By Bookstorez · Updated
To sell Notion templates, build the template in a page of its own, publish it with duplicating turned on, put the duplicate link in a short PDF with set-up steps, and sell that PDF as a download. Buyers pay, download the PDF and copy the template into their own workspace. Here is each step, what to show on the product page and where to list it so buyers can find it.
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What a Notion template buyer is paying for
People buy a Notion template to skip the set-up: the databases, views, formulas and buttons that make a workspace run. A habit tracker, a content calendar, a student planner, a reading list or a client tracker for a small business are all templates someone would rather buy than build. Describe the result: what the buyer will have running on the first evening.
How to sell Notion templates in six steps
- Build it under one page. Put the whole template inside a single top-level page, so one link copies everything. Take out your own entries and add a few sample entries that show how it works.
- Test it as a buyer would. Duplicate it into a second workspace and check that every view, relation, formula and button still works in the copy.
- Publish it with duplicating allowed. In Notion, open Share, publish the page to the web and turn on the option that lets visitors duplicate it as a template. Copy the public link.
- Write a delivery PDF. One or two pages: the duplicate link as a clear button, how to copy it into a workspace, and the first things to fill in. Add a screenshot of each view.
- Make preview images. Show each view filled in with the sample entries, at a size that reads on a phone.
- List the PDF on Bookstorez. Add the previews, what the template organises, what is in the download and that it needs a Notion account. Set a price from $3 and publish. See how selling on Bookstorez works.
What to show on a Notion template product page
- The template filled in, before the empty version.
- Every view you built: table, board, calendar, gallery or timeline.
- What it needs: a Notion account, and whether any part needs a paid Notion plan.
- What is in the download: the PDF with the duplicate link and the set-up guide.
- What the buyer may do with it: personal use, or use in their own business.
Keep the template up to date
Every buyer copies the published page, so new buyers always get your latest version. Keep that page tidy and free of private notes. When you improve the template, say what changed in the product description so earlier buyers know when a fresh copy is worth taking.
Where to sell Notion templates
Sell where buyers browse for templates as well as from your own link. Bookstorez is a global marketplace for templates, planners and other digital products: every live product gets its own page and a place in the catalogue from the day it is published, and you get a storefront link to share. On Creator and Pro, featured weeks put a template in featured placements across the site. Start selling on Bookstorez.
Selling Canva templates too?
The same delivery-PDF method works for Canva. Read how to sell Canva templates.
What selling on Bookstorez costs
Bookstorez is a global marketplace where creators sell ebooks, printables, planners, workbooks and templates, and buyers browse every seller's work in one catalogue. The Free plan has no monthly charge: 3 live products and 10 drafts, at 12% + 30¢ per sale with card fees and tax handling included. The fee is the same whether a buyer arrives through your own link or finds you in the catalogue.
Creator and Pro add featured weeks, which put your products in featured placements across the site, and more books a month from the built-in AI ebook generator. See every plan side by side.
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Questions
- Can you sell Notion templates?
- Yes. Publish the template with duplicating allowed, put the duplicate link in a PDF and sell the PDF as a download. Make sure everything in it is your own work.
- How does a buyer get a Notion template after paying?
- They download the PDF, open the duplicate link and copy the template into their own Notion workspace.
- Do buyers need a paid Notion plan?
- Only if the template relies on features that need one. Say on the product page whether it works on Notion's free plan.
- Where can I sell Notion templates?
- On Bookstorez, a global marketplace for templates, planners and other digital products, with your own storefront link as well. The Free plan includes 3 live products.
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3 live products free · 12% + 30¢ a sale · tax and card fees included · paid monthly on the 15th, once $50 has cleared. Smaller balances carry over and are paid before waiting 90 days.
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