NEW: Inbox update, Notion blankets, content automation, dreams vs goals
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✨ STEAL my content automation flow✨
There are two things in life I can guarantee - Notion coming up with 1,000 updates cos they can 💅🏽 and people asking me ‘how I produce so much content’. To appease the masses, I’ve made a little video & guide breaking it down:
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HACK 1: Automatic Tweet > IG Screenshot Flow:
Tools needed: Hypefury* (tweet scheduler), Zapier (app connector)+ Pikaso (tweet image creator)
I preload Hypefury with tweets & content pillars in the recurrent posts section
I create a weekly schedule based on the pillars e.g. every Friday at 6pm, tweet something from the ‘Callouts’ category.
At the moment I only want tweets that include ‘🧨’ to get pushed through to Instagram. I make sure anything I want to get pushed through to Instagram starts with this emoji in Hypefury
In Zapier, I create a new zap for the Twitter > Pikaso > Instagram flow
For the first step of the zap, I filter the tweets I want to send through to Instagram (watch the video for more details)
For the second step of the zap, I set up the connection from Twitter to Pikaso and choose the styling I want
For the third step of the zap, I connect Pikaso to my Instagram Business account with a pre-filled caption (watch the video for more details)
Everything gets posted automatically 🫶🏽
HACK 2: Auto-distribute TikToks:
Tools needed: Repurpose.io*
All my ‘short-form’ videos start life in TikTok
They then get sent to Repurpose.io where they are distributed to all my social platforms.
Within each platform, there are customisation options where I can dictate things like keeping/removing hashtags and adding default text.
Get the flow with: Hypefury* (tweet scheduler), Zapier (app connector)+ Pikaso (tweet image creator)
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✨ Oh HEY new inbox✨
Notion’s updates inbox just got a makeover. On a personal level, I have been smashing that ‘Mark as read’ button * a lot * with client updates. Additionally, the ability to reply from within the inbox section (a la what you might see in other apps like Instagram) is *chef’s kiss*
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✨Gimme that blanket✨
If you’ve been paying attention, Notion ran a Twitter competition a little while ago. If you sent a photo of your cat’s set-up, you could win a blanket.
All I’m saying is that the end result is GREAT and thanks to Notion’s unique style, there is an endless amount of possibilities. Some blanket ideas:
Clouds
Palm tree/beach scene
1 x big ass globe
Galaxy
Coffee cup
Dog (because, equality)
What are your blanket ideas?
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✨ Notion Ambassador link up 😍✨
Oh I LOVE it when the Notion family comes together!
Context: Josh & Tasia are two fellow Notion Ambassadors. Tasia is currently starting her digital nomad journey in the US and has met up with him on one of her stops.
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✨ Goals vs dreams ✨
Difference between a goal and a dream is a plan!
Not only did I want to highlight this tweet to give you a little nudge to get started on that to-do list but ALSO, I am a huge fan of the subtlety of the ‘completed’ checkbox. Trés chic 💅🏽
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