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Notion is known for its note-taking features and a rich assortment of templates, but not as a website builder, which is why the very title of this article may make you pause for a bit.
The secret lies in creating multiple, well-formatted pages in Notion and having them all link to each other to create a navigational structure that isn't very different from a real website.
Like all other Notion templates, Notion website templates follow that principle but add the ability to be shared and published on the web.
These website templates allow you to format each page to conform to SEO principles, such as headings, keyword placements, etc.
You can even add custom domains and make your Notion site discoverable by Google for search engine indexing if you want to drive traffic. Google Analytics is also part of the package if you wish.
Now you know how Notion qualifies as a website builder, albeit not a heavy-duty one.
But it's just fine for portfolio websites, personal websites, e-commerce sites, small business websites, etc.
And those templates are the focus of this listicle. I have handpicked 15 of them for your consideration so you can pick any one of your choice and get your website running in no time.
Design Portfolio 2024 | Notion Template
Your portfolio is like a visual resume and is often the first step in convincing a potential client that you know what they need.
However, poor design and difficult navigation can turn off potential clients—a problem you can ward off with Notion’s own design portfolio template.
According to Notion, this template helps you showcase creative projects you worked on and offer more context on their purpose and the development process you or your team followed.
The template features a dashboard where you can display all your projects in a gallery view, complete with short descriptions and tags. Each project gets its own page where you can describe the project's journey in detail, from the idea to the process and then to the creation.
Creator: Notion
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Personal Website by Second Brain | Notion Template
If all you want is a simple website without having to navigate a website builder's complicated feature set, Notion is the way to go.
The personal website template by Second Brain helps you take advantage of Notion’s website-building capabilities, such as content blocks, page structure, design customization, basic SEO optimization, custom domain, and more.
This personal website template is structured primarily as a starting point for blog posts. It lets you add blog articles in a gallery view and also has a menu on the right-hand side for broad categories like blog, my stuff (photos and notion templates), and newsletter.
Creator: Second brain
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Price: Free
Personal Website by Notion | Notion Template
Notion’s take on a website builder “is designed for fast content updates and swift online publishing.” Unsurprisingly, the template focuses on minimalism and very basic content formatting.
The template lacks the comprehensive guides in template no.2 above, and you must already have that content formatting knowledge, so all you need to do on the template is upload the article or post it.
This template is very useful for a personal portfolio website. One thing I appreciate very much about Notion’s version of a personal website template is that potential clients can get all you want them to know about you very fast. The timeline feature, for example, lets you condense your writing career into a year-by-year progression.
Creator: Notion
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Price: Free
Website Planner | Notion Template
This website template uses databases and views to map out the structure of your entire website and ensure that all the right elements are in the right places.
The template arranges all the important pages of a website, from the home page to the about us page, in three major categories: website map, website messaging, and design assets.
Then you get about four viewing options for the database. The tabular view, for instance, helps you trace a particular website element to the correct category.
Creator: Gerrard Lipscombe
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Price: Free
Personal Website | Notion Template
Speaking of templates that can help you design a full-fledged website with no code, you can't ignore the personal website template by the minimal startup.
This template goes beyond the usual web page content and structure functionalities and allows you to embed elements that actually project your authority and reputation in the field.
I'm talking about the “brands I've worked with” section of the template. Here, you can display logos of brands you've worked with in your industry as social proof for a big credibility boost.
Creator: The Minimal Startup
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Price: Free
Simple Personal Website - Notion Template
Notion does seem to have a lot of interest in the DIY website-building space, and this template is yet another one of its makings showcasing the platform’s utility for different types of websites, from the basic one-page design to the multiple-page ones with more advanced blocks.
And what we’ve got here on our hands is a one-page website template. So if you want to save your clients the hassle of expanding a menu, this template is the one to get. It is basically an outline for all the essential info your website should contain.
Simply duplicate it, fill it out, and you are good to go. Another good thing with this template is that you can update it even when you’ve sent it out.
Creator: Notion
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Price: Free
Small Business Website by Notion | Notion Template
Small businesses with physical products and physical offices could boost their visibility with a website to showcase their offerings, and Notion knows that. With the small business website template, you can craft a nice-looking website with beautiful images of your products.
