When I create content, I start off with a topic. Then, I create different content pieces revolving around that topic targeting different platforms like Hashnode, Dev.to, or Twitter.
In fact, I recently Tweeted about this, that content creation nowadays is about creating content once and distributing it everywhere.
When I started using Notion, my first idea was to apply this approach to my workspace. Here's how I did it.
The Databases
The first things I created in Notion are 2 databases:
- Topics
- Content
Topic Database
This is the database that will contain all of my topics & ideas. In this database, I only have one 1 template and it looks like this:
The 2 major fields in this template are:
- Tags - a multi-valued field that I can further use to classify my ideas
- Related to Content Calendar (Topic) - this is an auto-generated field because of a
Relationfield added in the templates under theContentdatabase. We'll discuss this further later.
This database is using a Table view and it looks like this:
Content Database
This database will contain all of my actual content pieces.
I created 2 templates under this:
- Tweet - for posting on, well, Twitter
- Article - for posting on blogging platforms
Both templates have this structure:
The major fields for these templates are:
- Type - this is the type of content piece (Article or Tweet). Though, this is already predefined by the templates.
- Topic - this is the
Relationfield I mentioned earlier. This allows me to define which topic this piece of content is related to. Status - specifies the state of this content piece. It has the following possible values:
Publication Date & URL - to allow me to specify the publication info once the content piece is published.
Lastly, the main body content of the template will be where I write the actual content.
Assets Sub-page
As you may have noticed, there's a default sub-page in these templates named Assets. This sub-page allows me to upload the assets that I'll embed in the content piece.
Based on its parent template, this sub-page will have a different default value under it.
For Tweets, it'll look like this:
For Articles:
Board View
For this template, I used a Board view so I can easily track the individual status of my content pieces:
Wrapping Up
So, this is how I manage my content in Notion! This approach really helped me become more organized.
Now, every time I think of an idea, I first log it in the Topics database. With Notion's mobile apps, I can even do this while on the go.
Then, I'll create the related content pieces depending on which platforms I'm targeting.
I'm also planning to create more Content templates to handle different platforms like Facebook or even YouTube.
Do you have any suggestions or comments on how I can improve this? I would love to hear your thoughts so leave them in the comments section below!
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