merch tour one day?

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✨ Gumroad Game Changer?!✨

Gumroad tends to be the marketplace of choice for a lot of Notion template creators and they’ve sneek peeked a new feature which will let you embed Gumroad product pages on Notion pages!

Will be pretty cool for landing pages you can send clients etc. I probably wouldn’t directly embed the text on my website (for SEO purposes)

Gumroad @gumroad

Coming soon! 👀 @NotionHQ

Lots of people were in uproar about the recent flat 10% commission fee. However, I still think it’s the best for smaller creators who can’t yet afford to move to a paid platform

the notion bar | your notion bae ✨slow replies✨ @thenotionbar

unpopular/objective opinion gxmroad is not worth moving from yet if you're a smaller creator *if* you are relying on it's free key features like me - affiliates, distribution + post-purchase flows the fee increase becomes *significantly* painful *once* you 'hit the big time'

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Le Pop Culture:↯

📺 An EXCELLENT MOVIE: Pinocchio (on Netflix) - Guillermo del Toro has consistently been one of my favourite storytellers since I was made to watch Pan’s Labyrinth for my Spanish A Levels. This is such a beautiful retelling of the classic story and I dare you to not shed a tear at the end
🎶 Playlist I’m loving: My ears seem to be obsessed with samba/bossa nova-infused hip hop type beats, so I made a playlist capturing them all. It’s appropriately called ‘spin me in rio’ for no other reason than that’s how it makes feel. Anyways, enjoy.

Anyways, what are you loving right now?
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