This template is by default for a bakery business, but there’s nothing stopping you from customizing it to suit your cyber cafe business—you get the point.
The template has three major sections or headings that you can edit to match your type of business. Another aspect of this template that you will love is the map. Yes, you can replace the in-built map with your business's own so customers can easily find you.
Creator: Notion
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Price: Free
Limitless Website | Notion Template
Limitless does seem to be a fitting description for this website template, as it allows you to create a website that looks as rich as one built by more advanced website builders.
Firstly, websites built on this template have the luxury of accommodating multiple pages, which can in itself give off the feel of sophistication to visitors. This template has enough sections to let you build as many pages as you’d like on your website to describe your story, experience, credentials, and services.
You can also make all that detail very colorful with the image+text feature for captivating images paired with engaging narratives.
Creator: Limitless Notion
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Price: $19
One Page Squarespace Website (+ Content Prompts) | Notion Template
The one-page Squarespace website template makes a compelling argument that even a single-page website with the right structure can be just as powerful as a multi-page.
This template features the most advanced one-page design and categories thus far. It has about five sections that correspond to the rudiments of a website home page, and the beautiful thing about it is that there are content prompts for each section.
Another impressive part of this website template is the provision for FAQs and call-to-action links. The underlying code for each of these sections is already built into the template, so the work is already done for you.
You even get a tutorial video embedded in the template to walk you through it.
Creator: Chloë Forbes-Kindlen
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Price: Free
Event / Art Fair Website by Small Wins | Notion Template
Your business’s anniversary is approaching, and you want to host an event and invite guests. Then you realize you need a website to collect registrations for attendance and, maybe, to allow select guests to participate in the event. What next?
In no time, you can whip up an event website with all the necessary functionalities using the event/art fair website template.
This template uses a fictitious event web page to outline how to arrange your text and aesthetic elements, including videos, to capture the mood you want your event to infuse in attendees and participants.
Creator: Small wins
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Price: Free
Website Development Agreement | Notion Template
While our focus has been on website creation templates, if you are hiring a third-party entity, be it an individual or a business, to build that website for you, you might have to enter some sort of binding legal agreement to prevent any legal disputes.
That’s where the website development agreement template comes in. It’s a one-page outline with all the major areas your development agreement should cover, from the scope of work to intellectual property rights and more.
Creator: Legal stuff
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Price: Free
Link in Bio Website | Notion Template
With this template, you have a Notion-style linktree for all links embodying your social media presence. You will find this helpful template, as many social media sites restrict the number of links you can add to your bio.
With the Link in Bio website template, your followers can know precisely where to trace any product or service you offer.
The template recommends itself with a minimalistic, customizable design. It's easy to replace the default color scheme, fonts, and layout with your own to match your personal branding.
Creator: Second brain
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Price: Free
Portfolio Website by Narendran | Notion Template
Speaking of portfolio websites, many templates on Notion will let you build one for free, and Narendran’s portfolio website template is among the best ones for the job. With this template, you can quickly get your portfolio website sans any code experience.
Narendran’s portfolio website template lets you arrange all your experience, info credentials, and contacts in a way that doesn’t overwhelm visitors. The layout is intuitive and looks professional.
Creator: Narendran
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Price: Free
This graphic design portfolio lets you showcase your best work to potential clients. It presents a pretty minimalistic view consisting of tabs for about four categories: portfolio, about, services, contact, and blog.
Each tab has its own page that provides a detailed description of that area. The portfolio tab, for example, arranges your catalogue in a gallery view to give it that view-at-a-glance vibe.
You can customize each page to match your personal brand and style and add your own images and content to make it truly unique.
Creator: Rohan Kumar
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Price: Free
Essential blueprint building an eCommerce Website | Notion Template
This template serves as a blueprint to guide you through the essential pages every e-commerce website should have.
It's basically a checklist of the important sections of an e-commerce site. The point is to ensure that your e-commerce site doesn't lack any component that is key to gaining high conversion rates.
Creator: Zaraq Khan
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Price: Free
There goes your list of 15 of the best free Notion website templates from the complex to the simple, depending on your business or personal needs.
Which one(s) are you interested in trying out?
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